Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces Cabling Guide
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Contents 1 About this document............................................................................................4 Cabling the servers to the storage enclosures.....................................................................................4 Server and enclosure port numbering..................................................................................................5 2 Cabling the systems..............................................................................................
About this document 1 This document provides information about cabling the Dell Storage with Microsoft Storage Spaces (DSMS) solution. Cabling diagrams in this document describe the SAS cable interconnections between servers and the storage enclosures, and SAS cable interconnections between the enclosures, where required. For clarity, this cabling information is repeated in the tables that are listed after each diagram.
of the two EMM units in each enclosure. In some instances, the dual path between each server and each enclosure is accomplished by linking two enclosures together. After attaching each SAS cable, make sure that each cable is seated firmly in to the SAS ports by gently pulling outwardly on the cable. When you turn on the storage enclosure, the green LED near each SAS port glows indicating that a SAS connection is started.
Figure 4. Rear view of DSMS 3060e storage enclosure showing location of HBA ports Figure 5. Rear view of DSMS 1400 series storage enclosure showing location of HBA ports Use these figures as a point of reference when cabling the storage enclosures to the servers. The SAS HBAs installed in the servers in your solution may not always match the figures displayed here. However, the same cabling guidance is applicable.
Cabling the systems 2 This section provides information about cabling the system and supported configuration details. When you are ready to cable your servers and enclosures, use the port numbers described in the section Server and enclosure port numbering along with the cabling diagrams and tables to correctly connect your servers and storage enclosures. Supported configurations are listed in the following rules and guidelines: • Every server has two connections to every enclosure.
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Table 2. 2x1—DSMS 630 or 730 and DSMS 3060e cabling table Server 0 Cable Color Coding Server 1 Cable Color Coding Server HBA 0-0 Enclosure 0 EMM 0-Port 0 Server HBA 0-0 Enclosure 0 EMM 0-Port 1 Server HBA 1-0 Enclosure 0 EMM 1-Port 0 Server HBA 1-0 Enclosure 0 EMM 1-Port 1 2x1—DSMS 730 and DSMS 1400 series The SAS cable diagram and equivalent table shown in this section define the interconnections between two DSMS 730 servers and one DSMS 1400 storage enclosure. Figure 8.
2x2—DSMS 630 and DSMS 1400 series The SAS cable diagram and equivalent table shown in this section define the interconnections between two DSMS 630 servers and two DSMS 1400 storage enclosures. Figure 9. 2x2—DSMS 630 and DSMS 1400 series Table 4.
Figure 10. 2x2—DSMS 730 and DSMS 1400 series Table 5.
Figure 11. 2x3—DSMS 630 and DSMS 1400 series Table 6.
Table 7. Enclosure to enclosure SAS connection Enclosure to enclosure SAS connection ( ) Enclosure 0 EMM 0 – Port 3⇔ Enclosure 2 EMM 1 – Port 3 Enclosure 0 EMM 1 – Port 3 ⇔ Enclosure 1 EMM 0 – Port 3 Enclosure 1 EMM 1 – Port 3 ⇔ Enclosure 2 EMM 0 – Port 3 2x3—DSMS 730 and DSMS 1400 series The SAS cable diagram and equivalent table shown in this section define the interconnections between two DSMS 730 servers and three DSMS 1400 storage enclosures. Figure 12.
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Figure 13. 2x4—DSMS 630 and DSMS 1400 series Table 9.
Table 10. Enclosure to enclosure SAS connection Enclosure to enclosure SAS connection ( ) Enclosure 0 EMM 0 – Port 3⇔ Enclosure 1 EMM 1 – Port 3 Enclosure 0 EMM 1 – Port 3 ⇔ Enclosure 1 EMM 0 – Port 3 Enclosure 2 EMM 0 – Port 3 ⇔ Enclosure 3 EMM 1 – Port 3 Enclosure 2 EMM 1 – Port 3 ⇔ Enclosure 3 EMM 0 – Port 3 2x4—DSMS 730 and DSMS 1400 series The SAS cable diagram and equivalent table shown in this section define the interconnections between two DSMS 730 servers and four DSMS 1400 storage enclosures.
Figure 14. 2x4—DSMS 730 and DSMS 1400 series Table 11.
Server 0 Cable color coding Server 1 Cable color coding Server HBA 1-1 Enclosure 3 EMM 0–Port 1 Server HBA 1-1 Enclosure 3 EMM 0–Port 2 Server HBA 2-0 Enclosure 0 EMM 1-Port 1 Server HBA 2-0 Enclosure 0 EMM 1-Port 2 Server HBA 2-1 Enclosure 1 EMM 1-Port 1 Server HBA 2-1 Enclosure 1 EMM 1-Port 2 Server HBA 3-0 Enclosure 2 EMM 1-Port 1 Server HBA 3-0 Enclosure 2 EMM 1-Port 2 Server HBA 3-1 Enclosure 3 EMM 1-Port 1 Server HBA 3-1 Enclosure 3 EMM 1-Port 2 2x2—DSMS 630 or 730 and DSMS 306
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Figure 16. 2x3—DSMS 730 and DSMS 3060e Table 13.
Server 0 Cable color coding Server 1 Cable color coding Server HBA 2-0 Enclosure 1 EMM 1–Port 0 Server HBA 2-0 Enclosure 1 EMM 1–Port 1 Server HBA 2-1 Enclosure 2 EMM 1–Port 0 Server HBA 2-1 Enclosure 2 EMM 1–Port 1 2x3—DSMS 630 and DSMS 3060e The SAS cable diagram and equivalent table shown in this section define the interconnections between two DSMS 630 servers and three DSMS 3060e storage enclosures. Figure 17.
Table 14. 2x3—DSMS 630 and DSMS 3060e enclosure cabling table Server 0 Cable color coding Server 1 Cable color coding Server HBA 0-0 Enclosure 2 EMM 0–Port 0 Server HBA 0-0 Enclosure 2 EMM 1–Port 0 Server HBA 0-1 Enclosure 1 EMM 0–Port 0 Server HBA 0-1 Enclosure 1 EMM 1–Port 0 Server HBA 1-0 Enclosure 0 EMM 0–Port 0 Server HBA 1-0 Enclosure 0 EMM 1–Port 0 Server HBA 1-1 Enclosure 2 EMM 1–Port 1 Server HBA 1-1 Enclosure 1 EMM 0–Port 1 Table 15.
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Figure 19. 2x4—DSMS 630 and DSMS 3060e Table 17.
Server 0 Server HBA 1-1 Server 1 Enclosure 3 EMM 0–Port 0 Server HBA 1-1 Enclosure 3 EMM 1–Port 0 Table 18.
Figure 20. 3x3—DSMS 630 or 730 and DSMS 3060e Table 19.
Server 0 Server HBA 1-1 Server 1 Enclosure 1 EMM 0– Port 1 Server 2 Server HBA 1-1 Enclosure 2 EMM 1– Port 0 Server HBA 1-1 Enclosure 2 EMM 0– Port 1 Table 20.
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Figure 22. 3x3—DSMS 730 and DSMS 1400 Table 23.
Server 0 Server 1 Server 2 Server HBA 2-0 Enclosure 1 EMM 1– Port 1 Server HBA 2-0 Enclosure 1 EMM 1– Port 2 Server HBA 2-0 Enclosure 1 EMM 1– Port 3 Server HBA 2-1 Enclosure 2 EMM 1– Port 1 Server HBA 2-1 Enclosure 2 EMM 1– Port 2 Server HBA 2-1 Enclosure 2 EMM 1– Port 3 3x4—DSMS 630 and DSMS 1400 series The SAS cable diagram and equivalent table shown in this section define the interconnections between three DSMS 630 servers and four DSMS 1400 storage enclosures. Figure 23.
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Figure 24. 3x4—DSMS 730 and DSMS 1400 series Table 26.
Server 0 Server 1 Server 2 Server HBA 1-0 Enclosure 2 EMM 0Port 1 Server HBA 1-0 Enclosure 2 EMM 0Port 2 Server HBA 1-0 Enclosure 2 EMM 0Port 3 Server HBA 1-1 Enclosure 3 EMM 0Port 1 Server HBA 1-1 Enclosure 3 EMM 0Port 2 Server HBA 1-1 Enclosure 3 EMM 0Port 3 Server HBA 2-0 Enclosure 0 EMM 1Port 1 Server HBA 2-0 Enclosure 0 EMM 1Port 2 Server HBA 2-0 Enclosure 0 EMM 1Port 3 Server HBA 2-1 Enclosure 1 EMM 1Port 1 Server HBA 2-1 Enclosure 1 EMM 1Port 2 Server HBA 2-1 Enclosure 1 EMM
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