6.2 HP IBRIX 9000 Storage Network Best Practices Guide (TA768-96069, December 2012)

Table 6 IBRIX 9730 unified network — cabling summary
DestinationOriginConnection
Customer Edge Switch – User/Cluster subnetInterconnect bay 1 – Connector X6Virtual Connect Module 1
Customer Edge Switch – User/Cluster subnetInterconnect bay 2 – Connector X6Virtual Connect Module 2
Customer Edge Switch – Management subnetOA1 – RJ-45 ( Labeled: iLO )Onboard Administrator 1
Customer Edge Switch – Management subnetOA2 – RJ-45 ( Labeled: iLO )Onboard Administrator 2
Increasing external bandwidth
The basic cabling configuration provides connectivity to the customer network and allows for up
to 10 Gb/s of bandwidth between the enclosure and the customer network. This level of bandwidth
may be insufficient for many customer applications.
To support additional bandwidth, the Virtual Connect module is configured to support LACP trunking
on connections X6-X1. By adding additional patch cables between the VC module and the customer
edge switch, the available bandwidth can be increased to a maximum of 60 Gb/s. The customer
edge switch must support LACP trunking and be appropriately configured for the trunking to operate
properly.
Cables should be added in numerically descending order starting with the highest numbered
connection port for a given bond.
Figure 11 IBRIX 9730 unified network — LACP trunk cabling
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