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Platform Guide 1-9
Attaching Your Cluster Shared Storage
Systems to a SAN
This section provides the rules and guidelines for attaching your cluster nodes to the shared
storage system(s) using a SAN in a Fibre Channel switch fabric.
The following SAN configurations are supported:
• SAN-attached
• Cluster consolidation
• SAN appliance-attached
NOTE: You can configure a SAN with up to 20 PowerEdge systems and eight storage
systems.
SAN-Attached Cluster Configurations
In a SAN-attached cluster configuration, both cluster nodes are attached to a single storage
system or to multiple storage systems through a PowerVault SAN using a redundant Fibre
Channel switch fabric.
Rules and Guidelines
The following rules and requirements described in Table 1-5 apply to SAN-attached
clusters.
See the Dell PowerVault Fibre Channel Update Version 5.3 CD for the specific version levels
of your SAN components.
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Table 1-5. SAN-Attached Clusters Rules and Guidelines
Rule/Guideline Description
Number of supported
systems
Up to 10 two-node clusters attached to a SAN.
NOTE: Combinations of stand-alone systems and cluster pairs must
not exceed 20 PowerEdge systems.