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Cable the hardware for your ASA r2 storage system

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After you install the rack hardware for your ASA r2 storage system, install the network cables for the controllers, and connect the cables between the controllers and storage shelves.

Before you begin

Check the illustration arrow in the cabling diagrams for the proper cable connector pull-tab orientation.

Cable pull-tab orientation example

  • As you insert the connector, you should feel it click into place; if you do not feel it click, remove it, turn the cable head over and try again.

  • If connecting to an optical switch, insert the small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver into the controller port before cabling to the port.

Step 1: Connect the storage controllers to your network

Connect your controllers directly to each other and to your host network.

Before you begin

Contact your network administrator for information about connecting your storage system to the host network switches.

About this task

These procedures show common configurations. The specific cabling depends on the components ordered for your storage system. For comprehensive configuration and slot priority details, see NetApp Hardware Universe.

ASA A1K

Connect your storage controllers to each other to create the ONTAP cluster connections, and then connect the Ethernet ports on each controller to your host network.

Steps

  1. Use the Cluster/HA interconnect cable to connect ports e1a to e1a and ports e7a to e7a.

    Note The cluster interconnect traffic and the HA traffic share the same physical ports.

    1. Connect port e1a on Controller A to port e1A on Controller B.

    2. Connect port e7a on Controller A to port e1A on Controller B.

      Cluster/HA interconnect cables

      Cluster HA cable
      Two-node switchless cluster cabling diagram

  2. Connect the Ethernet module ports to your host network.

    The following are some typical host network cabling examples. See NetApp Hardware Universe for your specific system configuration.

    1. Connect ports e9a and e9b to your Ethernet data network switch as shown.

      Note For maximum system performance for cluster and HA traffic, do not use ports e1b and e7b ports for host network connections. Use a separate host card to maximize performance.

      100 GbE cable

      100Gb Ethernet cable
      Cable to 100Gb Ethernet network

    2. Connect your 10/25 GbE host network switches.

      10/25 GbE Host

      10/25Gb Ethernet cable
      Cable to 10/25Gb Ethernet network

  3. Use the 1000BASE-T RJ-45 cables to connect the controller management (wrench) ports to the management network switches.

    RJ-45 cables

    1000BASE-T RJ-45 cables

    Connect to your management network
Important Do not plug in the power cords yet.
ASA A70 and ASA A90

Connect your storage controllers to each other to create the ONTAP cluster connections, and then connect the Ethernet ports on each controller to your host network.

Steps

  1. Use the the Cluster/HA interconnect cable to connect to connect ports e1a to e1a and ports e7a to e7a.

    Note The cluster interconnect traffic and the HA traffic share the same physical ports.

    1. Connect port e1a on Controller A to port e1A on Controller B.

    2. Connect port e7a on Controller A to port e1A on Controller B.

      Cluster/HA interconnect cables

      Cluster HA cable
    Two-node switchless cluster cabling diagram

  2. Connect the Ethernet module ports to your host network.

    The following are some typical host network cabling examples. See NetApp Hardware Universe for your specific system configuration.

    1. Connect ports e9a and e9b to your Ethernet data network switch as shown.

      Note For maximum system performance for cluster and HA traffic, do not use ports e1b and e7b ports for host network connections. Use a separate host card to maximize performance.

      100 GbE cable

      100Gb Ethernet cable
      Cable to 100 Gb Ethernet network

    2. Connect your 10/25 GbE host network switches.

      4-ports, 10/25 GbE Host

      10/25 Gb cable
      Cable to 100Gb Ethernet network

  3. Use the 1000BASE-T RJ-45 cables to connect the controller management (wrench) ports to the management network switches.

    RJ45 cables

    1000BASE-T RJ-45 cables

    Connect to your management network
Important Do not plug in the power cords yet.

Step 2: Connect the storage controllers to the storage shelves

The following cabling procedures show how to connect your controllers to one shelf and to two shelves. You can directly connect up to four shelves to your controllers.

ASA A1K

Choose one of the following cabling options that matches your setup.

Option 1: Connect the controllers to one NS224 storage shelf

Connect each controller to the NSM modules on the NS224 shelf. The graphics show cabling from each of the controllers: Controller A cabling is shown in blue and Controller B cabling is shown in yellow.

Steps

  1. On controller A, connect the following ports:

    1. Connect port e11a to NSM A port e0a.

    2. Connect port e11b to port NSM B port e0b.

      Controller A e11a and e11b to a single NS224 shelf

  2. On controller B, connect the following ports:

    1. Connect port e11a to NSM B port e0a.

    2. Connect port e11b to NSM A port e0b.

      Cable controller B ports e11a and e11b to a single NS224 shelf

Option 2: Connect the controllers to two NS224 storage shelves

Connect each controller to the NSM modules on both NS224 shelves. The graphics show cabling from each of the controllers: Controller A cabling is shown in blue and Controller B cabling is shown in yellow.

Steps

  1. On controller A, connect the following ports:

    1. Connect port e11a to shelf 1 NSM A port e0a.

    2. Connect port e11b to shelf 2 NSM B port e0b.

    3. Connect port e10a to shelf 2 NSM A port e0a.

    4. Connect port e10b to shelf 1 NSM A port e0b.

      Controller-to-shelf connections for controller A

  2. On controller B, connect the following ports:

    1. Connect port e11a to shelf 1 NSM B port e0a.

    2. Connect port e11b to shelf 2 NSM A port e0b.

    3. Connect port e10a to shelf 2 NSM B port e0a.

    4. Connect port e10b to shelf 1 NSM A port e0b.

      Controller-to-shelf connections for controller B

ASA A70 and ASA A90

Choose one of the following cabling options that matches your setup.

Option 1: Connect the controllers to one NS224 storage shelf

Connect each controller to the NSM modules on the NS224 shelf. The graphics show cabling from each of the controllers: Controller A cabling is shown in blue and Controller B cabling is shown in yellow.

100 GbE QSFP28 copper cables

100 GbE QSFP28 copper cable
Steps

  1. Connect controller A port e11a to NSM A port e0a.

  2. Connect controller A port e11b to port NSM B port e0b.

    Controller A e11a and e11b to a single NS224 shelf

  3. Connect controller B port e11a to NSM B port e0a.

  4. Connect controller B port e11b to NSM A port e0b.

    Controller B e11a and e11b to a single NS224 shelf

Option 2: Connect the controllers to two NS224 storage shelves

Connect each controller to the NSM modules on both NS224 shelves. The graphics show cabling from each of the controllers: Controller A cabling is shown in blue and Controller B cabling is shown in yellow.

100 GbE QSFP28 copper cables

100 GbE QSFP28 copper cable
Steps

  1. On on controller A, connect the following ports:

    1. Connect port e11a to shelf 1, NSM A port e0a.

    2. Connect port e11b to shelf 2, NSM B port e0b.

    3. Connect port e8a to shelf 2, NSM A port e0a.

    4. Connect port e8b to shelf 1, NSM B port e0b.

      Controller-to-shelf connections for controller A

  2. On controller B, connect the following ports:

    1. Connect port e11a to shelf 1, NSM B port e0a.

    2. Connect port e11b to shelf 2, NSM A port e0b.

    3. Connect port e8a to shelf 2, NSM B port e0a.

    4. Connect port e8b to shelf 1, NSM A port e0b.

      Controller-to-shelf connections for controller B

What's next?

After you've connected the storage controllers to your network and then connected the controllers to your storage shelves, you power on the ASA r2 storage system.