Cable the hardware for your ASA r2 storage system
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Cable your ASA r2 storage system to enable cluster communication, host network access, management connectivity, and storage shelf connections.
Overview of hardware cabling
Cabling differs by platform model because each ASA r2 model has unique slot locations, port assignments, and I/O module configurations. Select the procedure for your ASA r2 model:
You'll cable four types of connections during hardware cabling:
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Cluster/HA connections
Connect the two controllers to each other (switchless cluster) or to cluster network switches (switched cluster). These connections enable cluster communication and high-availability failover between controller pairs. Cluster interconnect traffic and HA traffic share the same physical ports.
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Host network connections
Connect the controllers to SAN hosts using Ethernet (iSCSI, NVMe/TCP) or Fibre Channel (FC, NVMe/FC) based on your host configuration. These connections provide data access for your storage workloads.
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Management network connections
Connect the controllers to your management network for system administration access through ONTAP System Manager and CLI.
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Storage shelf connections
Connect the controllers to NS224 storage shelves to provide storage capacity for your system.
Additional resources
The cabling 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.