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Cable the hardware - AFF A1K

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Cable your controllers and shelves according to your specific storage system configuration.

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 to a switch, insert the SFP into the controller port before cabling to the port.

Step 1: Cable controllers to your network

Cable the controllers to your network as either a two-node switchless cluster or a switched cluster.

Before you begin

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

About this task

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

Option 1: Cable switchless cluster

Cable your switchless cluster connections.

Steps

  1. Cable the Cluster/HA interconnect ports e1a to e1a and e7a to e7a with the Cluster/HA interconnect cable.

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

    Cluster/HA interconnect cables

    Two-node switchless cluster cabling diagram

  2. Cable 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. Cable ports e9a and e9b to your Ethernet data network switch as shown.

      Note For maximum system performance for cluster and HA traffic, it is a best practice to 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. Cable your 10/25 GbE host network switches.

      10/25 GbE Host

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

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

    RJ-45 cables

    1000BASE-T RJ-45 cables

    Connect to your management network
Important DO NOT plug in the power cords yet.
Option 2: Cable switched cluster

Cable your switched cluster connections.

Steps

  1. Make the following cabling connections:

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

    1. Cable port e1a on Controller A and port e1a on Controller B to cluster network switch A.

    2. Cable port e7a on Controller A and port e7a on Controller B to cluster network switch B.

      100 GbE cable

      100 Gb cable
      Cable cluster connections to cluster network

  2. Cable 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. Cable ports e9a and e9b to your Ethernet data network switch as shown.

      Note For maximum system performance for cluster and HA traffic, it is a best practice to 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. Cable your 10/25 GbE host network switches.

      4-ports, 10/25 GbE Host

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

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

    RJ-45 cables

    1000BASE-T RJ-45 cables

    Connect to your management network
Important DO NOT plug in the power cords yet.

Step 2: Cable controllers to shelves

Cable your controllers to the shelf or shelves.

These procedures show how to cable your controllers to one shelf and to two shelves. You can directly connect up to four shelves to your controllers.

Option 1: Cable to one NS224 shelf

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

Steps

  1. On controller A, cable the following connections:

    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, cable the following connections:

    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: Cable to two NS224 shelves

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

Steps

  1. On controller A, cable the following connections:

    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, cable the following connections:

    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