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Storage configuration 4 Storage configuration 4.1 Cabling The hardware components were connected using Dell EMC best practices. Port 1 on each HBA in the server and ports 1 and 2 on each HBA in the SC9000 were connected to the same Brocade 6505 switch. Port 2 on each HBA in the server and ports 3 and 4 on each HBA in the SC9000 were connected to the other Brocade 6505 switch. PORT 1 842 842 PORT 2 PCIe x8 8Gb FC PCIe x8 8Gb FC PCIe x8 8Gb FC PCIe x8 8Gb FC PORT 1 842 PORT 1 842 PORT 1 842 PORT 1 842 PORT 1 842 PowerEdge R940 PCIe x8 8Gb FC PCIe x8 8Gb FC 842 PORT 2 842 PORT 2 PORT 1 842 PORT 1 842 842 PORT 2 842 PORT 2 842 PORT 2 842 PORT 2 842 PORT 2 Brocade 6505 04 15 26 37 8 12 9 13 10 14 11 15 16 20 17 21 18 22 19 23 Brocade 6505 (switch 1) TX RX TX RX PCIe x8 8Gb FC TX RX TX RX PCIe x8 8Gb FC PCIe x8 8Gb FC PCIe x8 8Gb FC Brocade 6505 04 15 26 37 8 12 9 13 10 14 11 15 16 20 17 21 18 22 19 23 Brocade 6505 (switch 2) 1 2 3 iDRAC 6 1234 PORTS 4 842 842 842 842 PCIe x8 8Gb FC PORT C1 PORT C2 1234 PORTS CA CH E 5 7 1 1 2 3 4 1100W 842 PORT 2 PORT 1 842 842 842 842 842 PCIe x8 8Gb FC PCIe x8 SC9000 2 1100W 842 842 842 842 PCIe x8 8Gb FC 1 2 3 iDRAC 1234 6 PORTS 4 842 842 842 842 PCIe x8 8Gb FC PORT C1 PORT C2 1234 PORTS CA CH E 5 7 1 1 2 3 4 1100W 842 PORT 2 PORT 1 842 PCIe x8 2 1100W FC front end (fault domain 1) FC front end (fault domain 2) Single-server configuration cabling diagram 13 385TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 using Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 and SC9000 | 4032-RA-SQL

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Storage configuration
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385TB Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2017 using Dell EMC
PowerEdge R940 and SC9000 | 4032-RA-SQL
4
Storage configuration
4.1
Cabling
The hardware components were connected using Dell EMC best practices.
Port 1 on each HBA in the server and ports 1 and 2 on each HBA in the SC9000 were connected to the same
Brocade 6505 switch. Port 2 on each HBA in the server and ports 3 and 4 on each HBA in the SC9000 were
connected to the other Brocade 6505 switch.
1
2
7
2
1
3
6
4
5
1
2
3
4
iDRAC
1100W
1100W
PORT C2
PORT C1
TX RX
TX RX
PCIex8
CACHE
8
4
2
PORT 2
8
4
2
PORT 1
PCIe x8 8Gb FC
1
2
7
2
1
3
6
4
5
1
2
3
4
iDRAC
1100W
1100W
PORT C2
PORT C1
TX RX
TX RX
PCIex8
CACHE
8
4
2
PORT 2
8
4
2
PORT 1
PCIe x8 8Gb FC
Brocade 6505
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19
22
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21
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20
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15
11
14
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7
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6
2
5
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4
0
Brocade 6505
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3
6
2
5
1
4
0
Brocade 6505 (switch 1)
Brocade 6505 (switch 2)
PowerEdge R940
FC front end (fault domain 1)
FC front end (fault domain 2)
8
4
2
PORT 2
8
4
2
PORT 1
PCIe x8 8Gb FC
8
4
2
PORT 2
8
4
2
PORT 1
PCIe x8 8Gb FC
8
4
2
PORT 2
8
4
2
PORT 1
PCIe x8 8Gb FC
8
4
2
PORT 2
8
4
2
PORT 1
PCIe x8 8Gb FC
8
4
2
PORT 2
8
4
2
PORT 1
PCIe x8 8Gb FC
8
4
2
PORT 2
8
4
2
PORT 1
PCIe x8 8Gb FC
8
4
2
PORT 2
8
4
2
PORT 1
PCIe x8 8Gb FC
8
4
2
PORT 2
8
4
2
PORT 1
PCIe x8 8Gb FC
PORTS
PCIe x8
8Gb FC
8
4
2
8
4
2
8
4
2
8
4
2
1
2
3
4
PORTS
PCIe x8
8Gb FC
8
4
2
8
4
2
8
4
2
8
4
2
1
2
3
4
PORTS
PCIe x8
8Gb FC
8
4
2
8
4
2
8
4
2
8
4
2
1
2
3
4
PORTS
PCIe x8
8Gb FC
8
4
2
8
4
2
8
4
2
8
4
2
1
2
3
4
SC9000
Single-server configuration cabling diagram