Configuring your cluster

This section provides you with the cluster configuration possibilities for your filer type.

The following cluster configurations are possible:

Two FC-AL adapters in each filer, with one labeled Channel A and the other labeled Channel B. The following figure is an example of how you can label a minimum cluster configuration.

Three FC-AL adapters in each filer, with two labeled Channel A and one labeled Channel B in one filer, and one labeled Channel A and two labeled Channel B in the partner filer. The following figure is one example of how you can label a maximum cluster configuration.

Four FC-AL adapters in each filer, with two labeled Channel A and two labeled Channel B in each filer. The following figure is another example of how you can label a maximum cluster configuration.

Four FC-AL adapters in each filer, with three labeled Channel A and one labeled Channel B in one filer, and one labeled Channel A and three labeled Channel B in the partner filer. The following figure is a final example of how you can label a maximum cluster configuration.

If you are installing your cluster components in racks, the following cluster configurations are possible:

Two FC-AL interfaces in each filer, with the onboard FC-AL interface labeled Channel A and the FC-AL adapter labeled Channel B in each filer. The following figure is an example of how you can label a minimum cluster configuration.

Three FC-AL interfaces in each filer, with the onboard FC-AL interface and one FC-AL adapter labeled Channel A and one FC-AL adapter labeled Channel B in one filer, and the onboard FC-AL interface labeled Channel A and two FC-AL adapters labeled Channel B in the partner filer. The following figure is one example of how you can label a maximum cluster configuration.

If you are installing your cluster components in racks, the following cluster configurations are possible:

Two FC-AL interfaces in each filer, with the onboard FC-AL interface labeled Channel A and the FC-AL adapter labeled Channel B in each filer. The following figure is an example of how you can label a minimum cluster configuration.

Three FC-AL interfaces in each filer, with the onboard FC-AL interface and one FC-AL adapter labeled Channel A and one FC-AL adapter labeled Channel B in one filer, and the onboard FC-AL interface labeled Channel A and two FC-AL adapters labeled Channel B in the partner filer. The following figure is one example of how you can label a maximum cluster configuration.

Note: The following figure reflects one possible configuration. If you have four Gigabit Ethernet adapters in each of your filers, the FC-AL adapters occupy expansion slots 1 and 2, 1 and 3, or 2 and 3.

Four FC-AL interfaces in each filer, with the onboard FC-AL interface and one FC-AL adapter labeled Channel A and two FC-AL adapters labeled Channel B in each filer. The following figure is another example of how you can label a maximum cluster configuration.

Note: The following figure reflects one possible configuration. If you have four Gigabit Ethernet adapters in each of your filers, the FC-AL adapters occupy expansion slots 1 through 3.

Four FC-AL interfaces in each filer, with the onboard FC-AL interface and two FC-AL adapters labeled Channel A and one FC-AL adapter labeled Channel B in one filer, and the onboard FC-AL interface labeled Channel A and three FC-AL adapters labeled Channel B in the partner filer. The following figure is a final example of how you can label a maximum cluster configuration.

Note: The following figure reflects one possible configuration. If you have four Gigabit Ethernet adapters in each of your filers, the FC-AL adapters occupy expansion slots 1 through 3.

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