Cabling an F800 series cluster

Recommended slot locations

The following table lists recommended slot locations for F800 series clusters with FC-AL adapters or with dual Fibre Channel adapters. Check http://now.netapp.com to confirm the slot assignment information.

Cluster type	Channel A	Channel B
Clusters with two FC-AL adapters per node	Slot 8	Slot 7
Clusters with four FC-AL adapters per node	Slot 8 and slot 5	Slot 7 and slot 9
Clusters with a single dual Fibre Channel adapter per node	Slot 8 (Channel B is on the same adapter)	N/A
Clusters with multiple dual Fibre Channel adapters per node	Slot 8, slot 7, slot 5, and slot 9	N/A

For detailed information

For detailed information about the cabling process, see the following topics:

Cabling Channel A
Cabling Channel B
Cabling the cluster adapters