Hardware and software updates

Cabling your system into a cluster

About cabling your system into a cluster

After you install any additional adapters or disk shelves, you must cable your filers into a cluster. If your filers have been in service, your Channel A loops are already cabled. All you need to do is cable your filers together and cable the Channel B loops. After cabling, you should update the software and firmware on your cluster. It should then be configured as described in Chapter 3, Configuring a Cluster and as described in the System Administrator's Guide.

Cabling your converted filers

To cable your converted filers into a cluster, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Cable your Channel A loops, as needed, as described in Step 2: Cabling the Channel A loops.
2	Cable the cluster interconnect adapters to both nodes of the cluster, as described in Step 3: Cabling the nodes together.
3	Cable your Channel B loops, as described in Step 4: Completing the Channel B loop.
4	Test your cabled cluster, as described in Step 5: Completing setup and testing your cluster.
5	Configure your cluster, as described in Chapter 3, Configuring a Cluster.