Types of configurations

You can connect your gateway to your storage subsystem in the following configurations:

Direct-attached stand-alone
Direct-attached cluster
Switch-attached stand-alone
Switch-attached cluster
MetroCluster

For recommended configurations for each configuration type and for each gFiler gateway model, go to Chapter 3, Recommended Configurations.

Planning your configuration

You must devise a port-to-port connectivity scheme after selecting the configuration you plan to deploy.

For recommended port-to-port connectivity schemes for each configuration type and for each gFiler gateway model, go to Chapter 3, Recommended Configurations.