Cabling a new Fabric Attached MetroCluster

What you need to know  

A Fabric Attached MetroCluster works with LRC, ESH, and ESH2 modules only. AT-FCX modules are not supported with a Fabric Attached MetroCluster.

To cable a Fabric Attached MetroCluster, you must be familiar with clustering concepts, the Brocade command-line interface, and synchronous mirroring. You should also be familiar with the characteristics of Fabric Attached MetroClusters, as described in Understanding Fabric Attached MetroClusters. You must also have the following information:

• Unique domain IDs for the switches
• Ethernet IP address for both the switches and nodes

  Note
  The switches ship with a default IP address (10.77.77.77), which you can use if the switches won't be attached to a network.

• Ethernet subnetmask
• Gateway address

For detailed information  

For details about setting up and cabling your Fabric Attached MetroCluster, see the following sections:

• Stage 1: Planning the Fabric Attached MetroCluster
• Stage 2: Configuring the local switches
• Stage 3: Cabling the local node
• Stage 4: Cabling the switches and nodes at the partner site

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