Dell POWERVAULT MD3620F - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD3600f/3620f/MD3660f Series Storage
Arrays...............................................................................................................................................5
Configuring Fibre Channel On Direct- and SAN-Attached Storage Arrays ..............................................................5
Other Information You May Need .............................................................................................................................6
Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs ................................................................................................................6
Installing Fibre Channel HBA On Your Host Server ............................................................................................6
Using Fibre Channel Switch Zoning ..........................................................................................................................7
World Wide Name Zoning ..................................................................................................................................7
Switch Zoning Guidelines ...................................................................................................................................8
Setting Up Zoning On The Fibre Channel Switch Hardware ..............................................................................8
Cabling The Storage Array .......................................................................................................................................8
Redundant And Non-Redundant Cabling ...........................................................................................................8
Direct-Attached Cabling .....................................................................................................................................9
SAN-Attached Cabling .....................................................................................................................................14