Examples of typical ways to configure your Lenovo Storage V7000 system and an associated Fibre Channel network are provided to guide you in setting up your SAN configuration.
Note: The illustrations in
these examples do not show expansion enclosures as they have no relationship
to SAN connectivity.
Figure 1 illustrates a small SAN configuration. Two Fibre Channel switches are used to provide redundancy. The control enclosures and each host system are connected to both Fibre Channel switches. If you are using
external storage systems with the Lenovo Storage V7000,
connect as shown in this illustration.
Figure 1. Simple SAN configuration
Figure 2 illustrates
a medium-sized configuration with external storage systems.The Fibre Channel SAN fabric consists of switches that are interconnected with interswitch
links (ISLs). For redundancy, connect each Lenovo Storage V7000 control
enclosure and external storage system to two fabrics. The
example fabric attaches the Lenovo Storage V7000 control
enclosures and the storage systems to the core switch. There are no ISL hops between Lenovo Storage V7000 node
canister ports or between the control enclosures and the external storage systems.
Figure 2. SAN configuration with a medium-sized fabric
