San-Attached Cluster - Dell PowerVault MD3600f Hardware Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

Figure 1-1. Direct-Attached, Single-Cluster Configuration
cluster node
Fibre Channel
connections
NOTE:
The configuration can have up to 4 nodes. The nodes can be:
One cluster (up to 4 nodes)
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Two two-node clusters
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One cluster and stand-alone server(s)
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SAN-Attached Cluster

In a SAN-attached cluster, all nodes are attached to a single storage system or
to multiple storage systems through a SAN using redundant switch fabrics.
SAN-attached clusters are superior to direct-attached clusters in
configuration flexibility, expandability, and performance.
Figure 1-2 shows a SAN-attached cluster.
public network
private network
storage system
cluster node
Fibre Channel
connections
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