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Order of operations, Figure 1-1. v-switch network topology – SANRAD I3.1.1205 User Manual

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Chapter 1: V-Switch

1-3

10

236

Tower box

Tower box

Tower box

Host

V-Switch 1

V-Switch 2

Host

Host

Clients

Management

Terminal

Cloud

IP

Cloud

Cloud

IP Cloud

Clients

RAID

JBOD

Management

Terminal

Tower box

Host

Cloud

FC

Cloud

SCSI

Connection

SCSI

Connection

RAID

RAID

RAID

Figure 1-1.

V-Switch Network Topology

Order of Operations

Whether being used as a bridging switch between FC or SCSI and iSCSI or as a
storage virtualization switch, the V-Switch is operated in the following manner:

STEP 1.

C

ONNECT THE

V-S

WITCH TO THE REQUISITE DEVICES AND NETWORKS

;

POWER UP THE

V

S

WITCH

.

STEP 2.

C

ONFIGURE THE

V-S

WITCH AND ITS INTERFACES

.

STEP 3.

C

REATE VIRTUAL VOLUMES FROM THE PHYSICAL DISKS

.

STEP 4.

A

SSIGN

LUN

S TO VIRTUAL VOLUMES

;

CREATE I

SCSI

TARGETS

;

ATTACH

LUN

S TO TARGETS AND EXPOSE TO HOSTS

.