Port assignments for systems using two initiator ports

You can configure DM7000H and AFA DM7000F systems using a single initiator port for each fabric and two initiator ports for each controller.

You can follow the cabling for the FibreBridge 6500N bridge or FibreBridge 7600N bridge using only one FC port (FC1 or FC2). Instead of using four initiators, connect only two initiators and leave the other two that are connected to the switch port empty.

You must apply the correct RCF file for the FibreBridge 6500N bridge's configuration.

If zoning is performed manually, then follow the zoning used for a FibreBridge 6500N or a FibreBridge 7600N bridge using one FC port (FC1 or FC2). In this scenario, one initiator port rather than two is added to each zone member per fabric.

You can change the zoning or perform an upgrade from a FibreBridge 6500 to a FibreBridge 7600 using the procedure in the section Hot-swapping a FibreBridge 6500N bridge with a FibreBridge 7600N bridge.

The following table shows port assignments for FC switches when using ONTAP 9.4 and later.

Configurations using FibreBridge 6500N bridges or FibreBridge 7600N using one FC port (FC1 or FC2) only
MetroCluster 1 or DR Group 1
Component	Port	Lenovo switch models B6505, B6510, DB620S, and DB610S
Component	Port	Connects to FC switch...	Connects to switch port...
controller_x_1	FC-VI port a	1	0
	FC-VI port b	2	0
	FC-VI port c	1	1
	FC-VI port d	2	1
	HBA port a	1	2
	HBA port b	2	2
	HBA port c	-	-
	HBA port d	-	-
Stack 1	bridge_x_1a	1	8
Stack 1	bridge_x_1b	2	8
Stack y	bridge_x_`y`a	1	11
Stack y	bridge_x_`y`b	2	11

The following table shows port assignments for FC switches when using ONTAP 9.4.

MetroCluster two-node configuration
Component	Port	Lenovo B6505 or B6510 FC SAN switch
Component	Port	FC_switch_x_1	FC_switch_x_2
controller_x_1	FC-VI port a	0	-
	FC-VI port b	-	0
	HBA port a	1	-
	HBA port b	-	1
	HBA port c	2	-
	HBA port d	-	2

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