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Host cabling

You can cable a host directly to a controller or use switches to connect a host to a controller.

  • Cabling for a direct-attached topology
    A direct-attached topology connects host adapters directly to controllers in your storage system.
  • Cabling for a switch topology
    A topology that uses switches to connect hosts to the controllers in your storage system must support the connection type used between the host and the controller. The host adapters in the hosts might be HBAs for Fibre Channel or Ethernet for iSCSI.