Dell Storage Center SCv2000 and SCv2020 Storage System Deployment Guide

To manage Storage Center, the Ethernet management (MGMT) port of each storage controller must be connected to an Ethernet switch that is part of the management network.

1. Connect the Ethernet switch to the corporate/management network (shown in green).
2. Connect the Ethernet management port on storage controller 1 to the Ethernet switch.
3. Connect the Ethernet management port on storage controller 2 to the Ethernet switch.
   Figure 1. Storage System Connected to a Management Network

   1. Corporate/management network
   2. Ethernet switch
   3. Storage system
   4. Storage controller 1
   5. Storage controller 2
   • NOTE: If the Flex Port license is installed, the management port becomes a shared iSCSI port. To use the management port as an iSCSI port, cable the management port to a network switch dedicated to iSCSI traffic. Special considerations must be taken into account when sharing the management port.

     The Flex Port feature allows both Storage Center system management traffic and iSCSI traffic to use the same physical network ports. However, for environments where the Storage Center system management ports are mixed with network traffic from other devices, separate the iSCSI traffic from management traffic using VLANs.