Cabling for NetApp ONTAP and CN1610 to Nexus 3132Q-V Conversion

Carrying on from the previous post, the following diagrams illustrate the cluster cabling with 2 x CN1610 switches (initial), with 1 x CN1610 and 1 x NX3132Q-V switch (interim), and with 2 x NX3132Q-V switches (final). We use an example of a 4-node cluster with FAS8040A/FAS8060A controllers (two controllers in one shared chassis), using e0a and e0c ports for cluster network.

Note: The official documentation is here -
- one change I would suggest is to re-home and revert cluster LIFs instead of just migrating them (since cluster LIFs will auto-revert).

1) Initial Setup

Image 1: Cluster cabling for 4-Node FAS8040A/FAS8060A cluster with 2 x CN1610

2) Interim Setup (replaced CN1610 switch 2 with NX3132Q-V switch 2)

Here we use 3 of the 40GbE to 4 x 10GbE breakout cables:

- 1 breakout cable is used for a temporary ISL.
- 1 breakout cable connects port 1 of switch 2 to nodes 1 & 2 e0c (HA-Pair 1) and this leaves 2 of the 4 10GbE breakouts spare.
- 1 breakout cable connects port 2 of switch 2 to nodes 3 & 4 e0c (HA-Pair 2) and this leaves 2 of the 4 10GbE breakouts spare.

Image 2: Cluster cabling for 4-Node FAS8040A/FAS8060A cluster with 1 x CN1610 and 1 x NX3132Q-V

3) Final Setup (replaced CN1610 switch 1 with NX3132Q-V switch 1)

Here we use:

- 1 breakout cable connects port 1 of switch 1 to nodes 1 & 2 e0a (HA-Pair 1) and this leaves 2 of the 4 10GbE breakouts spare.
- 1 breakout cable connects port 2 of switch 1 to nodes 3 & 4 e0a (HA-Pair 2) and this leaves 2 of the 4 10GbE breakouts spare.

The temporary ISL cable is removed and we use 2 x ‘Optical Fibre: 40Gbps MPO to 40Gbps MPO’ for the ISLs.

Image 3: Cluster cabling for 4-Node FAS8040A/FAS8060A cluster with 2 x NX3132Q-V

Bonus Cable Images

Image: Optical Fibre: 40Gbps MPO to 40Gbps MPO connectors

Image: Optical Fibre: 40Gbps MPO to 4x10Gbps LC MMF connectors

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