Label the front-end cables
Make sure to label the front-end cables to identify the controller module and host interface port to which each cable connects.
A switch-attached solution—or SAN—places a switch between the servers and the controller enclosures within the storage system. Using switches, a SAN shares a storage system among multiple servers, reducing the number of storage systems required for a particular environment. Using switches increases the number of servers that can be connected to the storage system.
Make sure to label the front-end cables to identify the controller module and host interface port to which each cable connects.