Single-Controller Direct-Attached Sas Connection To Single Hbas In Multiple Hosts; Dual-Controller Direct-Attached Sas Connection To Two Hbas In The Same Host (Redundant Host Connection) - IBM DS3500 Installation, User's, And Maintenance Manual

Host system Host system
with single host with single host
adapter adapter
DS3500
Figure 3-33. Single-controller direct-attached SAS connection to single HBAs in multiple hosts
Direct-attached dual-controller connections:
The following illustration shows a direct-attached SAS connection from each controller to a single HBA in
the same host (redundant host connection).
Host system
with dual host
adapters
DS3500
Figure 3-34. Dual-controller direct-attached SAS connection to two HBAs in the same host (redundant host connection)
The following illustration shows multiple redundant direct-attached SAS host connections. This
configuration is also the configuration to use for a dual-node cluster configuration.
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