Two-Server Internal Boot Configuration; Two-Server Mixed Boot Configuration; Two-Server Cluster Configuration; Three-Server External Boot Configuration - HP StorageWorks 500 - G2 Modular Smart Array User Manual

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*Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems support boot volumes on servers only. For a mixed or external boot
configuration in a multiple operating system environment, always locate Linux boot volumes on servers.

Two-server internal boot configuration

Boot volumes reside on their respective servers, while data volumes reside on the MSA500 G2 storage
system.
Server
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Two-server mixed boot configuration

One boot volume resides on its respective server, while the other boot volume resides on the MSA500 G2
storage system. Both data volumes reside on the MSA500 G2 storage system.
Server
1
2
*Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems support boot volumes on servers only. For a mixed or external boot
configuration in a multiple operating system environment, always locate Linux boot volumes on servers.

Two-server cluster configuration

Identical servers (hardware and software configuration) connect to the MSA500 G2 storage system. Boot
volumes reside on their respective servers, while both data volumes reside on the storage system.
Server
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2

Three-server external boot configuration

All boot and data volumes reside on the MSA500 G2 storage system. One server connects to two ports.
Port (bus) Boot volume location
A1 Storage system*
B1
A2 Storage system*
B2
Port (bus) Boot volume location
A1 Server 1
B1
A2 Server 2
B2
Port (bus) Boot volume location
A1 Storage system*
B1
A2 Server 2
B2
Port (bus) Boot volume location
A1 Server 1
B1
A2 Server 2
B2
Data volume location
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Data volume location
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Data volume location
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