Product Configurations; Direct-Attached Configuration - HP StorageWorks 8000 - NAS User Manual

Product Configurations

Direct-Attached Configuration

The NAS 8000 is available in four configurations:
Direct-attached storage configuration
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Direct-attached storage configuration with high availability
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SAN configuration
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SAN configuration with high availability
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Depending on the configuration of your NAS server, different options display
in the Command View NAS web interface.
With direct-attach configurations, one HP VA7100 or VA7400 series disk
array is connected to the NAS server using one Fibre Channel (FC) Host Bus
Adapter (HBA). In addition:
The server includes one internal NIC with the option of adding two
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additional NICs.
The server may include two SCSI or FC HBAs for connecting to an optional
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tape library.
The server communicates with an optional UPS using a serial connection.
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