Direct-Connect Configurations - HP P2000 G3 Installation Instructions Manual

Array enclosure connection guidelines
P2000 G3 Combo FC/iSCSI MSA System LUNs
may be presented through either the iSCSI or FC
host ports; presenting the same LUN through both
protocols is not supported.
P2000 G3 MSA System Fibre Channel and iSCSI
controller ports can both be used for connecting to
hosts as well as for replication purposes.
P2000 G3 10GbE iSCSI MSA Systems must
connect to 10GbE-enabled devices (server, switch,
or interconnect).
Obtain host-connect cables for your P2000 G3
MSA Array controller model (FC, SAS, iSCSI, or
10GbE). For a list of available cables, see the
P2000 G3 MSA Systems QuickSpecs.
For single-domain environments, one cable is
required; for dual-domain environments, two cables
are required.
The maximum length cable supported for connecting
P2000 G3 SAS MSA array enclosures to a switch
or host is 4 m.
The maximum length cable supported for connecting
drive enclosures to P2000 G3 MSA arrays or to
cascaded drive enclosures is 2 m.

Direct-connect configurations

For direct-connect configurations, connect cables from
the P2000 G3 MSA controller to the host as shown in
the following illustrations.
Any number or combination of LUNs can be shared
among a maximum of 64 host ports, as long as the total
adds up to no more than 512 LUNs per P2000 G3 MSA
System.
Consider the following about figures in this section:
These figures show examples of simple, common
cabling configurations. Other cabling configurations
exist.
These figures show generic representations of
servers.
Simple, common cable configurations are included
in this document. For additional supported
cable/controller configurations, see the HP P2000
G3 MSA System Cable Configuration Guide,
available at http://www.hp.com/support/manuals.
P2000 G3 FC MSA connected to one server
Connecting a P2000 G3 FC MSA dual-controller array
enclosure to one server in a dual-path configuration
requires two (2) Fibre Channel cables.
P2000 G3 FC MSA connected to two servers
Connecting a P2000 G3 FC MSA dual-controller array
enclosure to two servers in a dual-path configuration
requires four (4) Fibre Channel cables.
P2000 G3 Combo FC/iSCSI MSA connected to one
server
Connecting a P2000 G3 Combo FC/iSCSI MSA
dual-controller array enclosure to one server in a
dual-path configuration requires two (2) Fibre Channel
cables connected to the server and two (2) Ethernet
cables connected to the network for replication.
P2000 G3 Combo FC/iSCSI MSA connected to two
servers
Connecting a P2000 G3 Combo FC/iSCSI MSA
dual-controller array enclosure to two servers in a
dual-path configuration requires four (4) Fibre Channel
cables connected to the servers and two (2) Ethernet
cables connected to the network for replication.
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P2000 G3 Combo FC/iSCSI MSA connected to four
servers
Connecting a P2000 G3 Combo FC/iSCSI MSA
dual-controller array enclosure to four servers in a
dual-path configuration requires four (4) Fibre Channel
cables connected to the servers and four (4) Ethernet
cables connected to the network for replication.
P2000 G3 SAS MSA connected to one server
Connecting a P2000 G3 SAS MSA dual-controller array
enclosure to one server in a dual-path configuration
requires two (2) SAS cables.