Single-Controller Configurations; One Server/One Hba/Single Path; Dual-Controller Configurations; One Server/One Hba/Dual Path - HP MSA 2040 User Manual

Single-controller configurations

One server/one HBA/single path

MSA 2040 SAN
MSA 2040 SAS
Figure 19 Connecting hosts: direct attach—one server/one HBA/single path

Dual-controller configurations

One server/one HBA/dual path

MSA 2040 SAN
MSA 2040 SAS
Figure 20 Connecting hosts: direct attach—one server/one HBA/dual path

Two servers/one HBA per server/dual path

MSA 2040 SAN
Server 1
MSA 2040 SAS
Server 1
Figure 21 Connecting hosts: direct attach—two servers/one HBA per server/dual path
36 Connecting hosts
Server
Server
Server
Server
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S S
12Gb/s A 12Gb/s A
S S
IOM blank
S S
12Gb/s A 12Gb/s A
S S
S S
12Gb/s A 12Gb/s A
S S
S
6Gb/s A
S
S
A
6Gb/s
S
S S
12Gb/s A 12Gb/s A
S S
S
6Gb/s A
S
S S
12Gb/s A 12Gb/s A
S S
S
A
6Gb/s
S
S
6Gb/s A
S
S
A
6Gb/s
S
S
A
6Gb/s
S
S
6Gb/s A
S
S
6Gb/s A
S
S
A
6Gb/s
S
Server 2
Server 2