Port Support Matrix For Dual Path On The Md1400 And Md1420 Enclosures; Me484 Enclosure Support For Dell Hba355E Adapter; Port Support Matrix For Dual Path On The Me484 Enclosure - Dell HBA355e User Manual

● Using Port 1 and Port 2 in a dual-path configuration on the same enclosure is not supported. See
path on the MD1400 and MD1420 enclosures
Port support matrix for dual path on the MD1400 and
MD1420 enclosures
The following table lists the combination of the ports on the controller that do and do not support dual-path configurations:
Table 2. Port support matrix for dual path on the MD1400 and MD1420 enclosures
Serial Port 0
number connected
Yes/No
1 Yes
2 Yes
3 No
4 No
5 Yes
6 No

ME484 enclosure support for Dell HBA355e Adapter

Dell HBA355e Adapter supports external enclosure ME484.
The ME484 enclosure topology rules for Dell HBA355e Adapter are:
● A maximum of two enclosures is supported in a single- or dual-path configurations.
● Both single-path and dual-path configurations on the same Dell HBA355e Adapter card is not supported.
● When using two enclosures together, the two must be either MD14xx or ME484. Mixing of these two types of enclosures is
not supported. Also, mixing tape drives and MDxx or ME484 enclosures, on the same controller is not supported.
● Only one enclosure is supported per port.
● Loop back connections of enclosures are not supported.
● Interleaving of ports for multipath configuration is not supported.
● Using port 1 and port 2 for dual-path on the same enclosure is not supported. See
ME484 enclosure.
Port support matrix for dual path on the ME484
enclosure
The following table lists the combination of the ports on controller that support dual path or not support dual path:
Table 3. Port support matrix for dual path on the ME484 enclosure
Serial Port 0
number connected Yes/
No
1 Yes
2 Yes
3 No
4 No
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Port 1 Port 2
connected connected
Yes/No Yes/No
No Yes
No No
Yes Yes
Yes No
Yes No
No Yes
Port 1 Port 2
connected connected
Yes/No Yes/No
No Yes
No No
Yes Yes
Yes No
Port 3 Dual path support on the same
connected MD14xx enclosure
Yes/No
No No
Yes No
No No
Yes No
No Yes
Yes Yes
Port support matrix for dual path on the
Port 3 Dual path support on same ME484
connected Yes/ enclosure Yes/No
No
No No
Yes No
No No
Yes No
Port support matrix for dual