Four Servers/One Hba Per Server/Dual Path; Connecting Switch Attach Configurations; Dual Controller Configuration; Two Servers/Two Switches - HP MSA 2040 User Manual

Four servers/one HBA per server/dual path

MSA 2040 SAN
Server 1
Server 3
MSA 2040 SAS
Server 1
Server 3
Figure 22 Connecting hosts: direct attach—four servers/one HBA per server/dual path

Connecting switch attach configurations

Dual controller configuration

Two servers/two switches

MSA 2040 SAN
Switch A
Figure 23 Connecting hosts: switch attach—two servers/two switches
Server 1
S
6Gb/s A
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6Gb/s A
S
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12Gb/s A 12Gb/s A
S S
S
6Gb/s A
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12Gb/s A 12Gb/s A
S S
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6Gb/s A
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A
6Gb/s
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6Gb/s A
S
Connecting the enclosure to data hosts
Server 2
Server 4
Server 2
Server 4
Server 2
Switch B
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