HP P2000 HP StorageWorks P2000 G3 MSA System Cable Configuration Guide (590334 - Page 5

Figure 8 P2000 G3 connected to five D2700 drive enclosures (149 disk drives) . P2000 G3 maximum number of enclosures example The following figure shows an example of an array configuration that demonstrates the maximum number of enclosures (8, including the controller enclosure) that are allowed in an array configuration. A P2000 G3 MSA LFF System (1) is connected to seven P2000 6Gb 12-drive enclosures (2 through 8). Note that the total of 96 drives in the array stays within the maximum number of drives allowed limitation (149). Data throughput in the array performs at the 6Gbps rate, as both the controller enclosure and the drive enclosures support 6Gbps speeds (assuming that all disk drives in the array are also 6Gb drives). NOTE: When adding more than two drive enclosures, you are required to purchase additional 1m or 2m cables. Spanning 6 or 7 drive enclosures requires 2m cables. Figure 9 P2000 G3 connected to seven P2000 6Gb drive enclosures (8 total 12-drive enclosures) . Additional information sites MSA products: http://www.hp.com/go/msa Storage products: http://www.hp.com/storage Servers: http://www.hp.com/go/servers SAN infrastructure: http://www.hp.com/go/san Web Based Enterprise Services: http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/ svctools/webes/index.html Page 5