HP P2000 HP StorageWorks P2000 G3 MSA System Installation Instructions (590335 - Page 3

Two servers connected to a P2000 G3 MSA FC - sas cables

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Two servers connected to a P2000 G3 MSA FC enclosure Two servers/dual path requires four (4) Fibre Channel cables. Two servers connected to a P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI enclosure Two servers/dual path requires four (4) Fibre Channel cables and two (2) Ethernet cables connected to the network for replication. Switch-connect configurations P2000 G3 FC switch-connect The P2000 G3 FC supports up to four Fibre Channel switch connections, two per controller. Connect Fibre Channel cables from controller host ports to switch ports, and from switch ports to data hosts. See the user guide for complete details. Two servers / two switches Cables required: eight (8) Fibre Channel Two servers connected to a P2000 G3 SAS enclosure Two servers/dual path requires four (4) SAS cables. Four servers connected to a P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI enclosure Four servers/dual path requires four (4) Fibre Channel cables and four (4) Ethernet cables. One server connected to a P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI enclosure 1. One server/single path requires one (1) Fibre Channel cable and one (1) Ethernet cable connected to the network for replication. 2. One server/dual path requires two (2) Fibre Channel cables and two (2) Ethernet cables connected to the network for replication. Four servers connected to a P2000 G3 SAS enclosure Four servers/dual path requires eight (8) SAS cables. P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI switch-connect The P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI supports four Fibre Channel switch connections and four iSCSI switch connections, four per controller. Connect Fibre Channel and Ethernet cables from controller host ports to switch ports, and from switch ports to data hosts. See the user guide for complete details. Four servers / four switches Cables required: eight (8) Fibre Channel and eight (8) Ethernet. One server connected to a P2000 G3 SAS enclosure 1. One server/single path requires one (1) SAS cable. 2. One server/dual path requires two (2) SAS cables.

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Two servers connected to a P2000 G3 MSA FC
enclosure
Two servers/dual path requires four (4) Fibre Channel cables.
One server connected to a P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI
enclosure
1. One server/single path requires one (1) Fibre Channel cable and one
(1) Ethernet cable connected to the network for replication.
2. One server/dual path requires two (2) Fibre Channel cables and two
(2) Ethernet cables connected to the network for replication.
Two servers connected to a P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI
enclosure
Two servers/dual path requires four (4) Fibre Channel cables and two
(2) Ethernet cables connected to the network for replication.
Four servers connected to a P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI
enclosure
Four servers/dual path requires four (4) Fibre Channel cables and four
(4) Ethernet cables.
One server connected to a P2000 G3 SAS enclosure
1. One server/single path requires one (1) SAS cable.
2. One server/dual path requires two (2) SAS cables.
Two servers connected to a P2000 G3 SAS enclosure
Two servers/dual path requires four (4) SAS cables.
Four servers connected to a P2000 G3 SAS enclosure
Four servers/dual path requires eight (8) SAS cables.
Switch-connect configurations
P2000 G3 FC switch-connect
The P2000 G3 FC supports up to four Fibre Channel switch connections,
two per controller. Connect Fibre Channel cables from controller host
ports to switch ports, and from switch ports to data hosts. See the user
guide for complete details.
Two servers / two switches
Cables required: eight (8) Fibre Channel
P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI switch-connect
The P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI supports four Fibre Channel switch connections
and four iSCSI switch connections, four per controller. Connect Fibre
Channel and Ethernet cables from controller host ports to switch ports,
and from switch ports to data hosts. See the user guide for complete
details.
Four servers / four switches
Cables required: eight (8) Fibre Channel and eight (8) Ethernet.