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as both the controller enclosure and the drive enclosures support 6Gbps speeds (assuming that all disk drives in the array are also 6Gb drives). Figure 5 P2000 G3 connected to a single D2700 6Gb drive enclosure . P2000 G3 homogeneous expansion configurations The following illustrations show examples of expanding storage from P2000 G3 controller enclosures to multiple homogeneous drive enclosures; that is, drive enclosures of the same model. Adding multiple D2700 6Gb drive enclosures The following figure shows a dual-controller P2000 G3 MSA System (1) connected to two D2700 6Gb drive enclosures with dual I/O modules (2 and 3). 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). Figure 7 P2000 G3 connected to a P2000/D2700 mixed-connect configuration . P2000 G3 maximum number of drives example The following figure shows an example of an array configuration that demonstrates the maximum number of drives (149) that are allowed in an array configuration. A P2000 G3 MSA System (1) is connected to five D2700 6Gb drive enclosures (2 through 6). Each D2700 drive enclosure contains 25 disk drives and the P2000 G3 MSA SFF controller enclosure contains 24 disk drives. Combined, the total number of disk drives in array configuration add up to the maximum 149 drives allowed. Note that the maximum number of enclosures requirement (eight) is also met. 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 may be required to purchase additional 1m or 2m cables. Spanning 3, 4, or 5 drive enclosures requires 1m cables. Figure 6 P2000 G3 connected to multiple D2700 6Gb drive enclosures . P2000 G3 Mixed-connect expansion configurations The following illustrations show examples of expanding storage from P2000 G3 array enclosures to multiple drive enclosures of different models. Adding a P2000/D2700 mixed-connect configuration The following figure shows a dual-controller P2000 G3 MSA System (1) connected to a P2000 6Gb drive enclosure (2) and D2700 6Gb drive enclosure (3). Data throughput in the array performs at the 6Gbps rate, Page 4