
Connecting the enclosure to data hosts
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Connecting direct attach configurations
NOTE:
The MSA 2050 SAN diagrams that follow use a single representation for each cabling example. This is due to
the fact that the port locations and labeling are identical for each of the three possible interchangeable SFPs supported
by the system.
One server/one HBA/dual path
Figure 15 Connecting hosts: direct attach—one server/one HBA/dual path
Two servers/one HBA per server/dual path
Figure 16 Connecting hosts: direct attach—two servers/one HBA per server/dual path
Four servers/one HBA per server/dual path
Figure 17 Connecting hosts: direct attach—four servers/one HBA per server/dual path
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