Connecting controller and drive enclosures
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Figure 9 Cabling connections between the MSA 2050 controller and a single drive enclosure
Figure 10 Cabling connections between MSA 2050 controllers and LFF and SFF drive enclosures
In
Out
1B
1A
2A
2B
Controller A
Controller B
In
Out
= LFF 12-drive or SFF 24-drive enclosure
1
1
Controller A
Controller B
1A
1B
In
Out
2A
2B
3A
3B
4A
4B
5A
5B
In
Out
In
Out
In
Out
In
Out
In
Out
In
Out
Out
In
Fault-tolerant cabling
Controller A
Controller B
1A
1B
In
Out
2A
2B
3A
3B
4A
4B
5A
5B
In
Out
In
Out
In
Out
In
Out
In
Out
In
Out
Out
In
Straight-through cabling
4A
5A
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
= LFF 12-drive or SFF 24-drive enclosure
1