A Cabling the P6300/P6500 EVA
This appendix describes cabling instructions for the P6300/P6500 EVA. If you are using the
P6300/P6500 EVA Fibre Channel controller and plan to configure it with an external iSCSI device,
see the HP MPX200 Multifunction Router User Guide, which is available at:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
Under storage, select
Storage Networking
, and then select
HP MPX200 Multifunction Router
under
Routers/Gateways/Multiplexers.
Overview
Instructions for a 2C6D configuration (2 controllers, 6 disk enclosures) are provided; these
instructions can then be applied to any configuration. See
Table 5 (page 58)
for the minimum and
maximum configurations.
Table 5 Minimum and maximum configurations
Maximum configuration
Minimum configuration
Array
2C10D
2C1D
P6300 EVA
2C20D
2C2D
P6500 EVA
The cabling diagrams in this appendix show the recommended fault-tolerant cabling. Fault-tolerant
cabling is recommended because it enables the controllers to access the remaining disk enclosures
if an I/O module or interconnect component (for example, a cable) fails.
Depending on your future expansion plans and available racking space, there are different ways
to arrange the controller and disk enclosures in the rack (see
Figure 6 (page 22)
):
•
Configure the controllers above the disk enclosures to maximize racking space.
•
Configure the controllers between the disk enclosures to ensure future ease of expansion.
For information about adding disk enclosures to an existing configuration, see the HP P6300/P6500
EVA M6612/M6625 Disk Enclosure Installation Instructions. For information about expanding to
another rack, see the HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array Expansion Rack Reference Guide.
NOTE:
When connecting cables, always connect cables to the same colored port (green port to
green port, red port to red port). The cables shown in this document are colored green and red to
easily identify connections. Use the colored cable labels (green and red) to facilitate color coding
and identifying cable connections.
Connecting P6300 EVA controllers to the disk enclosures (2C6D)
1.
In the default configuration for the P6300 EVA, the disk enclosures are located below the
controller enclosure. Locate the top and bottom disk enclosures.
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