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4.2.2.
Server Storage Expansion with Single Path Deployment
Cascade Topology: One Server / One XCubeDAS / Single Path
The following figure shows an example of a single controller, direct connect enclosure
configuration with one server accessing the storage. One server is direct connected to a
single controller XCubeDAS XD5300 series using mini SAS HD to mini SAS HD cable (SAS
12G expansion cable, SFF-8644 to SFF-8644).
Figure 4-1
Cascade Topology: One Server / One XCubeDAS / Single Path
4.2.3.
Server Storage Expansion with Dual Path Deployment
For redundancy, recommend to connect two paths and run MPIO (MultiPath I/O)
configurations to ensure data consistency in the rare event of a failure in the host
connectivity from a single path.
XCubeDAS
Server
HBA / RAID Controller Card
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