PERC H840 enclosure support
The H840 card is an external card. The H840 card supports:
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up to eight enclosures using single path configuration.
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up to four enclosure using multipath configuration.
To set up a configuration with redundant paths, both ports on a controller must be cabled to the ports of a single enclosure.
NOTE:
The PERC H840 card supports redundant paths when used with Dell PowerVault MD14XX series disk storage
enclosures.
NOTE:
The Enhanced HBA mode is not supported on PERC H840.
Figure 6. PERC H840 card ports — Four enclosures with multipath configuration
To set up an enclosure on the PERC H840 card:
a
To connect multiple enclosures, two cables connect the first enclosure to the second enclosure, then two more cables connect
the second enclosure to the third enclosure.
b
To connect a single enclosure, cable the ports so that the enclosure is connected to both the ports on the controller card.
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