3 Cabling Configurations
This chapter points to recommended racking and cabling configurations for 3PAR StoreServ
8000 Series systems.
NOTE:
These diagrams do not present a
storage-centric
solution with the controller nodes
mounted in the center of the rack or other non-Hewlett Packard Enterprise supported component
configurations. If the current components situated on the rack do not reflect the layout of the
diagrams, continue to follow the cable instructions and carefully validate the port cable connections
between all the controller nodes and storage drive enclosures to ensure proper operation and
redundancy.
Before you begin cabling the storage system, carefully read or print the section,
Components, Enclosure Ports, and Labels” (page 5)
.
NOTE:
Apply all the labels on to the appropriate system components and cables before
connecting the cables.
Examples of Cabling Configurations
The items in this list show cabling configurations for 2–node arrays with large and small form
factor drives using long, medium and short SAS cables. Click on the following links to view
diagrams showing examples of each of these configurations.
IMPORTANT:
For many of the cabling configurations listed in this table, the 6m SAS cables
have been replaced by 10m AOC cables.
2 Node Array with Small Form Factor (SFF) Drive Enclosures
•
2 Node 1 Drive Enclosure (1 SFF)
– 1 medium (2m) and 1 short (1m) SAS cables
•
2 Node 2 Drive Enclosures (2 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 2 short (1m) SAS cables
•
2 Node 3 Drive Enclosures (3 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 4 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 4 Drive Enclosures (4 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 6 short (1m) SAS cables
•
2 Node 5 Drive Enclosures (5 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 8 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 6 Drive Enclosures (6 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 10 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 7 Drive Enclosures (7 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 12 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 8 Drive Enclosures (8 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 14 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 9 Drive Enclosures (9 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 16 short (1m) SAS cables
•
2 Node 10 Drive Enclosures (10 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 18 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 11 Drive Enclosures (11 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 20 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 12 Drive Enclosures (12 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 22 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 13 Drive Enclosures (13 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 24 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 14 Drive Enclosures (14 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 26 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 15 Drive Enclosures (15 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 28 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 16 Drive Enclosures (16 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 30 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 17 Drive Enclosures (17 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 32 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 18 Drive Enclosures (18 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 34 short (1m) SAS cables
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2 Node 19 Drive Enclosures (19 SFF)
– 2 medium (2m) and 36 short (1m) SAS cables
Examples of Cabling Configurations
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