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Controller Node PCIe Slots and Ports
Table 1 (page 11) describes default configurations for the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage
system:
Table 1 Storage System Expansion Cards
Nodes 2 and 3Nodes 0 and 1Expansion cards
No expansion card1 FC HBA each2 FC HBAs only
No expansion card1 10 Gb/s CNA each2 10 Gb/s converged network
adapter (CNA) only
1 10 Gb/s CNA each1 FC HBA each2 FC HBAs + 2 10 Gb/s CNAs
NOTE: If you are upgrading from a two-node to a four-node configuration, you can have CNAs
installed in node 0 and node 1, and FC HBAs installed in node 2 and node 3.
Figure 5 (page 11) shows the ports on a controller node.
Figure 5 Location of Controller Node Ports
Table 2 Controller Node Ports
PortItem
2 Ethernet
MGMT--Used to connect to the storage array management interfaces
1
RC--Used to connect to Remote Copy
Fibre Channel (FC-1 and FC-2)--used to connect to host systems2
SAS (DP-2 and DP-1)--used with SAS cables to connect to the drive enclosures
and I/O modules
3
Node Interconnect--Used with 4 directional interconnect cables that connect
the controller nodes (4-node 7400 only)
4
PCI-e slot for optional 4-port 8 Gb/s FC HBA or 2-port 10 Gb/s CNA5
NOTE: The MFG port is not used.
Understanding Component Numbering 11