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Chapter 4
Peripherals and Accessories
4-122 HP e3000 Business Servers Configuration Guide – Effective 1/04
Information Subject to Change
Figure 4.7.1.11 Lowest Entry Point (Minimum Configuration)
MPE
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No Multi-Path driver required
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No hub or switch required
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Windows/HP-UX/Linux and MPE supported
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MPE requires Management Station
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If SCSI-FC is required then use A5814A option 003 for VA7100 or VA7X10
Notes:
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Care must be taken to when attaching a management station running NT or
Windows 2000. Deny any requests for MS disk signatures.
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LUN Security can eliminate the risk of MS disk signatures.
VA71x0
Array
Controller 1
Controller 2
Management
Station
Figure 4.7.1.12 Lowest Entry Point, Non-HA—Minimum Configuration (VA7410 only)
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Single HBA per host
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Dual controllers
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Supports Windows 2000,
HP-UX/Linux, and MPE
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Requires LUN Security in a
heterogeneous environment
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CommandView SDM required
on one of the hosts
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If SCSI-FC is required then use
A5814A option 003 for VA7410
Array
Controller 1
Controller 2
MPE
HBA
MPE
HBA
MPE
HBA
Management
Station
HBA
Up to 4 host optional
Figure 4.7.1.13 Entry-level Cluster with Path Redundancy—High Availability (VA7410 only)
Notes:
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The VA7410 supports both 1 and 2 Gbps HBAs in the
same host but the corresponding controller must be
set to the same speed as the HBA (if the HBA does
not support auto-negotiate). For example, if the HBA
is set to 2 Gbps, the connected controller must also
be set to 2Gbps.
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This configuration supports MPE’s Cluster/iX
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LUN Security recommended but not required
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Single HBA
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Two controllers set up with both personalities
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CommandView SDM required on the management
station
MPE MPE
HBA
HBA
VA71x0
Array
Controller 1
Controller 2
Management
Station