.Part 4 SAN Extension and Bridging HP SAN Design Reference Guide 785354-001

Figure 141 (page 340) shows an MPX200-3PAR single-blade fabric-attached configuration. This is
the lowest-cost configuration and is used when high availability for iSCSI hosts is not required.
Figure 141 MPX200-3PAR single-blade fabric-attached configuration
GE1 GE2
IOIOI
FC1 FC2MGMT
GE4
GE3
HP StorageWorks
MPX200
1 GbE Blade
MPX200 Multifunction Router
26664a
GE1
MGMT
IP network
iSCSI data
(LAN/VLAN)
iSCSI
FC1 FC2
NIC
Fibre Channel
fabric 1
Fibre Channel
fabric 2
MPX200
3PAR storage system
IP network
management
(WAN/LAN)
Figure 142 (page 340) shows an MPX200-3PAR dual-blade fabric-attached configuration. This
configuration provides high availability with failover between blades.
Figure 142 MPX200-3PAR dual-blade fabric-attached configuration
GE1 GE2
IOIOI
FC1 FC2MGMT
GE4
GE3
HP StorageWorks
MPX200
1 GbE Blade
MPX200 Multifunction Router
26665a
GE1
MGMT
iSCSI
FC1 FC2
NIC
MPX200 blade 2
GE1 GE2
IOIOI
FC1 FC2MGMT
GE4
GE3
HP StorageWorks
MPX200
1 GbE Blade
MPX200 Multifunction Router
GE1
MGMT
FC1 FC2
MPX200 blade 1
Fibre Channel
fabric 1
IP network
iSCSI data
(LAN/VLAN)
Fibre Channel
fabric 2
IP network
management
(WAN/LAN)
3PAR storage system
Figure 143 (page 341) shows a multi-3PAR configuration with connectivity for up to four 3PAR
storage systems from a single MPX200 blade.
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