HP StorageWorks 2000 Modular Smart Array G2 cable configuration guide (457746-004, June 2009)

Connecting to multiple MSA70 drive enclosures
In this example, connecting an MSA2000i G2 array enclosure to three
MSA70 drive enclosures requires six (6) mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables.
Connecting to a mixed configuration
The following figure shows a MSA2000i G2 array controller connected
to a mixed configuration of MSA70 drive enclosures and MSA2000
3.5” 12–drive enclosures. This configuration requires seven (7) mini-SAS
to SAS cables and one (1) mini-SAS to mini-SAS cable. Other mixed
configurations might require different cables.
MSA2000fc G2 configuration options
This section describes direct connect, switch-connect, and expansion
configuration options for the MSA2000fc G2.
MSA2000fc G2 direct connections
The MSA2000fc G2 supports four server connections, two per controller.
Connect Fibre Channel cables from host ports on each controller to FC
HBAs on server(s), as shown in the following illustrations.
One server connected to an MSA2000fc G2 enclosure
A: One server/single path requires one (1) Fibre Channel cable.
A + B: One server/dual path requires two (2) Fibre Channel cables.
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