HP VMA SAN Gateway for VMA-series Memory Arrays Release Notes - August 2012 - Software OE version G5.1.0

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Figure 6: Supported Redundant Pair VMA SAN Gateway Configurations
Redundant VMA SAN Gateway Pair with one
VMA Array
Redundant VMA SAN Gateway Pair with two
VMA Arrays
Please fully review the ‘Configuring a Redundant Pair of VMA SAN Gateways - Process Guide’ (P/N
AM456-9023A) before attempting to setup a redundant gateway pair.
For connection of dually connected VMA Arrays to redundant VMA SAN Gateways, you will need
two VMA PCIe Cables per VMA Array to be connected; one to connect to each gateway. Note that
with each VMA Array ordered, one PCIe cable is included with the array. For dually connected
arrays, an additional PCIe cable (P/N 463A) is required per array. At this time there is a maximum of
two VMA Arrays supported per redundant VMA SAN Gateway pair.
Additionally when ordering VMA Arrays, one PCIe pass-thru card per array is required to be included
in the order. When dually connecting a VMA Array to two gateways, an additional PCIe pass-thru
card (P/N AM464A) is also required, for a total of two PCIe Pass-Thru cards per array.
For Redundant VMA SAN Gateway Pairs, it is recommended that the optional add-on FC HBAs are
not used since the addition of the target FC ports with a ‘secondary’ gateway provide additional
connectivity and enough throughput capability to fully utilize the available bandwidth of up to two
dually connected VMA Arrays.
HP supported host connectivity with VMA SAN Gateway
software OE version G5.1.0
While other configurations of the VMA SAN Gateway may be possible, only the following
configurations have been fully tested and are supported by HP at the release of this document. If