The FC adapter on controller node will support for Host and Disk. we can use "the whole FC adapter for disk and whole FC adapter for host" or "use the FC adapter and share 2 port for disk and 2 ports for host"
Do you have any idea/recommend for FC adapter configuration
Many Thanks,
3PAR FC adapter Configuration
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Re: 3PAR FC adapter Configuration
What model of 3PAR is this?
In my T800 systems, we dedicate entire cards to DISK or HOST, not both.
In my SS7000 series, the disks are SAS attached so the FC ports are dedicated to hosts.
In my T800 systems, we dedicate entire cards to DISK or HOST, not both.
In my SS7000 series, the disks are SAS attached so the FC ports are dedicated to hosts.
Richard Siemers
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The views and opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.
Re: 3PAR FC adapter Configuration
Thank you for your reply. The model is V400.
Re: 3PAR FC adapter Configuration
On the 10x00 series (V Class) 4 port HBA's are dedicated to drive chassis support only. The front end HBA ports can be used for either host or remotecopy connectivity. Although it is possible to switch the personality of any port to support disk, doing so would get you into a very large hole in terms of ongoing expansion. So stick to dedicated HBA's for backend disk cages, below taken from HP documentation
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Three PCIe slots are reserved for Drive Chassis connectivity (total 12 ports via three 4-port Adapters)
Six PCIe slots are available for FC hosts and/or FC-based Replication
Both nodes in a node pair must be configured identically