Eva3000 hsv100 controllers, Hsv110 controller location—front and rear views – HP 3000 Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual
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CXO7943A
CXO7944B
Figure 7 HSV110 controller location—front and rear views
EVA3000 HSV100 controllers
The HSV100 controllers serve as the interface between the storage system hardware and the SAN. All host
I/Os and all Command View EVA management commands are processed by the controllers. Up to four
drive enclosures are supported by each HSV100 controller pair.
shows the HSV100 controller.
Two high-performance HSV100 controllers are included in each EVA3000 storage system. Each controller
is installed in a separate enclosure and provides the following features:
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High-performance, PowerPC microprocessor
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An Operator Control Panel (OCP) for easy operation
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3U cabinet space required for both controller enclosures
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Two 2-Gbps, FC-Switch Fabric host ports
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Two 2-Gbps, FC-AL device ports
• Arranged as a single redundant pair
• Data load/performance is balanced across a pair
• Support for up to 56 disks
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1-GB cache per controller, mirrored, with battery backup
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2-Gbps, FC cache mirroring port with device port backups
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