Dell PowerVault MD3260 - Manual (Page 6)

6
Dell PowerVault MD-Series Storage Array Rules
This section contains both general and model-specific connectivity and consideration rules
for MD storage arrays. Only the rules shown in
Table 2 apply to ALL storage array models. For
rules applying to specific MD models, see Tables 3 and 4 .
Table 2. MD-Series Storage Array Rules for All Models
NOTE: MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i and MD3660f platforms are
supported in dual-RAID controller (duplex) configurations only.
MD3200
series
MD3200i
series
MD3600i
series
MD3600f
series
RULE
6Gbps
SAS
1Gbps
iSCSI
10Gbps
iSCSI
8Gbps
Fibre
Channel
Maximum number of host servers a single storage array
can connect to with one RAID controller module
installed
4 32 64 64
Maximum number of host servers a single storage array
can connect to with two RAID controller modules
installed
8
(4 if using
high
availability)
32 64 64
Maximum number of Dell 6GbSAS HBA cards supported
in a single host server attached to single array. (It is
recommended to use two Dell 6Gb SAS HBA cards for
all redundant cabling configurations.)
2
(each card
has two
ports)
N/A N/A N/A
Unused ports on a Dell 6Gb SAS HBA card already
connected to an MD3260 cannot be connected to
another device (such as a tape drive or other model
storage array).
 N/A N/A N/A
Maximum number of MD Series Storage Arrays a host
server may connect to:
2 (HA) 4 4 4
SAS and iSCSI storage arrays can be connected to the
same host server.
  
The I/O co-
existence
between the
Fibre Channel
and any other
protocol on
same host is
not
supported.