Dell PowerVault MD3000 User Manual

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Hardware Installation

Figure 2-4 and Figure 2-5 show redundant, high-availability cabling
configurations for one and two hosts. If any one path fails, at least one HBA is
still connected to one RAID controller.

Figure 2-4.

Cabling a Single Host (Dual-HBA With Two Cable Connections) Using

Redundant Data Paths

Figure 2-5.

Cabling a Single Host (Single-HBA) Using Redundant Data Paths

RAID controller module 0

RAID controller module 1
MD3000 RAID Enclosure

MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

dual-HBA host server

RAID controller module 0

RAID controller module 1
MD3000 RAID Enclosure

MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

MD1000 Expansion Enclosure

single-HBA host server

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