HP P2000 Configuration Guide

Figure 5 P2000 G3 connected to a single D2700 6Gb drive enclosure
.
P2000 G3 homogeneous expansion
configurations
The following illustrations show examples of expanding storage from
P2000 G3 controller enclosures to multiple homogeneous drive
enclosures; that is, drive enclosures of the same model.
Adding multiple D2700 6Gb drive enclosures
The following figure shows a dual-controller P2000 G3 MSA System (1)
connected to two D2700 6Gb drive enclosures with dual I/O modules
(2 and 3). Data throughput in the array performs at the 6Gbps rate, as
both the controller enclosure and the drive enclosures support 6Gbps
speeds (assuming that all disk drives in the array are also 6Gb drives).
Figure 6 P2000 G3 connected to multiple D2700 6Gb drive enclosures
.
P2000 G3 Mixed-connect expansion
configurations
The following illustrations show examples of expanding storage from
P2000 G3 array enclosures to multiple drive enclosures of different
models.
Adding a P2000/D2700 mixed-connect configuration
The following figure shows a dual-controller P2000 G3 MSA System (1)
connected to a P2000 6Gb drive enclosure (2) and D2700 6Gb drive
enclosure (3). Data throughput in the array performs at the 6Gbps rate,
as both the controller enclosure and the drive enclosures support 6Gbps
speeds (assuming that all disk drives in the array are also 6Gb drives).
Figure 7 P2000 G3 connected to a P2000/D2700 mixed-connect
configuration
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P2000 G3 maximum number of drives
example
The following figure shows an example of an array configuration that
demonstrates the maximum number of drives (149) that are allowed in
an array configuration.
A P2000 G3 MSA System (1) is connected to five D2700 6Gb drive
enclosures (2 through 6). Each D2700 drive enclosure contains 25 disk
drives and the P2000 G3 MSA SFF controller enclosure contains 24
disk drives. Combined, the total number of disk drives in array
configuration add up to the maximum 149 drives allowed. Note that
the total of six enclosures stays within the maximum number of enclosures
allowed limitation (eight). Data throughput in the array performs at the
6Gbps rate, as both the controller enclosure and the drive enclosures
support 6Gbps speeds (assuming that all disk drives in the array are
also 6Gb drives).
NOTE:
When adding more than two drive enclosures, you may be
required to purchase additional 1m or 2m cables. Spanning
3, 4, or 5 drive enclosures requires 1m cables.
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HP P2000 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	P2000
Category	Storage
Language	English