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HP StorageWorks Carrier-Grade 2324fc Modular Smart Array user guide 27

4 Connecting hosts

Host system requirements

Data hosts connected to MSA2324fc arrays must meet the following requirements:

• Depending on your system configuration, data host operating systems may require that multipathing is

supported.

If fault tolerance is required, then multipathing software may be required. Host-based multipath

software should be used in any configuration where two logical paths between the host and any

storage volume may exist at the same time. This would include most configurations where there are

multiple connections to the host or multiple connections between a switch and the storage.

To obtain the MSA2000 Family MPIO DSM, go to the HP MSA products page at

http://www.hp.com/go/msa. Select MSA SAN Arrays, select your product, and go to Related

products.

• To prevent Microsoft Windows 2003 data hosts from displaying the Found New Hardware Wizard

when the storage system is discovered, install the MSA2000 Family SCSI Enclosure Services driver.

Download MSA2000 Family SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) driver package from

http://www.hp.com/go/msa. Select MSA SAN Arrays, select your product, and go to Related

products.

NOTE: The MSA2000 Family SCSI Enclosure Services driver is required for Microsoft

Windows 2003.

Connecting the enclosure to data hosts

Cable connections vary depending on configuration. Common cable configurations are shown in this

section. For a complete list of supported configurations, go to the MSA2000 product site at

http://hp.com/support/manuals

for the latest MSA2000 supported cable configurations guide. This

document is updated whenever newly supported configurations are added.

Loop/Point-to-Point Topology

The 2324fc Modular Smart Array uses Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (loop) topology by default.

Point-to-point topology is supported for switch attach configurations only.

Connecting direct attach configurations

Single controller configuration

One server/one HBA/single path

Dual controller configurations

One server/one dual-ported HBA/dual path

Server 1

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