IBM DS3500 User Manual

Each switch forms its own group of connections. This is also the configuration to
use for dual-node host configuration. The illustration Figure 53 shows the host
server connects to multiple DS3500s via two separate SAS switches.
SAS switch SAS switch
Host system
with two SAS
host adapter
Host system
with two SAS
host adapter
DS3500
with Dual-
controller
e35i0012
Figure 52. Dual-controller DS3500 SAS connection to multiple hosts using two separate SAS
switches
SAS switch SAS switch
Host system
with two SAS
host adapter
Host system
with two SAS
host adapter
e35i0013
DS3500
with Dual-
controller
DS3500
with Dual-
controller
Figure 53. Multiple dual-controller DS3500s SAS connection to multiple hosts using two using
two separate SAS switches
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IBM DS3500 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	DS3500
Category	Storage
Language	English