NetApp E2712 User Manual

Step 5 - Connecting the controller-drive tray to the
hosts
Key terms
Topology
The logical layout of the components of a computer system or network and their interconnections.
Topology deals with questions of what components are directly connected to other components from
the standpoint of being able to communicate. It does not deal with questions of physical location of
components or interconnecting cables. (
The Dictionary of Storage Networking Terminology )
Direct topology
A topology that does not use a switch.
Switch or fabric topology
A topology that uses a switch.
Things to know - Storage array configuration specifications
for the controller-drive tray
Item
Specification
Number of controllers One in a simplex configuration, two in a duplex configuration
Number of host connectors per
controller
• Two, four, or six SAS host connectors
• Two SAS and either two or four Fibre Channel host
connectors
• Two SAS and two iSCSI Base-T host connectors
• Two SAS and either two or four iSCSI optical host connectors
Maximum SAS HBA logins
per controller
128
Maximum Fibre Channel
logins per controller
1024
Maximum iSCSI sessions per
controller
1024
2048 with a four-port iSCSI optical HIC per controller
Supported Combined Cache
and Processor GB Memory
Sizes per controller
4 or 8
Maximum number of drive
slots supported
192
Maximum number of hosts per
storage partition
256
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NetApp E2712 Specifications

General

Brand	NetApp
Model	E2712
Category	Storage
Language	English