Deployment Guide

SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System with Front-End SAS Connectivity

An SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system with front-end SAS connectivity may communicate with the following components of a

Storage Center system.

Figure 5. Storage System with Front-End SAS Connectivity

Item

Description Speed Communication Type

1 Server with SAS host bus adapters (HBAs) 12 Gbps per channel Front End

2 Ethernet switch 1 Gbps or 10 Gbps

(Management/Replication)

Front End

3 SCv2000/SCv2020 with front-end SAS connectivity 12 Gbps per channel Front End

4 SC100/SC120 Expansion Enclosures 6 Gbps per channel Back End

5 Remote Storage Center connected via iSCSI for

replication

1 Gbps or 10 Gbps Front End

6 Management network (computer connected to the

storage system through the Ethernet switch)

Up to 1 Gbps System Administration

Back-End Connectivity

Back-end connectivity is strictly between the storage system and expansion enclosures, which hold the physical drives that provide

back-end expansion storage.

An SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system supports back-end connectivity to multiple expansion enclosures.

System Administration

To perform system administration, the Storage Center communicates with computers using the Ethernet management (MGMT)

port on the storage controllers.

The Ethernet management port is used for Storage Center configuration, administration, and management.

About the SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System