HP A7173A PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Performance White Paper for HP PA-RISC Servers

Test Configurations

General Test Configuration

The general test configuration consisted of a single HP 9000 rp4440 PA-RISC Server attached to multiple

HP MSA30 SB storage units via multiple A7173A and A6829A dual channel SCSI adapters. Each MSA30 SB

contained thirteen HP 15K RPM Ultra320 SCSI hard disks.

Additional Information

For more information about the HP A7173A Ultra320 SCSI Adapter please visit http://www.hp.com.

HP rp4440

MSA30 SB

MSA30 SB MSA30 SB

MSA30 SB

A7173A

A7173A A6829A

A6829A

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