HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Networking Scenarios Cookbook

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Maximum number of c-Class enclosures connected to a HP 3PAR storage system
Connecting several BladeSystem c-Class enclosures to the same 3PAR Storage system is fully supported. The
number of host ports available on the HP 3PAR controller nodes defines the maximum number of enclosures
supported.
 With 4 controller nodes, a 3PAR StoreServ 10400 can support up to 96 Fibre Channel Host Ports. This means that
24 enclosures can be connected to the storage system when using 4 Virtual Connect uplinks per enclosure.
 With 2 controller nodes, a 3PAR StoreServ 7200 can support up to 12 Fibre Channel Host Ports. This means that 3
enclosures can be connected to the storage system when using 4 Virtual Connect uplinks per enclosure.
Figure 19: Maximum c-Class enclosures connected to a HP 3PAR StoreServ 10400 and StoreServ 7200
StoreServ 10400
VC Domain
3PAR Storage
System
BladeSystem c-Class with
dual VC FlexFabric Modules
4
4
24 enclosures
MAX
VC Domain
BladeSystem c-Class with
dual VC FlexFabric Modules
4
4
3 enclosures
MAX
3PAR Storage
System
StoreServ 7200
4
Table 2: Maximum c-Class enclosures connected to a 3PAR Storage System when using 4 Virtual Connect uplinks per
enclosure (with 2 x FlexFabric modules):
Storage Array
StoreServ
10800
StoreServ
10400
T800
T400
StoreServ
7400
StoreServ
7200
F400
F200
Number of FC
Host ports
192
96
128
64
24
12
24
12
Maximum
number of
enclosure
48
(192 / 4)
24
(96 / 4)
32
(128 / 4)
16
(64 / 4)
6
(24 / 4)
3
(12 / 4)
6
(24 / 4)
3
(12 / 4)
Important!: To avoid storage networking issues and potential loss of data associated with duplicate WWNs on the
3PAR system, all VC Domains connected to the same SPAR Storage System must use different HP Pre-Defined
ranges of WWN addresses.