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SAN Configurations 2-11
Target storage
ports
Maximum of eight ports
for storage per fabric.
For the purpose of fault-
tolerance and load-
balancing, each Power-
Vault 56F switch pro-
vides 10 ports for
servers and four ports
for storage, and each
PowerVault 51F switch
provides five ports for
servers and two ports
for storage. (The Power-
Vault 50F switch is not
supported in a Power-
Vault 530F SAN appli-
ance configuration.)
A maximum of eight ports are avail-
able for any combination of the
following devices: PowerVault 35F
bridges, PowerVault 650F and 651F
disk processor enclosures (DPEs),
PowerVault 660F storage systems,
and PowerVault 530F SAN appliances.
Each stand-alone PowerVault 530F
uses two storage ports per fabric
between the server and the Power-
Vault 530F. Each redundant pair of
PowerVault 530Fs uses three storage
ports per fabric between the server
and the PowerVault 530F.
530F SAN
appliances
Maximum of four
PowerVault 530F SAN
appliances per SAN.
Maximum of four PowerVault 530Fs
in a stand-alone configuration per
SAN. Maximum of two pairs of
PowerVault 530Fs in a redundant pair
configuration.
650F or 651F
DPEs and
660F storage
systems
Maximum of four
PowerVault 650F, 651F,
or 660F systems con-
nected to each Power-
Vault 530Fconfiguration
in a SAN.
Maximum of four PowerVault storage
systems connected to one stand-
alone or one redundant pair of Power-
Vault 530Fs using Fibre Channel
switches. Both 650Fs and 660Fs can
be attached in the same 530F config-
uration; however, you cannot mix the
two types of storage systems in a
clustered configuration.
Switches Maximum of six Power-
Vault Fibre Channel
switches per SAN
between the server and
the 530F.
If660F storage systems
are used, one or more
switches may be
required between the
530F and the 660F.
Between the server and the Power-
Vault 530F: Three switches per fabric
allowing six switches for redundant
configurations and three for nonre-
dundant configurations. PowerVault
56Fs arerecommended for scalability.
PowerVault 50Fs are not supported.
Between the PowerVault 530F and
660F: One switch per fabric is
required whenusing PowerVault 660F
storage systems. PowerVault 51F and
56F switches are supported.
Table 2-3. Supported PowerVault 530F SAN Appliance
Configurations (continued)
Component Supported Maximum Conditions/Requirements