https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/connecting-linux-red-hat-clusters-with-xp512/m-p/3158376#M10697 My understanding is as under:<BR /><BR />To direct connect 3*2 node clusters, you need at least 6 CHIP ports.<BR /><BR />Check if you have 4/8 port CHIPs.<BR /><BR />sks Thu, 08 Jan 2004 02:28:15 GMT Sanjay Kumar Suri 2004-01-08T02:28:15Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/connecting-linux-red-hat-clusters-with-xp512/m-p/3158375#M10696 Hi all storage and Linux gurus,<BR /><BR />I have XP512 disk array.<BR /><BR />I need to connect 3 numbers of 2 node Linux Clusters based on Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1.<BR /><BR />My question is<BR /><BR />How many dedicated CHIP pairs do I need on the XP512 side.<BR /><BR />As per my last update, Linux always need "LUN 0" and since there can only be one "LUN 0" on each CHIP pair, so to connect 3 cluster I necessarily need to have 3 PAIRS just for this purpose !<BR /><BR />Thanks for suggesting the best way to do this.<BR /><BR />regards,<BR /><BR />Mahesh <BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /> Wed, 07 Jan 2004 10:22:04 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/connecting-linux-red-hat-clusters-with-xp512/m-p/3158375#M10696 Mahesh Babbar 2004-01-07T10:22:04Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/connecting-linux-red-hat-clusters-with-xp512/m-p/3158376#M10697 My understanding is as under:<BR /><BR />To direct connect 3*2 node clusters, you need at least 6 CHIP ports.<BR /><BR />Check if you have 4/8 port CHIPs.<BR /><BR />sks Thu, 08 Jan 2004 02:28:15 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/connecting-linux-red-hat-clusters-with-xp512/m-p/3158376#M10697 Sanjay Kumar Suri 2004-01-08T02:28:15Z