MSA20 Jbod to host

[shashi kanth]

Is there any way that we can directly connect MSA20 Jbod to the server/host ?

[Torsten.]

What you mean by "directly"? You need a smartarray HBA installed in the server.

[shashi kanth]

I mean i don't want MSA20 Job connected to the MSA Controller (and controller to the SAN), instead i directly want JBOD connected to the the server.

[Torsten.]

SAN with MSA20???

In fact you can connect like this:

server with smartarray ctrl <--> MSA20 (direct SCSI).

[shashi kanth]

"server with smartarray ctrl <--> MSA20 (direct SCSI)."


To do this, what needs to have on the server?

The server is having one Emulex HBA, and inside there is a smart array controller.

[Torsten.]

See

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11942_div/11942_div.html#Modular%20Smart%20Array%2020%20Components

[Simon Setina]

To connecting MSA20 directly, you must insert SmartArray controler in Proliant PCI-X or PCI-E slot.

[Torsten.]

Scroll down the page above:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11942_div/11942_div.html#Configuration%20Information

to find supported HBAs.