MSA 2040
Hi I am trying to connect MSA 2040 to 2 or 3 separate dl 580 and use the storage for ESXi on each server which each one has 2 or 3 machines please let me know first of all do I need san switch or I can...
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Connecting 3 servers with MSA storage can be done directly or through Switch. It depends on how you want to implement redundancy/multipath in your setup by using MSA controller host ports.It's always...
View ArticleMSA 1050 10 GbE Escenario
Dear Collegues:I would like to buy a HPE MSA 1050 Storage, especifically the model Q2R25A,with 2 controller at 10GbE of iSCSI connection, but when I review the spare-parts of msa1050, I saw that it...
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As per MSA 1050 User guide,https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-a00027451en_us&docLocale=en_US"The MSA 1050 controller enclosures are pre-configured at the factory to...
View ArticleMSA 2040 -- restart storage itself??
I know it's possible to restart the management controllers without affecting anything going on with storage itself.What about restarting the storage controllers one at a time??Am I required to stop or...
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There are no 10BaseT Options for the MSA 1050 today.For iSCSI, you have to use 10 GB SFP (Fibre) or Direct Attach Copper Cable.
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Yes, you can restart the Management at any time, this have no relation to the Storage Part.> restart mc A/B or in the GUIYou can also restart the Storage Controller one by one, if you have a...
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There is no problem to restart Controller one at a time provided your volumes are presented through both Controller host ports so that high availability will be maintained. Hope this...
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Yes, there's two sets of ports/cables for each storage controller plus one port/cable per management controller.Thank you for answering so quickly!! I'll do this later today when things are a little...
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Storage (SAN) connectivity
I have two servers, an MSA, and two Aruba 3810 as attached. I dont have a SAN switch, and wondering how this connectivity will be done. Can i still use the same switches for both SAN and server uplinks?
View ArticleNeed HELP expanding current MSA 2040SAS Controller Enclosure to MSA 2050 SAS...
We currently have a MSA 2040 SAS Controller Enclosure - we are out of space and would like to expand our storage capacity. We recently purchased a MSA 2050 SAS Controller Enclosure. What I need to know...
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Hi Chris,I am trying to understand if you are planning to upgrade from MSA 2040 controller enclosure to MSA 2050 Controller enclosure? or adding MSA 2050 disk enclosure to existing MSA 2040 controllers...
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SAN connectivity
Hi guys, I have two servers, an MSA, and two Aruba 3810 as attached. I dont have a SAN switch, and wondering how this connectivity will be done. Can i still use the same switches for both SAN and...
View ArticleRe: MSA 1050 10 GbE Escenario
I have a several questions for the hpe MSA 1050 10 iSCSI Configuration(Q2R25A):1. Has it 4 sfp+ 10 Gbps , two for each controller?2. Is it compatible its DAC cables with switch CISCO SX550G-24T?...
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Answer_1: Yes, you are correct there are 4 SFP+ 10GB Ethernet connections, and two for each controller.Answer_2: It is possible to achieve a 10Gb Ethernet connection with DACs cables ( copper-based...
View ArticleRe: Need HELP expanding current MSA 2040SAS Controller Enclosure to MSA 2050...
Simple answer, it's not possible to expand MSA2040 SAS Controller enclosure with MSA2050 SAS Controller enclosure.You need to buy supported drive enclosure for MSA2040 SAS Storage and then you can...
View ArticleMSA 2040
Hi I have one MSA 2040 storage and one san switch which is connected to 3 dl580 if I want to add another storage should I add another san switch or not?
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Single Switch in any setup not a good recommendation because that will be like single point of failure if anything happened to that Switch. If Switch goes down then both Storage will lost connectivity...
View ArticleRe: Need HELP expanding current MSA 2040SAS Controller Enclosure to MSA 2050...
Chris,MSA Storage is a traditional scale-up storage architecture where every IO has to be processed by one of only two storage controllers, and it is not a scale-out storage solution.If you have MSA...
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