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Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Deployment Guide

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Dual-controller module configurations – directly attached

In the following figures, blue cables show controller module A paths, and green cables show controller module B paths for host connection:

Figure 1. Connecting hosts: ME4 Series 2U direct attach – one server, one HBA, dual path
U direct attach – one server, one HBA, dual path
  1. Server
  2. Controller module in slot A
  3. Controller module in slot B
Figure 2. Connecting hosts: ME4 Series 5U direct attach – one server, one HBA, dual path
5U direct attach – one server, one HBA, dual path
  1. Server
  2. Controller module in slot A
  3. Controller module in slot B
Figure 3. Connecting hosts: ME4 Series 2U direct attach – two servers, one HBA per server, dual path
U direct attach – two servers, one HBA per server, dual path
  1. Server 1
  2. Server 2
  3. Controller module in slot A
  4. Controller module in slot B
Figure 4. Connecting hosts: ME4 Series 5U direct attach – two servers, one HBA per server, dual path
5U direct attach – two servers, one HBA per server, dual path
  1. Server 1
  2. Server 2
  3. Controller module in slot A
  4. Controller module in slot B
Figure 5. Connecting hosts: ME4 Series 2U direct attach– four servers, one HBA per server, dual path
2U direct attach – four servers, one HBA per server, dual path
  1. Server 1
  2. Server 2
  3. Server 3
  4. Server 4
  5. Controller module A
  6. Controller module B
Figure 6. Connecting hosts: ME4 Series 5U direct attach – four servers, one HBA per server, dual path
U direct attach – four servers, one HBA per server, dual path
  1. Server 1
  2. Server 2
  3. Server 3
  4. Server 4
  5. Controller module A
  6. Controller module B

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