When I need to do planned management on one of the controllers of the Nimble array, I still want redundant connectivity with both FC ports to my servers. Quite obvious: redundant cabling meaning every Nimble controller needs an FC connection with each Virtual Connect Master Module in the Synergy frame. ![]() I found this picture how to cable a Nimble array with the Synergy frame. Luckily, inside the OneView 5.0 presentation I found a little statement about Fibre Channel Support with Direct Attach.Īlso HPE SPOCK, being the reference database of all validated storage configurations within HPE, showed me via my 3820C CNA adapter in my Synergy SY480 blade through a well hidden side note that it was supported when using OneView 5.0 or higher in combination with Nimble OS 5.x or higher. I found out that it was supported but nowhere I could find a proof of this. Now it was important for me to validate this feature as well with the brand new Nimble array that I was planning to buy. This configuration lowers the price of your solution, and removes the complexity of SAN management. HPE 3PAR had an interesting feature called Direct Attach aka FlatSAN, that allows to connect your 3PAR array directly to the Virtual Connect modules inside a C7000 BladeSystem and Synergy bladed solution, without the need of FC switches for SAN connectivity. ![]() Some time ago I replaced my HPE 3PAR 7400 array in my homelab with a new HPE Nimble storage array HF20.
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