Dell SCv2020 Tool Storage User Manual


 
SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System with SAS Front-End Connectivity
An SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system with SAS front-end connectivity may communicate with the
following components of a Storage Center system.
Figure 5. Storage System with SAS Front-End Connectivity
Item Description Speed Communication Type
1 Server with SAS Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) 12 Gbps per channel Front End
2 Ethernet switch 1 Gbps Front End
3 SCv2000/SCv2020 storage system with SAS
front-end connectivity
12 Gbps per channel Front End
4 SC100/SC120 expansion enclosures 6 Gbps per channel Back End
5 Remote Storage Center connected via iSCSI
for replication
1 Gbps Front End
6 Management network (Computer
connected to the storage system through
the Ethernet switch)
Up to 1 Gbps System Administration
Back-End Connectivity
Back-end connectivity is strictly between the storage system and expansion enclosures, which hold the
physical drives that provide back-end expansion storage.
The SCv2000/SCv2020 supports SAS connectivity to multiple SC100/SC120 expansion enclosures.
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About the SCv2000/SCv2020 Storage System