Answer by ewwhite for HP storage arrays - multiple channels?
Okay. This is an interesting question, as there are a number of options available to you.Some concepts to clarify and understand, as they relate to this situation:Perceptions of "speed" or "fast".RAID...
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The D2600/2700 has dual 6Gbps SAS channels on the backplane, the cables you connect them with carry four x 6Gbps SAS channels to allow you to daisy-chain another shelf off the first one without any...
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To my understanding the D2600 chassis (and the D2700) has a single backplane (channel), and the SmartArray cards with multiple channels allow you to chain multiple enclosures together to create very...
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Our SQL server is becoming pretty heavily loaded, and all indications point to the disk channel being the bottleneck. The current HP server has a fairly low-end array card, and we're looking to augment...
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