HP manual Connecting the HP Z800 Atto Fibre Channel Adapter

The fibre channel adapter is equipped with four ports, called loops. You can connect your storage enclosure to the fibre channel cards using either 2 loops or 4 loops. A 2-loop device can be connected to either the inner pair of ports or the outer pair of ports. A 4-loop device requires both the inner pair and the outer pair.

FC port 1 }

FC port 2

To storage assembly

FC port 3 }(Optional) To storage (4 loop),

FC port 0 archiving device or SAN

NOTE If you are not using all the ports of a fibre channel adapter, terminate the two unused ports with the FC loopback couplers that shipped with your system. Terminating these ports significantly decreases the time required to boot the system.

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