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What is the maximum number of servers that can connect to a Dell MD3000i ??

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It depends... What type of SAN are you using?

You might want to read more on the subject: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=25001

The type you are using supports up to 16 hosts. Source: http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/powervault-MD3000i/pd

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It depends on the SAN make and model, also whether server are multi-pathed too. Come back to us with more details.

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  • I am using DELL MD 3000 iSCSI SAN
    – Sreeraj
    Feb 16, 2011 at 14:08
  • I'm not aware of that product, do you mean an MD3000 DAS box?
    – Chopper3
    Feb 16, 2011 at 14:13
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    dyasny - erm...sorry to put you right but I edited the entire question and title AFTER he revealed it in this comment stream - his original question was simply "Maximum number of servers that can connect to a san ?" for both title and question, he also edited his first comment from "DS 3000" to what it is now. I can't recall how much rep you need to view edits in questions or comments but please don't leap to conclusions when the one you're leaping at is an moderator and you may not have seen/looked-for the details. I could care less about losing rep but I wanted you to know the full story.
    – Chopper3
    Feb 16, 2011 at 15:00
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    Chopper3 - ah, sorry then. I have seen edits, but since the original post has been removed and replaced by other text, instead of something like a changelog in the post, the way it's usually done, All I could assume about your edits was a change in formatting or spelling maybe. I am myself a moderator in several IT communities, and when I edit a post, I do it so that it's obvious what was the original text and what the edit is. Might make sense to make that the standard way of editing posts IMO. Nothing personal of course
    – dyasny
    Feb 16, 2011 at 19:17
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    yeah, no probs. At the forums I mod, we normally delete anything irrelevant replacing it with a bunch of asterisks (spam, language etc), and any changes are in the form of "Edit by mod: blah blah" so that the original post is preserved more or less. Anyhow, good to have this cleared out
    – dyasny
    Feb 16, 2011 at 20:43
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Since a "SAN" is a "storage area network", there is no maximum for the question that you're asking.

  1. If you're asking about how many hosts can be logically linked to a controller, or a fabric, or other device, then that's an implementation detail that will be specific to the make and model of your equipment. As @Chopper3 said, include those details and an answer may be feasible.
  2. If you're asking about how many physical connections can be made, go into your server room and count the bloody ports on the equipment, or read the spec sheet from the vendor.

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