Planning during the product placement phase includes considering
the specific use of each SAS port.
SAS port usage in the Lenovo Storage V7000
Table 1 lists
the supported functions of the individual ports on the Lenovo Storage V7000.
Table 1. SAS port usage.
| Node type |
SAS ports (in numerical order) |
| V7000 |
- Drive enclosures
- Drive enclosures
Note: These ports appear as type "enclosure" as shown by the lsportsas command; both SAS ports
are equivalent for connecting to expansion enclosures.
|
Status Reporting
The
lsportsas command displays two attributes for each SAS port:
- Attachment: what currently is attached to the port (values: none/host/enclosure).
- Type: what the port can be attached to (values: host/enclosure).