Back-to-Back Connection using HBAs - IP Networking

aldowsary · #1 (**permalink**) 11-11-2007

Hi every body,

Is it possible to connect two servers Back-to-Back (Point-to-Point) using HBA adapters & using Fiber.
Note it is direct connection & there is no switches between the servers.

I'm concern about using HBA adapters, it is possible or not.

Thanks in advance.

sysgate · #2 (**permalink**) 11-12-2007

Given that "host bus adapter (HBA) connects a host system (the computer) to other network and storage devices" I guess the answer is yes, but this will depend on the type of hardware you have.

Smiling Dragon · #3 (**permalink**) 11-12-2007

I remember hearing about Sun doing something with this a while back, unfortunately the name escapes me. They did it using Fibre IO HBAs. You can get some stupidly fast data transfers over it but it requires a dedicated connection and as far as I know is a Sun-only thing :/

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