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# About HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems

You can connect supported HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems to the appliance. You must configure a 3PAR system using the 3PAR software to bring it under management of the appliance.

### Partner port states

Port state | Definition | Equivalent 3PAR state
--- | --- | ---
none | Normal state, not failed over. | `none`
failing over | The port is offline and is in the process of failing over to the partner port. | `failover_pending`
failed over | The port is offline and has failed over to the partner port. | `failed_over`
failed | The port is off offline and cannot fail over to the partner port. | `active_down`
recovering | The port is online and in the process of returning to a normal state. | `failback_pending`
partner port failed over | The partner port has failed over and the port is the partner port traffic. | `active`
partner failed | The partner port has failed and the fail over operation was not successful. | `active_down`

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