HP StorageWorks 4000 Compaq RAID Array 4000 Storage System: Deployment and Con - Page 16

Compaq RAID Array 4000 Storage System: Deployment and Configuration 16 Compaq Redundancy Manager (NT) The Compaq Redundancy Manager software is a redundancy management solution, which provides a range of functionality for servers using Fibre Channel storage. The software allows configurations with redundancy to be built. The Redundancy Manager provides the ability to configure the environment with redundant Fibre Channel Host Adapters. Active/Active Host Adapters (NT) In RA4000 Storage Systems, data is transferred from the server to the arrays and recalled via data paths through each Fibre Channel Host Adapter. Since the system contains multiple data paths, different configurations are possible. The Redundancy Manager automatically configures multiple data paths with the first available path being set as Active and the next path as Standby. However, the Redundancy Manager can be manually configured to have Active/Active paths to allow load balancing of the system and to utilize multiple paths at the same time. After the environment is configured, the Redundancy Manager provides redundancy and path management in your configuration. 0206-0699