Adaptec 1966600 User Guide - Page 71
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Installing the DuraStor Storage Subsystem ! Caution: When in active-active mode, the two controllers communicate with each other using SCSI initiator IDs 6 and 7 on the disk channels. The values of 6 and 7 are mandatory defaults to guarantee good communication between the two controllers, and you cannot change them. Do not configure any other devices to IDs 6 and 7 on the disk channels, or the active-active configuration will fail to operate. Each controller also sends heartbeat messages to its partner controller. If a controller does not receive a heartbeat message within a set timeout period, it will kill the other controller assuming that it has malfunctioned. After killing the other controller, it will take ownership of the arrays and will activate its passive host port to assume the defunct controller's identity. In this failed-over configuration, the controller will present its native identity on one host port, and the failed-over controller's identity on its other host port. The controller's host interface impersonates the other's World Wide Name (WWN) Identifier and other identifiers as appropriate to the current Fibre Channel topology. The arrays native to the controller are presented on the controller's native host port, and the arrays for the failed-over controller are presented on the other host port. This is different from the dual-port configuration where each array is presented on both host ports. After the controller has failed over, you can replace the failed controller with a new controller, assuming the enclosure allows hot plugging. The arrays will fail back to the new controller without intervention. If you want to retry the failed controller, it is necessary to release the kill line that the survivor asserts. This can be done with the Disk Array Administrator (Other Controller Menu, Unkill Other menu option). You can kill the other controller with the Kill Other menu option. 3-37
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