Adaptec 1966600 User Guide - Page 83

switches. Using external switches supports higher bandwidth

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Installing the DuraStor Storage Subsystem Hubs Disabled In the following figures, the DuraStor 7220SS storage subsystem's two controllers are configured in an active-active dual-port mode with the internal hubs disabled. In Figure 3-44, two hosts are connected via two independent switches. Using external switches supports higher bandwidth, since the host ports are not required to share bandwidth on a loop. DuraStor FC RAID Appliance Host 1 FC HBA Sees LUN 1 & LUN 2 Switch 1 Sees LUN 1 & FC HBA LUN 2 P2 CH0 FC2 LUN 2 CH1 FC1 LUN 2 CH2 Controller 2 CH3 P1 Host 2 P3 FC HBA Sees LUN 1 & LUN 2 Switch 2 P4 FC1 LUN 1 FC2 LUN 1 Controller 1 CH0 T CH1 T CH2 T CH3 T FC HBA Sees LUN 1 & LUN 2 Figure 3-44 Active-Active Dual-Port Hubs Disabled CH0 Up to 12 Disk Drives CH1 Up to 12 Disk Drives CH2 Up to 12 Disk Drives CH3 Up to 12 Disk Drives 3-49

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Installing the DuraStor Storage Subsystem
Hubs Disabled
In the following figures, the DuraStor 7220SS storage subsystem’s
two controllers are configured in an active-active dual-port mode
with the internal hubs disabled.
In
Figure 3-44
, two hosts are connected via two independent
switches. Using external switches supports higher bandwidth,
since the host ports are not required to share bandwidth on a loop.
Figure 3-44
Active-Active Dual-Port Hubs Disabled
Host 2
FC HBA
FC HBA
Host 1
Switch 1
Switch 2
FC HBA
FC HBA
Sees LUN 1 &
LUN 2
Sees LUN 1 &
LUN 2
Sees LUN 1 &
LUN 2
Sees LUN 1 &
LUN 2
Up to 12 Disk Drives
Up to 12 Disk Drives
Up to 12 Disk Drives
Up to 12 Disk Drives
P2
FC2
FC1
FC2
FC1
Controller 2
DuraStor FC RAID Appliance
Controller 1
CH0
CH0
CH1
CH1
CH2
CH2
CH3
CH3
CH0
CH1
CH2
CH3
P1
P3
P4
LUN 2
LUN 2
LUN 1
LUN 1
T
T
T
T