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Hubs Disabled (Single External Hub), B-6

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SAN Solution Strategies (DuraStor 7320SS only) Hubs Disabled (Single External Hub) Figure B-6 shows the hosts in a single loop configuration using an external hub. When a controller failover occurs, this configuration operates much the same as the previous one which uses a switch. The advantage is that a hub is less expensive. In active-active dual- port mode, you must manage the multiple images of the same LUN. CH 1 CH 2 CH 0 CH 3 Disk I/O Connectors T SEP T SEP SAF-TE Disk I/O T T I/O Card Drives 7 - 12 Drives 1 - 6 T= Location of internal termination T Disk CH2 T Disk T CH0 Disk T CH1 CH3 Controller 2 Disk FC2 LUN 2 Passive FC1 LUN 2 Active RAID Controller Disk CH3 Controller 1 Disk CH0 CH2 Disk CH1 Disk Passive FC2 LUN 1 Active FC1 LUN 1 RAID Controller HOST I/O P1 P2 P4 P3 Host I/O Connectors Hub Host 2 FC HBA Host Link 2 Host Link 1 Host 1 FC HBA Figure B-6 Single-Loop Configuration B-9

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B-9
SAN Solution Strategies (DuraStor 7320SS only)
Hubs Disabled (Single External Hub)
Figure B-6
shows the hosts in a single loop configuration using an
external hub. When a controller failover occurs, this configuration
operates much the same as the previous one which uses a switch.
The advantage is that a hub is less expensive. In active-active dual-
port mode, you must manage the multiple images of the same LUN.
Figure B-6
Single-Loop Configuration
Host 2
FC HBA
Host 1
Hub
FC HBA
Host Link 1
Host Link 2
LUN 1
Passive
LUN 1
Active
LUN 2
Passive
LUN 2
Active
RAID Controller
SEP
T= Location of internal termination
T
T
Controller 1
SAF-TE Disk I/O
Disk
CH1
Drives 7 - 12
Drives 1 - 6
Disk
CH2
Disk
CH0
Disk
CH3
FC2
FC1
P1
P2
CH 1
CH 2
P3
P4
HOST I/O
RAID Controller
Controller 2
Disk
CH1
Disk
CH2
Disk
CH0
Disk
CH3
FC2
FC1
T
T
T
T
SEP
T
T
I/O Card
CH 0
CH 3
Host I/O
Connectors
Disk I/O
Connectors