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LT05 Specific Requirements For Failover Support

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Dell PowerVault™ TL4000/TL2000 Failover Guide Single FC Drive Failover configuration (Two HBA adapters, One FC switch, and one FC drive) Main Path Failover Path Figure 7: Reference Configuration 7 LT05 Specific Requirements For Failover Support The introduction of LT05 drive support in the Dell PowerVault™ TL2000 and TL4000 allowed additional failover configurations. These configurations are unique to the Dell PowerVault™ TL2000 and TL4000 configured with LT05 devices and do not extend to LT04 configurations. Important Note: Failover is only supported on Dell PowerVault™ TL2000 when configured with LT05 drives Failover Reference Configuration 8: One host with two Fibre Channel ports, one Fibre Channel switch, and a Dell PowerVault™ configured with three Fibre Channel drives In this configuration, failover occurs if one or more of the following occurs: ‐ One of the drives fails (hardware failure or is drive disconnected from the HBA port) ‐ One of the Fibre Channel ports in the HBA fails 11 | P a g e 12/31/09 version 2.0 Always refer to www.dell.com\support for latest documentation and updates

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Dell PowerVault™ TL4000/TL2000 Failover Guide
11 |
Page
12/31/09
version
2.0
Single FC Drive Failover configuration
(Two HBA adapters, One FC switch, and one FC drive)
Main Path
Failover Path
Figure 7: Reference Configuration 7
LT05 Specific Requirements For Failover Support
The introduction of LT05 drive support in the Dell PowerVault™ TL2000 and TL4000 allowed additional
failover configurations. These configurations are unique to the Dell PowerVault™ TL2000 and TL4000
configured with LT05 devices and do not extend to LT04 configurations.
Important Note: Failover is only supported on Dell PowerVault™ TL2000 when configured with LT05
drives
Failover Reference Configuration 8:
One host with two Fibre Channel ports, one Fibre Channel switch, and a Dell PowerVault™
configured with three Fibre Channel drives
In this configuration, failover occurs if one or more of the following occurs:
‐
One of the drives fails (hardware failure or is drive disconnected from the HBA port)
‐
One of the Fibre Channel ports in the HBA fails
Always refer to www.dell.com\support for latest documentation and updates