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Failover Reference Configuration 4, One Host with dual Fibre Channel HBAs

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Dell PowerVault™ TL4000/TL2000 Failover Guide Failover configuration (one host with two HBAs, and two SAS drives) Main Path Failover Path Figure 3: Reference Configuration 3 Failover Reference Configuration 4: One Host with dual Fibre Channel HBAs, two Fibre Channel switches and a Dell PowerVault™ with two 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 HBA controllers fails ‐ One of the switches fails The physical connection of this configuration is shown in Figure 4. Important Note: Dell Recommends Fibre Channel drives to be same generation. For Heterogonous configurations refer to section: Heterogonous Validated Configurations 7|Page 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
7|
Page
12/31/09
version
2.0
Failover configuration
(one host with two HBAs, and two SAS drives)
Main Path
Failover Path
Figure 3: Reference Configuration 3
Failover Reference Configuration 4:
One Host with dual Fibre Channel HBAs, two Fibre Channel switches and a Dell PowerVault™
with two 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 HBA controllers fails
‐
One of the switches fails
The physical connection of this configuration is shown in Figure 4.
Important Note: Dell Recommends Fibre Channel drives to be same generation. For Heterogonous
configurations refer to section: Heterogonous Validated Configurations
Always refer to www.dell.com\support for latest documentation and updates