HP P4000 9.0 HP StorageWorks P4000 Multi-Site HA/DR Solution Pack User Guide - Page 18
Using multiple subnets, Using MPIO with multiple subnets
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Using multiple subnets You can use multiple subnets with a Multi-Site SAN. Multiple subnets let you have multiple VIPs, one VIP per subnet. The advantage of using multiple VIPs is that you can connect to a volume without having to leave the local subnet. Alternatively, you can assign an application server to a site. Application servers assigned to a site connect only to storage systems in the same site. For more information, see "Best practices for implementing the Multi-Site SAN network" on page 14. If you use multiple subnets within the iSCSI cluster and implement one subnet per site, you can take advantage of the following Multi-Site SAN features: • One Virtual IP address per site. iSCSI discovery sessions are terminated on a storage system that is local to the application server in that site. • Virtual IP addresses are hosted only on storage systems that reside in the same subnet as the VIP. • Read and Write I/O requests are forwarded from the application server to a storage system that is in the same site as the server. This ensures that the I/O path is optimal and multiple network hops across the network link between the sites are eliminated. Figure 11 on page 18 shows an example of how the Multi-Site SAN setup maps to subnets, VIPs, and application servers. 1. Dual redundant GigE links Figure 11 Multi-Site SAN mapping to subnets, VIPs, and application servers . Using MPIO with multiple subnets When you are using multiple subnets in a Multi-Site SAN, the HP StorageWorks P4000 DSM or Microsoft DSM will only build I/O paths to the storage systems that are in the same subnet as the application server. See the HP StorageWorks P4000 Windows Solution Pack User Manual for more information about MPIO. 18 Designing a Multi-Site SAN