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In this case, there would be an advantage to configuring the
controllers in active-active dual-port mode, because of increased
connectivity. However, the host driver software would need to
handle the fact that each LUN would appear twice in the SAN
fabric, and that one image of the LUNs would disappear if one
controller failed.
Depending on the host software being used, it may be more
desirable to run in active-active single-port mode, since a controller
failover would be transparent to the hosts (as far as the number of
LUN images and the port WWNs attached to the LUNs). The
advantages of using a switch is that the two hosts each have a
direct path to a controller port and don’t have to compete for access
on the same loop.
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