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MediaVault 4105 User Manual
Example 3
The configurations can be made more complex, using any of the three techniques. Example
3 uses three dual-channel host computers, with two dual-channel arrays. The computers are
attached to ports 1 through 6, with the arrays on 7 through 10.
Plain and Simple
Create two zones:
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Zone 1 contains ports 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9
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Zone 2 contains ports 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10
Host-Grouped
Create four zones:
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Zone 1 contains ports 1, 3, 5, and 7
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Zone 2 contains ports 1, 3, 5, and 9
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Zone 3 contains ports 2, 4, 6, and 8
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Zone 4 contains ports 2, 4, 6, and 10
1:1 Relational
Create 12 zones:
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Zone 1 contains ports 1 and 7
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Zone 2 contains ports 1 and 9
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Zone 3 contains ports 2 and 8
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Zone 4 contains ports 2 and 10
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Zone 5 contains ports 3 and 7
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Zone 6 contains ports 3 and 9
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Zone 7 contains ports 4 and 8
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Zone 8 contains ports 4 and 10
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Zone 9 contains ports 5 and 7
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Zone 10 contains ports 5 and 9
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Zone 11 contains ports 6 and 8
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Zone 12 contains ports 6 and 10.
NOTE: Three licenses for SAN software are needed, one for each host.
