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chapter for part numbers). Fibre optic cables longer than 100 m must be custom-fabricated
for each implementation.
Like the basic topology, both high availability versions (two controller modules per disk
array) and non-high availability versions (one controller module per disk array) of this
topology can be implemented.
For high availability implementations, up to four disk arrays with two controller modules
per disk array can be connected to an HP Fibre Channel-AL Hub. The two Fibre Channel
I/O adapters installed in the host connect to the two remaining HP Fibre Channel-AL Hub
ports. If one controller module fails, ownership of its LUNs can transfer automatically to
the remaining operational controller module through the other Fibre Channel adapter. If a
primary and an alternate path have been configured in LVM, LVM can switch automatically
and transparently to the alternate path. Likewise, if one host adapter fails, or if one Fibre
Channel cable from the host to the HP Fibre Channel-AL Hub or from the HP Fibre
Channel-AL Hub to one of the dual controller module disk array fails, that disk array can
still be accessed via the alternate hardware path. The HP Fibre Channel-AL Hub is a single
point of failure in this topology. If the HP Fibre Channel-AL Hub fails, no communication
between the host and any of the disk arrays is possible.
For non-high availability, up to eight single-controller module disk arrays can be attached
to the HP Fibre Channel-AL Hub. If the single controller module or the Fibre Channel cable
between the HP Fibre Channel-AL Hub and an array fails, no I/O operations are possible
between the host and the disk array with the failed controller module. If one Fibre Channel
adapter fails in the host, the disk array can still be accessed via the hardware path through
the other operational Fibre Channel adapter. If the HP Fibre Channel-AL Hub fails, no
communication between the host and any disk arrays is possible.
Summary of Contents for Surestore Disk Array 12h - And FC60
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Page 36: ...36 Array Controller Enclosure Components Figure 9 Controller Enclosure Front View ...
Page 41: ...Array Controller Enclosure Components 41 Product Description Figure 13 Controller Fan Module ...
Page 44: ...44 Array Controller Enclosure Components Figure 15 Power Supply Fan Module ...
Page 68: ...68 Capacity Management Features ...
Page 117: ...Topologies for HP UX 117 Topology and Array Planning Figure 39 High Availability Topology ...
Page 122: ...122 Topologies for HP UX Figure 40 High Availability Distance and Capacity Topology ...
Page 126: ...126 Topologies for HP UX Figure 41 Campus Topology ...
Page 130: ...130 Topologies for HP UX Figure 43 Four Hosts Connected to Cascaded Switches ...
Page 142: ...142 Topologies for Windows NT and Windows 2000 ...
Page 158: ...158 Installing the Disk Array FC60 Figure 54 Enclosure EIA Positions for System E Racks ...
Page 161: ...Installing the Disk Enclosures 161 Installation Figure 56 Disk Enclosure Contents ...
Page 172: ...172 Installing the Controller Figure 62 Controller Enclosure Package Contents ...
Page 174: ...174 Installing the Controller Figure 63 Mounting the Controller Enclosure ...
Page 234: ...234 Adding Disk Enclosures to Increase Capacity ...
Page 274: ...274 Managing the Disk Array Using SAM Unassigned disks selected as hot spares ...
Page 345: ...HP UX Diagnostic Tools 345 5 HP UX DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS Overview 346 Support Tools Manager 347 ...
Page 350: ...350 Support Tools Manager Figure 90 mstm Interface Main Window ...
Page 358: ...358 Support Tools Manager ...
Page 440: ...440 FCC Statements USA Only ...
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