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Communication Paths
iSTAR Ultra Installation and Configuration Guide 3–9
Secondary Communications Path
A secondary path is the host communications path that is used by a cluster if a
communications failure occurs on the primary path.
Figure 3-6 on page 3-9 shows an example of a secondary path on a single master configuration
using two network connections.
Figure 3-6: The Secondary Path
Single Master Configuration
Host
Ultra Master
Member
Member
Network
Primary
Secondary