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Single-Controller with Fault-Tolerant Path
Component
Description
Unified Storage
system
Single-Controller, with a total of 4 host ports
HBA or NIC
iSCSI initiators, preferably PCI-E TCP/IP offload engine
(TOE) capable cards
GbE cables
GbE network cables
Software
MPIO to manage the fault-tolerant paths with failover/
failback and load balance
RAID
configuration
4 logical partitions (created from 2 logical volumes)
2 Logical Volumes (each contains a logical drive)
2 Logical Drives
* Each logical partition appears on two different host links
for the purpose of fault tolerance. Use MPIO multipath
software so that your operating system can identify
alternate paths to the same logical drive.
