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GbE switch
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Single Controller with Fault-Tolerant Path
Component
Description
SAN Storage System
Single controller with 4 host ports
HBA or NIC
iSCSI initiators, preferably PCIe TOE (TCP/IP offload engine) capable
cards
GbE Cables
GbE network cables
Software
MPIO to manage the fault-tolerant paths with failover/failback and load
balance capabilities
RAID Configuration
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Four logical partitions (created from two logical volumes)
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Two logical volumes (each contains a logical drive)
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Two logical drives
NOTE:
Each logical partition appears on two different host links for
fault tolerance. Use MPIO software so that your operating system
can identify the alternate paths to the same logical drive.
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