2 – General Description Supported Network Configurations
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2.3.3.1
How the Solution Protects Against Failures
The following tables provides a list of common failure points in a network and the corresponding protection that this
Table
Failed Component: | Protection: |
HBA or path to | Host software uses a remaining HBA or path to the same SANbox |
SANbox SSP | SSP |
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All HBAs or paths to | Virtual volume becomes active on alternate SANbox SSP, host |
one SANbox SSP | software uses alternate HBA |
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One SANbox SSP | Virtual volume becomes active on alternate SANbox SSP, host |
| software uses alternate HBA |
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One path between | ■ |
one SANbox SSP | ■ LUN uses alternate storage controller, if necessary |
and storage |
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All paths between | ■ Virtual volume becomes active on alternate SANbox SSP |
one SANbox SSP | ■ Host software uses alternate HBA |
and storage |
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Storage controller | ■ |
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SVM appliance | Alternate SVM appliance takes over system management |
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One or more paths | Alternate SVM appliance takes over system management |
between one SVM |
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and one SANbox |
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SSP |
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2.3.3.2
Setup Requirements
To configure a
■Each HBA sees only one SANbox SSP.
■Each host sees both SANbox SSP in the
■Each StoreAge SVM appliance sees both SANbox SSPs.
■Each StoreAge SVM appliance sees all storage ports.
■If the storage includes