Dell 3000i manual Four host server Port, Controllers, Corporate, public or private network

Figure 2-2. Up to Four Direct-Attached Servers, Single-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex)

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Dual Path Data Configuration

In Figure 2-3, up to two servers are directly attached to the MD3000i RAID controller module. If the host server has a second Ethernet connection to the array, it can be attached to the iSCSI ports on the array’s second controller. This configuration provides improved availability by allowing two separate physical paths for each host, which ensures full redundancy if one of the paths fail.

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