One Loop with TwoAdapters in One Using System

In Figure5, the loop contains two SSA adapters 1 and 2 that are both in the same

using system. In this configuration, all the disk drives can still communicate with the

using system if one SSAadapter fails.

UsingSystem
A1 A2 B1 B2 A1 A2 B1 B2
Disk
1
Disk
2
Disk
3
Disk
4
Disk
5
Disk
6
Disk
7
Disk
8
Disk
12
Disk
11
Disk
10
Disk
9
Disk
16
Disk
15
Disk
14
Disk
13
12

Figure5. One Loop with Two Adapters in One Using System

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