HP VA7410 manual Switch

Chapter 4

Peripherals and Accessories

Figure 4.7.1.14 Midrange Single-host with Failover/iX (unsupported for VA7100)

MPE

Switch

Management

Station

•Dual HBA

•Dual controllers

•Dual switches recommended

•MPE Failover/iX required (unsupported for VA7100)

•Redundancy in storage paths

•Management Station required

•If SCSI-FC is required then use A5814A option 003 for VA7410

Controller VA71x0Controller 2

Array

Note:

•If routers are used then use Single Initiator Zoning on the switches

Figure 4.7.1.15 Midrange Multi-host with Failover/iX (VA7410 only)

MPE

Switch

MPE	Management
	Station

Switch

•Dual HBA

•Dual controllers

•Dual switches

•MPE Failover/iX required (unsupported for VA7100)

•Redundancy in storage paths

•Management Station required

•If SCSI-FC is required then use A5814A option 003 for VA7410

Controller VA71x0Controller 2

Array

Note:

•If routers are used then use Single Initiator Zoning on the switches

Figure 4.7.1.16 Simple Cluster with no Failover/iX (VA7410 only)

MPE	MPE	Management
		Station

Controller VA71x0Controller 2

Array

•Single HBA per host

•Dual controllers

•FC Switch

•SCSI-FC Router (A5814A option 003)

•SAN Manager software recommended

•MPE Cluster/iX required

•Management Station required

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