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switches and EVA controllers. Whereas the dual HBA server has multi-path software that manages
the two HBAs and their connections to the switch (with the exception of OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX
servers), the single path HBA has no software to perform this function. The dashed line in the figure
represents the fabric zone that must be established for the single path HBA server. Note that in

Figure 49 (page 147)

, servers with OpenVMS or Tru64 UNIX operating system should be zoned

with two controllers.

Figure 48 Single path HBA server without OpenVMS or Tru64 UNIX

6 SAN switch 2

1 Network interconnection

7 Fabric zone

2 Single HBA server

8 Controller A

3 Dual HBA server

9 Controller B

4 Management server

5 SAN switch 1

Figure 49 Single path HBA server with OpenVMS or Tru64 UNIX