Switch zoning requirements – Dell PowerVault MD3260i User Manual
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Figure 4. Fibre/iSCSI Channel Multi-path Configuration
Switch Zoning Requirements
Switches used in a fibre-channel and iSCSI configuration must employ zoning. These switch zoning requirements must
be observed:
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Each host bus adapter (HBA) on the host server must connect to a separate switch zone; no more than one HBA
may be connected to one logical switch zone.
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Port 3 on each of the MD storage array controller is reserved for Remote Replication. This is required for fibre-
channel only. iSCSI does not require any dedicated port.
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For fibre-channel, a separate zone must be created for each Remote Replication port.
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No more than four data paths (port-to-port segments) can be established from a single, physical host server to a
single RAID controller.
For additional MD storage array zoning information, see
Configuring Fibre Channel With Dell MD3600f Series Storage
Arrays
available at dell.com/support.
For additional VMware-related zoning information, see
VMware Fibre Channel SAN Configuration Guide
at vmware.com/
support/product-support.
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