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Failover configuration, One host with two nbas, and two sas drives), Failover reference configuration 4 – Dell PowerVault TL4000 User Manual

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Dell PowerVault^*^ TL4000/TL2000 Failover Guide

Failover configuration

(one host with two NBAs, and two SAS drives)

BSa:" —

Main Path

Failover Path

Figure 3: Reference Configuration 3

Failover Reference Configuration 4:

One Host with dual Fibre Channel HBAs, two Fibre Channel switches and a Dell PowerVault^

with two Fibre Channel drives

In this configuration, failover occurs if one or more of the following occurs:

- One of the drives fails (hardware failure or is drive disconnected from the HBA port)

- One of the HBA controllers fails

- One of the switches fails

The physical connection of this configuration is shown in Figure 4.

Important Note: Dell Recommends Fibre Channel drives to be same generation. For Heterogonous

configurations refer to section: Heterogonous Validated Configurations

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