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6.3.1 Fibre Channel Cluster Configurations for Transparent Failover

Mode

With transparent failover mode:

The hosts do not know a failover has taken place (failover is transparent
to the hosts).

The units are divided between an HSG80 port 1 and port 2.

If there are dual-redundant HSG80 controllers, controller A port 1 and
controller B port 2 are normally active; controller A port 1 and controller
B port 1 are normally passive.

If one controller fails, the other controller takes control and both its
ports are active.

Figure 6–4 shows a typical Fibre Channel cluster configuration using
transparent failover mode.

Figure 6–4: Fibre Channel Single Switch Transparent Failover
Configuration

ZK-1531U-AI

KGPSA

Member

System

1

Memory

Channel

KGPSA

Memory

Channel

Memory

Channel

Interface

Member

System

2

Fibre Channel Switch

HSG 80

Controller A

HSG 80

Controller B

RA8000/ESA12000

Port 1

Port 2

Port 1

Port 2

6–10 Using Fibre Channel Storage