Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide

Overview of the ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array
1-4 ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide
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Figure 1-1 and Figure 1-2 show configurations without any single points of failure.
To allow dual paths to the storage, the Secure Path software must be installed on all
servers. With Secure Path, data can flow simultaneously over both FCAs to the
storage subsystem, and you can perform load balancing over the two paths to help
maximize performance.
ProLiant
Server
Fibre Channel
Adapters (FCA)
ProLiant
Server
Interconnect
LAN
SAN
Appliance
Fibre Channel Switch Fibre Channel Switch
Fibre
Port 2
Fibre
Port 1
HSV Controller A
HSV Controller B
Storage
Subsystem
Figure 1-1: Cluster cross-cable configuration