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HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Networking Scenarios Cookbook

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Uplink port path failover
The module uses dynamic login distribution to provide an uplink port path failover that enables server connections
to fail over within the Virtual Connect fabric.
If a fabric uplink port in the group becomes unavailable, hosts logged in through that uplink are reconnected
automatically to the fabric through the remaining uplinks in the group, resulting in auto-failover.
Figure 16: Uplink port path failover
VC Domain
VC-FC Module
Fabric 1
VC SAN 1
Server 1
Server 4
Server 2
Server 3
HBA1 HBA2
HBA1 HBA2 HBA1 HBA2
Server 3
Server 2
Server 1
HBA1 HBA2
Server 4
This automatic failover saves time and effort whenever there is a link failure between an uplink port on VC and an
external fabric, and it allows smooth transition without much disruption to the traffic. However, the hosts must
perform re-login before resuming their I/O operations.