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 The ports must be assigned IP addresses on the same subnet
9.1.2 EqualLogic MPIO General Recommendations
Follow this general set of guidelines for configuring MPIO on a host:
 Configure volume access controls to use standard iSCSI IQN names
 For a more secure configuration you can use the IQN name plus the CHAP security ID.
 On each array enable at least two ports for host connectivity.
 Install the Dell provided MPIO extension features, if available for the host operating system
 For Microsoft Windows, install the Device Specific Module (DSM) found in the Host Integration
Toolkit for Windows.
 For VMware vSphere ESXi, install the EqualLogic Multipathing Extension Module.
 For Linux (supported versions), use the MPIO functionality provided by the Host Integration Toolkit
for Linux.
 For other operating systems, use the native MPIO functionality.
9.2 Redundant SAN configuration
In a redundant iSCSI SAN, each component of the SAN infrastructure has a redundant connection or path.
The following figures show example connection paths necessary to create a Redundant SAN.
Figure 6 Redundant SAN Connection Paths: PS3000 to PS6500 Family Arrays