HP Surestore Disk Array 12h and FC60 - Manual (Page 109)

Topologies for HP-UX 109
T
opo
logy
and
Ar
ra
y
Pla
nnin
g
Fibre
Channel
cable No on path to
failed cable;
Yes if array has
dual controller
modules and
alternate paths
have been
configured I/O operations fail along the path through the failed cable. If the
host has two Fibre Channel adapters connected to a dual-
controller module disk array, the array can be accessed through
the operational path if primary and alternate paths have been
configured in LVM. If so, LVM switches automatically and
transparently to the alternate path. The authorized service
provider hot-swaps the failed cable.
Table 8 Basic Topology Error Recovery (cont’d)
Failing
component Continue
after failure
What happens and how to recover