Hba configuration, Risks, Limitations – HP EVA P6000 Storage User Manual

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becomes an ordinary virtual disk, you may present that virtual disk as you would any other
ordinary virtual disk.

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HBA must be properly configured to work in a single HBA server configuration. The user is
required to:

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Download and extract the contents of the TAR file.

HBA configuration

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Host 1 is a single path HBA host.

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Host 2 is a multiple HBA host with multipathing software.

See

Figure 78 (page 156)

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Risks

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Single path failure may result in loss of data accessibility and loss of host data that has not
been written to storage.

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Controller shutdown results in loss of data accessibility and loss of host data that has not been
written to storage.

NOTE:

For additional risks, see

“Oracle Solaris” (page 165)

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Limitations

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HP P6000 Continuous Access is not supported with single path configurations.

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Single path HBA server is not part of a cluster.

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Booting from the SAN is not supported.

Figure 78 Oracle Solaris configuration

5. SAN switch 1

1. Network interconnection

6. SAN switch 2

2. Single HBA server (Host 1)

7. Controller A

3. Dual HBA server (Host 2)

8. Controller B

4. Management server

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Single path implementation

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