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
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
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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