Dell PowerVault MD3000 User Manual

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This example shows a fully redundant fabric configuration. If an FC switch or HBA fails,

Figure 21

the

alternate switch still connects to both storage controllers in the storage array. If a storage controller also fails

Figure 22

, the ESX host can still access the remaining controller, and all virtual disks fail over to that

controller. A complete loss of access to storage occurs if any other element fails.

Figure 21. Single Failure

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