Risks
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Single path failure may result in data loss or disk corruption.
NOTE:
For additional risks, see "VMware" on page 78.
Limitations
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HP Continuous Access EVA is not supported with single path configurations.
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Single HBA path at the host server is not part of a cluster, unless in a VMware High Availability
Cluster.
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Booting from the SAN is supported on single path HBA servers.
Figure 37 VMware configuration
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3. Dual HBA server (Host 2)
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