Connecting Two Storage Systems For Remote Snap: Multiple Servers/San Fabric/Two Locations - HP MSA 2040 User Manual

Remote site "A"
1
A
1
B
Key — Server Codes:
1
= "A" File servers
A
2
= "A" Application servers
A
1
= "B" File servers
B
2
= "B" Application servers
B
Figure 29 Connecting two storage systems for Remote Snap: multiple servers/SAN fabric/two locations
Although not shown in the preceding cabling examples, you can cable replication-enabled MSA 2040
SAN systems and compatible P2000 G3 systems—via switch attach—for performing replication tasks.
42 Connecting hosts
Corporate
end-users
LAN
1
A
2
A
FC
SAN
S
6Gb/s A
S
S
6Gb/s A
S
FS "A" App "A"
data data
FS "B"
App "B"
replica replica
Peer sites with failover
Ethernet
WAN
FC
SAN
2 1
A A
2 1
B B
Data Restore Modes:
- Replicate back over WAN
- Replicate via physical media transfer
Failover Modes
- VMware
- Hyper V failover to servers
Remote site "B"
Corporate
end-users
LAN
1
B
2
B
MSA 2040 SAN Storage
system (typ. 2 places)
S
6Gb/s A
S
S
6Gb/s A
S
App "A"
FS "A"
replica
replica
App "B"
FS "B"
data
data
2
A
2
B