Risks; Limitations; Ibm Aix Configuration - HP StorageWorks 6400/8400 - Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

• Host 2 is a dual HBA host with multi-pathing software.
See Figure 41.

Risks

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

Limitations

• HP Continuous Access EVA is not supported with single path configurations.
• Single path HBA server is not part of a cluster.
• Booting from the SAN is not supported.
Figure 41 IBM AIX Configuration
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1 Network interconnection
2 Single HBA server
3 Dual HBA server
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6 SAN switch 2
7 Controller A
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