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DellPowerVault™TL4000/TL2000FailoverGuide
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5|Page 12/31/09 version 2.0
Failoverconfiguration
(onehost,oneswitch,twoFCdrives)
MainPath
Failover Path
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Figure1:ReferenceConfiguration1
FailoverReferenceConfiguration2:
OneHostwithonedualportFibreChannelHBA,twoFibreChannelswitchesandoneDell
PowerVault™withtwoFibreChanneldrives
Inthisconfiguration,failoveroccursifoneofthefollowingoccurs:
‐Oneofthedrivesinthelibraryfails(hardwarefailureordriveisdisconnectedfromtheFibre
Channelswitch)
‐Oneoftheswitchesfails
‐OneoftheHBAportsfails
ThephysicalconnectionofthisconfigurationisshowninFigure2.
ImportantNote:DellRecommendsFibreChanneldrivestobesamegeneration.ForHeterogonous
configurationsrefertosection:Heterogonous ValidatedConfigurations
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Alwaysrefertowww.dell.com\supportforlatestdocumentationandupdates
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