Name: Dell Storage Center SCv2020
Brand: Dell
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• Storage controller 1: port 2 to FC switch 2

• Storage controller 2: port 2 to FC switch 2

Example

Figure 29. Storage System with Dual 16 Gb Storage Controllers and Two FC Switches

1. Server 1 2. Server 2

3. FC switch 1 (fault domain 1) 4. FC switch 2 (fault domain 2)

5. Storage system 6. Storage controller 1

7. Storage controller 2

Next steps

Install or enable MPIO on the host servers.

NOTE: After the Storage Center configuration is complete, run the host access wizard to configure

host server access and apply MPIO best practices. For the latest best practices, see the

Dell Storage

Center Best Practices document on the Dell TechCenter site (http://en.community.dell.com/

techcenter/storage/).

Two Fibre Channel Fabrics with Dual 8 Gb 4-Port Storage Controllers

Use two Fibre Channel (FC) fabrics to prevent an unavailable port, switch, or storage controller from

causing a loss of connectivity between host servers and a storage system with dual 8 Gb 4-port storage

controllers

About this task

This configuration includes two fault domains, two FC fabrics, and two FC switches. The storage

controllers connect to each FC switch using two FC connections.

• If a physical port becomes unavailable, the virtual port moves to another physical port in the same

fault domain on the same storage controller.

• If an FC switch becomes unavailable, the storage system is accessed from the switch in the other fault

domain.

• If a storage controller becomes unavailable, the virtual ports on the offline storage controller move to

the physical ports on the other storage controller.

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