Risks
• Single path failure may result in data loss or disk corruption.
NOTE:
For additional risks, see “VMware” on page 78.
Limitations
• HP Continuous Access EVA is not supported with single path configurations.
• Single HBA path at the host server is not part of a cluster, unless in a VMware High Availability
Cluster.
• Booting from the SAN is supported on single path HBA servers.
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Figure 37 VMware configuration
5. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection
6. SAN switch 22. Single HBA server (Host 1)
7. Controller A3. Dual HBA server (Host 2)
8. Controller B4. Management server
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