Figure 1. Single host attached to single storage system through FCP switch
The host and storage system in this configuration each use the following connection hardware:
- 1 HBA to transfer LUN data between storage system and host
- 1 Fast Ethernet (or GbE) NIC to connect to the data-center fabric
Note: LUN traffic and management traffic in an FCP configuration can be performed over a single GbE connection, however, for best results, you should separate the traffic as shown in the following illustration.
