Single host attached to a single storage system through a GbE switch

You can configure SnapDrive for Windows to use a single-homed configuration that places a network switch between the storage system and the host, an arrangement that provides good performance and also segregates host-storage system traffic by directing it through a single pair of switch ports.

Figure 1. Single host attached to single storage system though GbE switch

Because the switch connects to the data-center fabric, the host and storage system in this configuration each use a single GbE NIC both for host-storage system data transfers and for connecting to the data-center fabric.

Note: LUN traffic and management traffic in an iSCSI configuration can be performed over a single GbE connection; however, for best results, you should separate the traffic as shown in the following illustration.