Windows cluster attached to a storage system active/active configuration through an FC switch using MPIO

You can configure SnapDrive for Windows to use both a Windows cluster and a storage system active/active configuration connected through an FC switch using MPIO.

The following illustration shows a Windows cluster and a storage system active/active configuration with an optional but recommended dedicated network for internal cluster traffic.

Each host in this configuration uses the following connection hardware:

2 HBAs to transfer multipathed LUN data between storage system and host
1 Fast Ethernet (or GbE) NIC to connect to the data-center fabric
1 optional Fast Ethernet, GbE, or 10/100 NIC for internal cluster traffic

Each storage system configuration requires two dual-port FC adapters and a Fast Ethernet (or GbE) NIC to connect to the data-center fabric. (See your Data ONTAP Block Access Management Guide for iSCSI and FC for details.)

Windows cluster attached to storage system active/active configuration through FCP switch using MPIO