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

You can configure SnapDrive for Windows to employ both a Windows cluster and a storage system active/active configuration connected through a GbE 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 GbE (or iSCSI 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 in this configuration requires at least two Fast Ethernet (or GbE) NICs 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 GbE switch using MPIO