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If the communication channel between the connector and the first enclosure is lost, the redundant path configuration itself is lost. In this case, the health of

the logical connector is displayed as critical. Navigate to the Information/Configuration subtab of the logical connector to view details of the "Path Health."

See the table below for a brief outline of this scenario.

However, if the communication channel between any two enclosures is lost, the redundant path configuration is degraded and the health of the logical

connector is displayed as degraded. See the table below for a brief outline of this scenario.

In this case, the enclosure status is displayed in warning mode. The Enclosures page displays all enclosure components (EMMs, Fans, Physical Disks, Power

Supplies, and Temperature) to be in normal condition. Select the Information/Configuration subtab of the enclosure. This page displays the Path Failure

message to indicate that the enclosure has lost a communication path to the controller, thereby indicating that the enclosure is no longer in redundant path

mode. For more information, see "Path Health."

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Clearing the Redundant Path View

Consider a case where you reboot your system and Storage Management, displays the Logical Connector with a path failure message. It is possible that you

may have intentionally unplugged the second connector. In this case, the path failure message is not relevant. Else, there could be a fault in the connected

cable or the cable may not be connected properly to the controller. In both cases, Storage Management displays that the system was in redundant path

configuration before reboot and is no longer in this configuration. If you are sure you do not want the redundant path mode, clear the existing redundant path

view using Clear Redundant Path View provided in the "Change Controller Properties" controller task. Selecting this option clears the redundant path view

and the connectors are represented on the user interface as Connector 0 and Connector 1.

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