HP StorageWorks Sun Solaris Kit V3.0B for Enterprise Virtual Array Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RUH4B-TE, October 2003)

Additional Host Considerations
34 Sun Solaris Kit V3.0B for Enterprise Virtual Array Installation and Configuration Guide
Connecting Hosts to Switches
This section describes how to connect your host servers to the SAN switches in
order to access the virtual disks. The documentation that came with the Enterprise
Virtual Array hardware describes how to cable the controllers to the SAN
switches.
Each host must attach to two redundant switches (fabrics) using standard fiber
channel cables. These two switches in turn attach to the two HSV110 controllers
on the Enterprise Virtual Array.
Note: This is the most basic configuration. More than two SAN switches can be used.
For multiple path, use the following procedure for cabling:
1. Plug one end of the fiber channel cables into the FCAs on the servers. There
must be at least two FCAs.
2. Plug the other ends of the cables into the two switches. You must plug each
cable from the host’s FCAs into different switches.
Figure 2 displays the connections between a single server with two FCAs and two
switches.
Figure 2: Cabling hosts to switches
For more information about connecting storage system components, refer to the
HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide.
SHR-2457A