Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Administrator Guide

Overview of the ProLiant Cluster HA/F500
1-12 ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for MA8000 Administrator Guide
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• A switch or cable failure will be detected as a host bus adapter failure, and a
failover to the second adapter, which is using the remaining good switch and
good cables, will occur.
• A controller failure will cause the second controller to take over for the failed
controller. Secure Path will then route the data requests to the second controller.
In all of the previous cases, interruptions to the end user are minimal and in some
cases may not even be noticeable.