HP StorageWorks Secure Path V3.0C for Linux and Linux Workgroup Edition Installation and Reference Guide (AA-RU7VD-TE, February 2004)

Secure Path Technology
17Secure Path v3.0C for Linux and Linux Workgroup Edition Installation and Reference Guide
Figure 1 illustrates basic Secure Path hardware configurations. The physical
connections define two separate paths. Each path originates at a unique SAN host
bus adapter on a Linux server and ends at a port on a separate RAID controller on
the storage system.
Figure 1: Basic Secure Path Fibre Channel configuration
HSG80/EVA
Controllers
Fibre Channel
Host Bus Adapters
Controller 0
Linux
Server
SHR-2528B
0 1
FC
Switch
FC
Switch
Port 1 Port 2
Controller 1
Port 1 Port 2
MSA1000
Controller
Active
MSA1000
Controller
Standby
RA8000/ESA12000,
MA8000, EMA 12000,
MSA1000, EVA 5000, or
EVA 3000 Fibre
Channel Storage System