3.1.2 Matrix Server Administration Guide

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Single FC Port, Single FC Switch, Single FC Fabric
This is the simplest configuration. Each server has a single FC port
connected to an FC switch managed by the matrix. The SAN includes two
RAID arrays. In this configuration, multiported SAN disks can protect
against a port failure, but not a switch failure.
FC Switch
FC Fabric
Administrative Network
IP Connection/Network
Server
3
Server
1
Server
2
Server
4
Server
5
Server
6
RA ID
Array
RA ID
Array