176Configuration and Tuning GPFS for Digital Media Environments
For high availability, the disks of a particular LUN should be distributed over as
many disk enclosures as possible. Ideally, every enclosure should contain only
one (1) disk of each RAID array. For example, for 4+P arrays you should use at
least five expansion units and configure the array by using one drive in each
expansion unit.
This will protect from outages in case a complete expansion unit fails. In addition,
the expansion units are cabled in such a way that two independent loops will
have access to the same drives (see Figure3-5 on page 91 for 4+P array
configuration and ...
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