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Figure 20-11 Scenario after adding two more Cisco MDS 9140 switches
20.3.7 What if failure scenarios
Here are the what if scenarios we considered:
Server
Application on that server not available. HA/CMP will failover to the backup
cluster node and start applications there. The failed server will have to be
replaced.
HBA
If one of the HBAs fails, multipath software will automatically failover the
workload to the alternate HBA. Because we have enough bandwidth, there
will be no impact on the performance.
Cable
If a cable between a server and the switch fails, multipath software will ...