
80 Understanding the IBM TotalStorage Open Software Family
3.2.2 SAN Volume Controller logical configuration
Figure 3-9 shows an example of a SAN Volume Controller configuration.
Figure 3-9 SAN Volume Controller logical view
Configuration notes
The Fibre Channel SAN connections between the SAN Volume Controller
and the switches are optical fibre running at 2 Gbps. However, the SAN
Volume Controller is also supported in 1 Gbps Fibre Channel fabrics.
To provide high availability, the SAN Volume Controller nodes should be
configured in redundant SAN fabrics.
The Fibre Channel switches need to be zoned to permit the hosts to see the
SAN Volume Co ...