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Reference Architecture Guide—Ready Solutions for Microsoft SQL: Design for Dell EMC XtremIO
Executive summary Physical architecture Logical architecture Hardware and software components Design considerations
ESXi host configuration
Multipathing configuration
FC fabric connectivity and zoning
Virtual network design
Virtual machine configuration
Guest operating system configuration
SQL Server configuration
Storage layout
Validation and use cases Conclusion References Appendix A: Best practice guidance Appendix B: Configuring vSphere Appendix C: Creating and mapping storage to the VM

FC fabric connectivity and zoning

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FC fabric connectivity and zoning

  • The following figure shows the recommended FC connectivity between the HBAs and the FC switches and the connectivity between the FC switches and the XtremIO X2 storage array. As shown, each server HBA port connects to two separate FC switches, and the two front-end ports on each XtremIO X2 array controller connect to the same FC switches.

    Figure 3.         FC fabric connectivity design