SG0-001 · Question #149
A mission-critical server with a dual-port HBA is used in a highly available SAN environment. The SAN administrator has been advised this server has a single point of failure. Which of the following a
The correct answer is C. Install another HBA and move one connection to the new HBA.. To resolve a single point of failure caused by a server with a dual-port HBA in a SAN, the administrator should install a second HBA to provide redundancy.
Question
A mission-critical server with a dual-port HBA is used in a highly available SAN environment. The SAN administrator has been advised this server has a single point of failure. Which of the following actions should the administrator take to correct the configuration?
Options
- ACreate a server cluster for the application to increase performance.
- BPurchase additional switches to create a redundant fabric.
- CInstall another HBA and move one connection to the new HBA.
- DPartition the storage resource with one partition per fabric.
How the community answered
(27 responses)- A4% (1)
- B4% (1)
- C81% (22)
- D11% (3)
Why each option
To resolve a single point of failure caused by a server with a dual-port HBA in a SAN, the administrator should install a second HBA to provide redundancy.
Creating a server cluster addresses application availability and performance across multiple servers but does not eliminate the single point of failure within the SAN connectivity of the original server.
Purchasing additional switches creates a redundant SAN fabric, which is good for overall SAN availability, but it does not address the lack of HBA redundancy within the server itself.
A single HBA, even with multiple ports, represents a single point of failure for server connectivity to the SAN. Installing a second HBA and distributing the SAN connections across both HBAs ensures that if one HBA fails, the server can still access storage through the other, maintaining high availability.
Partitioning storage resources with one partition per fabric relates to LUN management or zoning and does not directly resolve a single point of failure in the server's HBA.
Concept tested: SAN HBA redundancy for single point of failure
Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.2?topic=planning-fibre-channel-adapter-redundancy
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