An administrator is setting up a new host in a redundant fabric environment with a storage array capable of sustaining active/active connections. Which of the following is the minimal number of single

To ensure redundancy in a fabric environment with an active/active storage array, a host needs at least two single-port HBAs, each connected to a separate fabric. Multi-Path I/O (MPIO) software is then used on the host to manage these multiple paths to the storage array. MPIO provides fault tolerance by failing over to an alternate path if one path fails and can also perform load balancing across the active paths, fully utilizing the active/active capabilities of the storage array.

Four HBAs are more than the minimal required for redundancy, and LVM (Logical Volume Manager) is for managing logical volumes on the host, not for managing multiple storage paths.

Four HBAs are more than the minimal required for redundancy, and VTL (Virtual Tape Library) is a backup technology, not for managing multiple paths to primary block storage.

Six HBAs are far more than the minimal required for redundancy, and LVM (Logical Volume Manager) is for managing logical volumes, not for managing multiple storage paths.