On Jan 6, 2008, at 10:45 AM, D. wrote:
> Could I just plug a fibre-channel HBA into an x86 box,
> then connect the HBA to a fibre-channel switch,
> then plug drives into the switch's ports
> and expect that to work?
> Would I need extra software?
I assume when you say drive, you mean some storage box which can be
connected to a FC switch. Also I assume that by 'work' you mean that
the solaris 'x86 box' is able to see the drives (e.g. through the
'format' command). And lastly I assume that you are running latest
solaris (SDXE) release from opensolaris If so, then yes, it will
work. Everything which is needed is already part of standard solaris
distribution and no additional software is required.
>
> Later on, could I get another x86 box with HBA,
> plus another switch, then connect that switch's
> ports to the already existing drives?
> More software?
Again I assume that by 'drives' you mean some storage box with
multiple FC ports so that you are able to connect two switches to
these drives (or you could just plug the 'another x86 box' into the
same switch). If so then yes, both solaris x86 hosts will see the
drives. Again no additional software is needed.
>
> Later on, could I put the two x86 boxes with
> HBAs behind another box and connect them with either
> fibre-channel (another HBA) or ethernet?
> More software?
>
> At that point could I plug a lot of workstations into the last box?
A little more detail is needed here as I am not able to understand
what you are trying to do.
Sumit
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