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RecoverPoint/SE direct attach
Connecting RPAs directly to CLARiiON/VNX has been supported for a while now, intended for iSCSI environments where there are no Fibre Channel switches. Would there be anything wrong with using RP direct attach in a FC environment? Case in point - a SMB customer who doesn't have enough free ports on their FC switches, but has extra FC ports on their new VNX-Block array.
Is anybody using this topology? Anything to watch out for?
This is from the RP Deployment Manager Guide:
DonRush
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June 17th, 2011 13:00
Because it is still a non-standard install. Direct attached is referenced for iSCSI. Just to cover the bases it is recommeded to file an RPQ. I see no reason for it to be denied.
DonRush
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June 17th, 2011 11:00
I do not see any reason this option would not work. That being said you would need to RPQ this configuration.
Don Rush
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SprinkleJames
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June 17th, 2011 13:00
Great, thanks for your feedback, Don. But why the RPQ? From what I can tell looking at current documentation, both dual fabric and direct attach topologies are supported at this point, although the dual-fabric is "recommended."