VMAX AFA Host connectivity path recommendations

Hi Snemani

Can you elaborate on AFA please and the Host bus adapters in your host Qlogic or Emulex?

Are you using Powerpath or plan on?

Do you have a dual Fabric or Single Fabric?

Are you using ISCSI or FCOE?

its VMAX3 850FX. I'm looking for minimum number of ports per portgroup

Hello Snemani

The recommendation is a minimum of 2 ports per group.

So this would be a port from two different directors. for instance FA 1 Port 0 and FA 2 Port 0. This will protect you in the event of a port director failure.

Whilst this is the "basic MINIMUM" config. The minimum for path redundancy on each fabric would be 4 ports. 2 ports from each side of the fabric. Again off different directors. FA 1A port 0, FA 2A Port 0, FA 3A Port 0, FA 4A Port 0.

Not this configuration, FA 1A Port 0, FA 1A Port 1 

EMC also has some host connectivity guides on Support.emc.com. If you do not have an account on this site i highly recommend you create one.

Here are some links to them.

Host Connectivity Guide for Windows

Hello Snemani

If this question is answered can you please mark the post as such as well.