Hey All ,

I'm new to VPLEX , I'm unable to find any basic guide for it , could you please share the link .

I was looking up the architecture and I'm confused with the connectivity part .

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A simple question .

Lets consider I have 2 vnx8k boxes and 2 mds 9513 switches  . I want a brief idea how these are put together i.e. the hosts /switches/storage arrays /vplex .

• Vplex backend to Vnx8k boxes ---  the backend ports of the vplex directly connected to the vnx storage ports ? or do we use an external switch here ? are these switches used only for the vplex to array connectivity ?
• Vplex frontend to host connectivity - front end ports are connected the san switiches  ?
• Or are the front/backend ports both connected to the same san switch and zoning is performed to acquire the set up we need ? Let say (vplex backend port - vnx port) one zone | (vplex frontend port - host ) another zone .

Regards

AE