You are architecting a redundant SAN which will include 100 hosts with dual HBAs,50 hosts with Quad HBAs, and storage arrays which have a total of 48 ports. The SAN implements redundant Fabrics and redundant ISLs. A 128 port director is ten times as expensive as a 16 port switch. Focusing on management, cost, performance, and future expansion, which solution is the most effective?
A. 32 switches in a mesh configuration
B. 4 directories
C. 2 directors and 16 switches in a mesh configuration
D. 2 directors and 16 switches in a core edge configuration
Answer:B
You are architecting a redundant SAN which will include 100 hosts with dual HBAs,50 hosts with Quad HBAs, and storage arrays which have a total of 48 ports. The SAN implements redundant Fabrics and redundant ISLs. A 128 port director is ten times as expensive as a 16 port switch. Focusing on management, cost, performance, and future expansion, which solution is the most effective?
A. 32 switches in a mesh configuration B. 4 directories C. 2 directors and 16 switches in a mesh configuration D. 2 directors and 16 switches in a core edge configuration