Equallogic PS6000 + ESX iSCSI storage redundancy: LUN disappears when 1 switch off!

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  Hello people.

  I'll try to explain exactly my problem even if it is a little difficult liitle!

  First of all, we are talking about a test environment that is installed in my house just for learning purposes.

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  I tried to describe the best I could to this strange situation!

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