Question about Clusters and host bus adapters

I have worked with ESX in a non-clustered environment, but I'm looking to experiment with clusters.

If I have two host servers in a Vmware HA cluster (using VC 2.5)

And I have these two server hooked up to an FC SAN, each with a FC HBA.

Now, I create two virtual computers that will be part of a Windows / SQL cluster, do I need a second set of FC HBAS in each server?

Now if I add a second series of cluster of virtual machines, this time window / cluster exchange, I have to add yet another set of HBAs?

I understand that if I had a physical server, I need an HBA in each... but unsuire how sharing equipment works in vmware. It's the virtual FC HBA for ESX?

Thank you!

bilbus wrote:

OK thanks, so as to be clear...

so, if I have one HBA for each ESX cluster server (assoming I don't need double tracks) that's all I need?

OK - all you need is 1 HBA per server.

Once the server has a FC HBA (even if it is used for the ESX cluster server it self) I now have access to a virtual FC HBA on the set of my virtual machines?

No, this is not how ESX.  Each VM has a virtual card SCSI attached to a VMDK on your data store, which is accessed throught he FC HBA above.

Is there a rule on how many servers can share an HBA (another bandwidth then)?

There may be, but its mainly led by IOPS / s and bandwidth.

-Matt

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