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AFF

ASA direct Attach

pefstat
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I know tha AFF and FAS series, can direct attach with iscsi protocol. 
My question is, is the same for AFF ASA?, this series include symmetric active-active and i don't know if remaining direct attach option

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andris
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You can direct-attach iSCSI or NVMe/TCP to any of our platforms. However, this is generally discouraged because it severely limits scaling and may not have sufficient redundancy.

You must have a switch for FC because we rely on NPIV services from the switch to support multiple LIFs on a single physical port.

 

There is more information in TR-4080: Best Practices for Modern SAN

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andris
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You can direct-attach iSCSI or NVMe/TCP to any of our platforms. However, this is generally discouraged because it severely limits scaling and may not have sufficient redundancy.

You must have a switch for FC because we rely on NPIV services from the switch to support multiple LIFs on a single physical port.

 

There is more information in TR-4080: Best Practices for Modern SAN

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