An administrator creates a new SVM for SAN connectivity on their two-node cluster. The customer needs a redundant configuration at the node layer and fabric layer.
How many LIFs, at minimum, should the administrator create for the SVM?
For a redundant two-node FC SAN configuration, NetApp requires two FC LIFs per node when redundancy must exist across both the node and fabric layers. Each node should have connectivity to both independent fabrics, normally through one FC LIF per fabric. With two controller nodes, this results in four SAN LIFs in total. Although ONTAP can technically support a minimum of one FC LIF per node for an SVM, that would provide only two LIFs and would not satisfy the stated requirement for redundant node-layer and fabric-layer connectivity. NetApp ' s FC SVM configuration guidance specifically states that two LIFs per node and two fabrics provide this redundancy. Relevant SAN ONTAP topics include FC SVM configuration, SAN LIF design, dual-fabric architecture, multipathing, node redundancy, and high availability.
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