Starting in Data ONTAP 8.2, a V-Series FC initiator port can be attached to multiple target ports on separate storage arrays. The V-Series Installation Requirements and Reference Guide contains the rules for setting up this configuration. This configuration is not supported with MetroCluster configurations.
The following illustration shows a shared V-Series FC initiator port configuration with an HA pair. However, sharing an FC initiator port with multiple target ports is supported with both stand-alone systems and HA pairs.
For details about zoning, see the information in the V-Series Installation Requirements and Reference Guide about sharing an FC initiator port with multiple target ports.
The following example shows an HA pair in which a single FC initiator port connects to multiple target ports on different storage arrays.