Assume fabric-attached MetroCluster using hardware disk ownership. If the local node has its FC HBA connected to switch bank 1, it owns the disks connected to switch bank ___.

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

Answer: (B)

In fabric-attached MetroCluster with hardware disk ownership, which node owns a disk is determined by the switch bank to which that node’s FC HBA is connected. The ownership scheme assigns the local node to own disks on the opposite bank from the bank its HBA is plugged into. So if the local node’s FC HBA is connected to switch bank 1, the disks that are connected to switch bank 2 are owned by the local node. This arrangement helps provide clear, deterministic ownership for failover and keeps IO paths unambiguous.