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" No, the split backplane is supported by IBM i so you do not have to run dual VIO servers. This means you could have VIOS for NPIV using 1/2 the disk bays. Then sitting right beside an IBM i LPAR using the other 1/2 of the disk bays. Even if you do dual VIOS, there are card slots for disk IOAs which can be dedicated to an IBM i LPAR. I'm not sure why you say with split backplane storage must be external SAN. Unless you really meant storage will be external to the CEC. -- Sue IBM Americas Advanced Technical ..."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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