Dynamic Multi-Pathing in the KVM host and Storage Foundation HA in the KVM guest virtual machine

Use Storage Foundation and High Availability (SFHA) in the guest in combination with Dynamic Multi-Pathing (DMP) in the KVM host to combine storage management functionality for KVM guest virtual machine resources and storage visibility in the KVM host.

Using SFHA in the KVM guest provides:

Using DMP in the host provides:

Figure: Storage Foundation HA in the KVM guest virtual machine and DMP in the KVM host

Storage Foundation HA in the KVM guest virtual machine and DMP in the KVM host

For more information on SFHA features, see the Storage Foundation Cluster File System High Availability Administrator's Guide.

For more information on DMP features, see the Dynamic Multi-Pathing Administrator's Guide.