https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/difference-between-active-and-passive-mode-in-secure-path/m-p/3829749#M21069 Dear(s),<BR />i want to know abt active and passive mode in secure path why should this type accordingl like EVA and XP arrays<BR /><BR />thanks<BR />siva<BR /> Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:11:54 GMT siva baskaran 2006-07-24T22:11:54Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/difference-between-active-and-passive-mode-in-secure-path/m-p/3829749#M21069 Dear(s),<BR />i want to know abt active and passive mode in secure path why should this type accordingl like EVA and XP arrays<BR /><BR />thanks<BR />siva<BR /> Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:11:54 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/difference-between-active-and-passive-mode-in-secure-path/m-p/3829749#M21069 siva baskaran 2006-07-24T22:11:54Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/difference-between-active-and-passive-mode-in-secure-path/m-p/3829750#M21070 It depends on your controller for EVA<BR /><BR />hsv1x0 (EVA3/5) : Active / Passive<BR />hsv2x0 (EVA4/6/8) : Active / Active Tue, 25 Jul 2006 04:59:34 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/difference-between-active-and-passive-mode-in-secure-path/m-p/3829750#M21070 Luk Vandenbussche 2006-07-25T04:59:34Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/difference-between-active-and-passive-mode-in-secure-path/m-p/3829751#M21071 <BR />It used to be as described above, however if your EVA uses VCS 4.* or above then you can go active active on the EVA3/5000 too. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:03:52 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/difference-between-active-and-passive-mode-in-secure-path/m-p/3829751#M21071 Andrew Moody_1 2006-07-25T06:03:52Z