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Allows connection of fabrics with the same domain ID and zoning definitions
Reduces the impact of scaling limits for individual fabrics
Increases levels of storage consolidation
Provides centralized backup for multiple fabrics
FCoE fabric topologies
FCoE technology allows you to converge Ethernet and Fibre Channel technology at the server, providing
significant cable, adapter, and switch consolidation. All HP-supported Fibre Channel topologies are
supported integrated with FCoE at the Fibre Channel fabric edge
of investment protection by allowing the use of existing Fibre Channel products and infrastructure in
an FCoE configuration
X-series
CN switch
Converged
10 GbE CNA
connections
Figure 10 FCoE integrated with an existing Fibre Channel fabric
.
Figure 11
shows a converged SAN fabric with servers using CNAs connected to a B-series CN switch
and to a DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade.
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SAN fabric topologies
(Figure 10
and
Figure
FC attached
HP storage
X-series
FC switch
X-series
FC switch
FC
connections
X-series
CN switch
Server
Server
with CNA
with CNA
(Figure
11).
Fabric B
Fabric A
connections
10 GbE
Ethernet
connections
IP network
10). This provides the benefit
FC attached
HP storage
FC
FC
connections
Server
with FC HBA
and NIC
Server
with FC HBA
and NIC
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