Routing Through An Ip Network; Extension San Switches Connecting Fabrics Through Ip; Mp Routers Connecting Fabrics Through Ip; Ivr Connecting Vsans Through Ip - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual
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Routing through an IP network
When connecting fabrics through IP, 1606 Extension SAN Switches or DC Dir Switch MP Extension
Blades, MP Routers or Blades serve as FCIP gateways with Fibre Channel routing. Routers that
communicate with the FCIP protocol must be installed in pairs
HP supports FCIP configurations in which 1606 Extension SAN Switches or DC Dir Switch MP Extension
Blades, 400 MP Router or MP Router Blade serve as an FCIP gateway and a Fibre Channel switch.
Servers and storage systems that support Continuous Access with FCIP can be directly connected to
the Fibre Channel ports on the 1606 Extension SAN Switches or DC Dir Switch MP Extension Blades
(Figure
30), 400 MP Router or MP Router Blade
Fabric 1
Figure 30 1606 Extension SAN Switches connecting fabrics through IP
.
Fabric 1
Figure 31 MP Routers connecting fabrics through IP
.
VSANs can be connected through IP using the FCIP functionality of the C-series Fibre Channel switches
(see
"C-series Fibre Channel
Figure 32
shows IVR connecting VSANs through IP.
VSAN 1
VSAN 2
.
.
VSAN n
FC Switch
(IVR)
Figure 32 IVR connecting VSANs through IP
.
1606 Extension
SAN Switch
FCIP with FC routing
MPR
FCIP with FC routing
switches" on page 135).
IP
FCIP with IVR
(Figure 30
(Figure
39).
1606 Extension
SAN Switch
IP
MPR
IP
VSAN 1
VSAN 2
.
.
VSAN n
FC Switch
(IVR)
SAN Design Reference Guide
and
Figure
31).
Fabric 2
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Fabric 2
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