C-Series Switches; M-Series Switches; Routed Fabric Topologies; C-Series Switch And Port Topology Maximums - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual
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C-series switches
Table 6
lists the C-series switch and port maximums for specific fabric topologies.
Table 6 C-series switch and port topology maximums
SAN topology
Single-switch fabric
Cascaded fabric
Meshed fabric
Ring fabric
Ring fabric with satellite
switches
Core-edge fabric
M-series switches
Table 7
lists the M-series switch and port maximums for specific fabric topologies.
Table 7 M-series switch and port topology maximums
SAN topology
Single-switch fabric
Cascaded fabric
Meshed fabric
Ring fabric
Ring fabric with satellite
switches
Core-edge fabric
Routed fabric topologies
HP standard fabric topologies support Fibre Channel routing, which provides connectivity between
devices in multiple fabrics or VSANs.
This section describes the following HP Fibre Channel routed fabric technologies:
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SAN fabric topologies
Number of
Total number of
switches
1
60
60
(maximum of 12
15
Director switches)
60
60
Number of
Total number of
switches
1
24
(maximum of 8
Director switches)
N/A
7
N/A
24
ports
Number of user ports
528
(cascaded with 12 Director
switches and 10 Fabric switches)
4,000
ports
Number of user ports
140
1,632
(cascaded with 8 Director switches
and 16 Edge switches)
N/A
980
N/A
1,632
528
3,500
3,500
140
1,024
N/A
966
N/A
1,024
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