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Figure 11 HP FlexFabric 5900CP FCF Maximum FCoE Hop Count Use-Case 4A
5900CP4A
VN_Port
VN_Port
FCoE
Storage
Converged Ethernet/FCoE
Native Ethernet
FCoE
IRF* between hop pairs
of 5900CP’s
(Optional, Ethernet
connection only)
IRF*
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Rack Server/CNA
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Expand switches
horizontally as
required.
1
1
VE _Ports
VE _Ports
VE_Port
VE_Port
LAN
VF_Port
VF_Port
Expand switches vertically
as required, up to 8 switches
(7 hops) total: each hop
optionally an IRF pair
Rack Server/CNA
16 Storage use-cases