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Figure 14 HP FlexFabric 5900CP FCF Maximum FC Hop Count Use-Case 5B
5900CP5B
IRF*
2
3
4
5900CP FCF
Native FC
2
3
4
Expand switches
horizontally as
required.
1
1
LAN
Expand switches vertically
as required, up to 4 switches
(3 hops) total; each hop
optionally an IRF pair
Converged Ethernet/FCoE
Native FC
Native Ethernet
FCoE
IRF* between 5900CP’s
(Optional, Ethernet
connection only)
E_Ports
E_Port
E_Port
E_Ports
N_Port
F_Port
N_Port
F_Port
FC
Storage
Blade Server/CNA/HBA
Blade Server/CNA
Converged or Native FC server connection options (Use-case 5B):
• Virtual Connect 20/40 F8
• Virtual Connect Flex - 10/10D, FCoE
• Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24–Port (8Gb FC, -10GbE FCoE/VC)
• Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade)
• Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem
• Blade Switch: HP 6125XLG, Ethernet/FCoE (6125XLG in NPV mode or FCF mode)
• Blade Switch: HP 8/24c SAN Switch (Brocade, Access Gateway mode)
• Blade Switch: MDS 8Gb 24-port Switch (Cisco, NPV/NPIV enabled)
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