HP FlexFabric 5900CP Solutions Configuration Guide

Converged or Native FC server connection options:

• 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)

• Blade Switch: HP 6125XLG, Ethernet/FCoE (6125XLG in NPV mode)

• Blade Switch: HP 8/24c SAN Switch (Brocade)

• Blade Switch: MDS 8Gb 24-port Switch (Cisco)

Figure 10 HP FlexFabric 5900CP NPV Use-Case 3C

FC Storage

IRF

IRF*

VNP_Port

VF_Port

N_Port

Expand

switches

horizontally

as required

5900CP NPV

FCoE

Fabric-A, Fabric-B

Cisco Nexus,

FCoE/MDS FC

Converged Ethernet/FCoE

Native FC

Native Ethernet

FCoE

IRF* between 5900CP’s

(optional)

5900CP3C

Fabric-B

Cisco Nexus

55xx FCoE/FC

Cisco Nexus

55xx FCoE/FC

Fabric-A

LAN

Converged Ethernet/FCoE server connection options:

• Virtual Connect Flex - 10/10D, FCoE

• 6125XLG, FCoE (6125XLG in NPV mode)

• Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24–Port (8Gb FC, 10GbE FCoE/Ethernet)