HP FlexFabric 5900CP Solutions Configuration Guide

Table 2 HP FlexFabric 5900CP use-cases
5900CP
Switch ModeStorage ConnectServer ConnectVariant
Major SAN Fabric
Use-Case
FCFNative FCoERack/CNA1A: Rack Server, FCoE Storage#1 Single-Tier
Fabric, Rack
Servers
Native FCRack/CNA/HBA1B: Rack Server, FC Storage
Native FCoEBlade/VC2A: BladeSystem Dual-hop, FCoE Storage#2 Single-Tier
Fabric, Blade
System
Native FCBlade/FC2B: BladeSystem FC/FCoE, FC Storage
NPV
Gateway
FC via B/C/H
FC Switch
Rack/CNA/HBA3A: Rack Server, FC NPV Gateway, FC Storage#3 Single-Tier
Fabric, NPV
Gateway
Blade/VC3B: BladeSystem, FC NPV Gateway, FC Storage
FC/FCoE via
Cisco Nexus
Rack/CNA/HBA
Blade/VC/FC
3C: Rack/BladeSystem, FCoE NPV Gateway
55xx FCoE
Switch
FCF, NPVNative FCoE,
FC
Rack/CNA/HBA
Blade/VC/FC
Applies to all Use-Cases aboveStorage Fabric
IRF
Configurations
Figure 4 HP FlexFabric 5900CP FCF Use-Case 1A
LAN
FCoE Storage
IRF
IRF*
VF_Port
VF_Port
VN_Port
VN_Port
Expand
switches
horizontally
as required
5900CP FCF
FCoE
Converged Ethernet/FCoE
Native Ethernet
FCoE
IRF* between 5900CP’s
(optional)
5900CP1A
Server/CNA
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