.Part 3 Host and Storage System Rules HP SAN Design Reference Guide 785353-001

Figure 63 Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem using NPV with FlexAttach
Blade enclosure
with 16 servers
Blade 16
Blade 15
Blade 14
Blade 13
Blade 12
Blade 11
Blade 10
Blade 9
Blade 8
Blade 7
Blade 6
Blade 5
Blade 4
Blade 3
Blade 2
Blade 1
Server-to-uplink
mapping (2:1)
HBA
aggregator
Server HBA ports, N_Ports
c-Class N_Port Virtualization
MDS 9124e NPV mode
Blade server
management
SAN
management
26468a
VC switch with
NPIV support
F_Port (NPIV)
F_Port (NPIV)
F_Port (NPIV)
F_Port (NPIV)
F_Port (NPIV)
F_Port (NPIV)
F_Port (NPIV)
F_Port (NPIV)
N_Port (NPIV)
N_Port (NPIV)
Uplink 2
N_Port (NPIV)
Uplink 3
N_Port (NPIV)
Uplink 4
N_Port (NPIV)
Uplink 5
N_Port (NPIV)
Uplink 6
N_Port (NPIV)
Uplink 7
N_Port (NPIV)
Uplink 8
Uplink 1
NOTE: The names of the uplink ports (N_Ports 1 through 8) in Figure 63 (page 176) are symbolic
only. See the NPV documentation for the actual port numbers.
HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure considerations
Consider the following when using the HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure:
• The c3000 has four interconnect bays: 1, 2, 3, and 4. If Fibre Channel switch redundancy
is required, use interconnect bays 3 and 4.
• Interconnect bay 1 is dedicated to Ethernet or NIC connections; it cannot be used for Fibre
Channel connections.
• Interconnect bay 2 can be used for Ethernet, NIC, or Fibre Channel connections; it is accessible
through the mezzanine 1 card only. If you use Fibre Channel connections from mezzanine 1
cards, connect them to the interconnect bay 2 switch only, which provides port redundancy
but not switch redundancy.
• Interconnect bay 2 cannot be used for VC-FC; it is restricted to Ethernet, NIC, or Fibre Channel
connections. VC-FC modules must use interconnect bays 3 and 4.
• Interconnect bays 3 and 4 can be used for Fibre Channel connections and switch redundancy.
The full-height or half-height mezzanine 2 cards provide Fibre Channel port and switch
redundancy.
176 Heterogeneous server rules