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Table 55 Supported switches in an H-series switch with TR remote fabric (continued)
Firmware versionHP switch name
C-series 5.2(2) or later
HP SN8000C 6-Slot Supervisor 2A Director Switch
HP SN8000C 9-Slot Supervisor 2A Director Switch
HP SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric 2 Director Switch
Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director Switch
Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director Switch
Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director Switch
Cisco MDS 9222i Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9134 Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for c-Class BladeSystem
C-series 4.2(9) with H-series fw
8.0.14.03.00 only
HP SN8000C 6-Slot Supervisor 2A Director Switch
HP SN8000C 9-Slot Supervisor 2A Director Switch
HP SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric 2 Director Switch
Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director Switch
Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director Switch
Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director Switch
Cisco MDS 9222i Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9134 Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for c-Class BladeSystem
Table 56 (page 148) describes the rules for creating a SAN with an H-series switch with TR and
remote B-series or C-series fabrics.
Table 56 H-series switch TR and remote B-series or C-series fabric rules
DescriptionRule number
The local fabric can consist of one or more H-series switches connected by ISLs.1
Any H-series switch 8 Gb port can be configured as a TR_Port.2
The switch port in the remote fabric to which the TR_Port is connected must be enabled for NPIV support.3
A TR_Port can support a maximum of 32 local device to remote device mappings.4
A local device can be mapped to one or more devices on only one remote fabric.5
Local devices on an H-series switch can be mapped to different remote fabrics.6
For mappings between an H-series switch and a remote fabric, each local device or remote device
can be mapped over one TR_Port. Additional mappings to either device must use that TR_Port.
7
Local devices connected to different local switches can be mapped to the same remote device over
one TR_Port on each local switch.
8
A local device cannot be mapped over an E_Port to a local switch, then over a TR_Port to the remote
device. The local switch to which the local device is connected must connect directly to the remote
fabric over a TR_Port.
9
In order for local devices to discover remote devices, the corresponding IFZs must be activated on both
the local and remote fabrics. To remove a mapping, you must remove the local IFZ and the corresponding
remote IFZ.
10
When a local device is mapped over a TR_Port to a remote device, the local device and its TR_Port
appear as an NPIV-connected device in the remote fabric. It is possible, though not recommended, to
11
map the local device over a second TR_Port to a local device in a second local fabric. In this case, if
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