.SAN design reference guide Vol. 1-5 785350-001

FCoE CN, 84
for cascaded fabric, 26
for core-edge fabric, 32
for meshed fabric, 27
for Meta SAN, 35
for ring fabric, 29
for single-switch fabric, 24
for VSAN, 36
H-series switches, 141
H-series switches with TR, 37
MPX200 support, 339
switch name, configuration settings, 403
switch settings
B-series default, 102
H-series switches, 144
switches
mismatched parameters, 403
port covers, 385
third-party, 162
symbols in text, 406
Synchronous Optical Network, 270
T
tape backup, routing consolidation, 60
tape storage systems
3PAR, 254
EVA, 229
H-series Fibre Channel Switch fabric rules, 145
P9500/XP, 237
technical support
HP, 405
text symbols, 406
ties, cable, 386
time division multiplexing, 262
top talkers
B-series switches, 97
topologies
fabric types, 23
SAN design approaches, 23
SAN fabric, 23
TR_Port, 48
configuring, 57
traffic isolation zones
B-series switches, 97
transceiver
fiber optic, 259
GBIC, 259
transparent router, 37
transport distance rules, 156
trunking
B-series switches, 96
V
VA storage systems
B-series Fibre Channel switch fabric rules, 103
C-series Fibre Channel switch fabric rules, 135
Virtual Connect
configuration example, 169
guidelines and rules, 169
overview, 169
VC-FC, 169
virtual disk, 242
virtual fabrics
architecture, 48
B-series switches, 97
enabling B-series, 35
independence, 44
virtual private networks, 268
Virtualization Services Manager see VSM
VMware ESX
C-series Fibre Channel switch fabric rules, 136
SAN rules, 207
supported storage systems, 207
VSAN, 48, 50
benefits, 37
high-availability C-series fabric, 139
independence, 44
overview, 36
VSM, 242
W
wavelength division multiplexing see WDM
WDM
coarse wave division multiplexing, 263
network implementation, 261
system architectures, 262
system characteristics, 262
websites
customer self repair, 407
HP Subscriber's choice for business, 405
SAN Virtualization Services Platform, 243
WWN
exporting, 44
zone member identifier, 389
X
Xen
configuration rules, 208
XP storage system
with mpx110 rules, 282
XP storage systems
C-series Fibre Channel switch fabric rules, 136
XPath OS, 118
Z
zone members
identifier types, 389
zoning
3PAR, 254
B-series Fibre Channel switch guidelines, 121
B-series Fibre Channel switch limits, 120
C-series limits, 138
configuration mismatches, 403
enforcement, 387
EVA storage systems, 229
fabric, 22
H-series switches limits, 149
host based, 387
426 Index