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

Model numbering.......................................................................................................141
Model naming............................................................................................................141
Switch models.............................................................................................................141
Features.....................................................................................................................142
Usage.......................................................................................................................144
Fabric rules.....................................................................................................................144
Servers, operating systems, and storage products............................................................145
Fabric rules for H-series switches....................................................................................145
ISL maximums.............................................................................................................146
Fabric rules for H-series switches with TR.........................................................................146
Zoning limits and enforcement......................................................................................149
8 McDATA/M-series switches .................................................................151
9 SAN fabric connectivity and switch interoperability rules..........................152
SAN fabric connectivity rules.............................................................................................152
Switch port interfaces...................................................................................................152
Device port interfaces..................................................................................................152
Fiber optic cables........................................................................................................152
Fiber optic cable loss budgets.......................................................................................154
Storage product interface, switches, and transport distance rules.......................................156
SAN fabric switch interoperability rules...............................................................................161
Dual interoperable, heterogeneous SAN fabrics..............................................................161
Interoperable, heterogeneous switch fabrics....................................................................162
Third-party switch support.................................................................................................162
SAN performance considerations.......................................................................................162
Infrastructure factors.....................................................................................................162
Performance guidelines................................................................................................163
III Host and storage system rules..................................................................164
10 Heterogeneous server rules.................................................................165
SAN platform rules...........................................................................................................166
Heterogeneous storage system support................................................................................166
HP FC Switches for the c-Class BladeSystem server environment..............................................167
HP Virtual Connect for the c-Class BladeSystem server environment.........................................167
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24-Port Module for c-Class BladeSystem....................167
HP Virtual Connect Flex10/10D Ethernet Module for c-Class Blade System..........................168
HP Virtual Connect 8 Gb 20-Port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem.................168
HP Virtual Connect 8 Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem.................169
HP 4 Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel module for c-Class BladeSystem............................169
HP Virtual Connect FC connectivity guidelines............................................................169
BladeSystem with Brocade Access Gateway mode...............................................................170
Failover policy and failback policy................................................................................171
AG mode considerations..............................................................................................171
AG mode connectivity guidelines..................................................................................172
BladeSystem with Cisco N_Port Virtualization mode..............................................................172
Failover policy............................................................................................................173
NPV mode considerations............................................................................................174
NPV mode connectivity guidelines.................................................................................174
NPV with FlexAttach.........................................................................................................175
HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure considerations.................................................................176
HBA N_Port ID Virtualization.............................................................................................177
HBA NPIV considerations.............................................................................................177
HBA NPIV connectivity guidelines..................................................................................177
NonStop servers (XP only).................................................................................................178
HP-UX SAN rules.............................................................................................................191
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