HP Mainframe Connectivity Design Guide

Contents
I FICON SAN architecture..............................................................................7
1 FICON SAN design overview...................................................................8
FICON SAN solutions..........................................................................................................8
HP FICON SAN implementations...........................................................................................9
FICON SAN components....................................................................................................10
FICON technology.............................................................................................................10
FICON SAN infrastructure...................................................................................................11
Fabrics.........................................................................................................................11
SAN scaling.................................................................................................................11
FICON directors................................................................................................................12
Design considerations........................................................................................................13
2 FICON SAN fabric topologies................................................................15
Fabric topologies...............................................................................................................15
Single-switch FICON fabric.................................................................................................15
Director models.............................................................................................................16
Benefits .......................................................................................................................16
Cascaded FICON fabric.....................................................................................................16
Director models.............................................................................................................18
Benefits........................................................................................................................18
Recommended ISL ratios................................................................................................18
Topology data access.........................................................................................................19
Data availability................................................................................................................19
Factors.........................................................................................................................19
Levels..........................................................................................................................20
FICON SAN routing...........................................................................................................23
Defining FICON routes..................................................................................................24
II FICON fabric infrastructure rules.................................................................28
3 B-series FICON directors and fabric rules.................................................29
B-series FICON directors.....................................................................................................29
Model numbering.........................................................................................................29
Model naming..............................................................................................................30
Director models.............................................................................................................30
Blade support for the SAN Director Switches.....................................................................32
Features.......................................................................................................................36
SN8000B 8-Slot Director, SN8000B 4-Slot Director, DC SAN Backbone Director, and DC04
SAN Director inter-chassis links.......................................................................................38
Fabric rules.......................................................................................................................39
Operating systems and storage products..........................................................................39
Fabric rules for B-series FICON directors...........................................................................39
Zoning limits and enforcement........................................................................................42
Zoning guidelines for B-series FICON directors..................................................................42
Interoperability with McDATA directors..................................................................................44
4 C-series FICON directors and fabric rules................................................46
C-series FICON directors....................................................................................................46
Model naming..............................................................................................................47
Director models.............................................................................................................47
Switching module support..............................................................................................49
Features.......................................................................................................................56
Fabric rules.......................................................................................................................58
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