HP StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.X Administrator Guide (AA-RVHDD-TE, February 2006)

46 Using the FC-FC Routing Service
Figure 3 Simple meta-SAN
Figure 4 shows a meta-SAN consisting of two edge fabrics connected through an MP Router with
interfabric links.
Figure 4 Meta-SAN with interfabric links
Figure 5 shows another meta-SAN consisting of a host in Edge SAN 1 connecting to storage in Edge SAN
2 through a backbone fabric connecting two MP Routers.
Edge Fabric 1
Edge Fabric 3
Edge Fabric 2
= LSAN
Multiprotocol
Router
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Edge Fabric 1
Edge Fabric 2
Fibre
Channel
Switch
Fibre
Channel
Switch
E_Port
EX_Port
EX_Port
Interfabric link
Interfabric link
Multiprotocol
Router