Brocade Communications Systems 53-1001763-02, Administrator'S Manual

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486 Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
53-1001763-02
LSAN zone configuration
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FIGURE 75
LSAN zone binding
After you set up LSAN zone binding, each FC router stores information about only those LSAN zones
that access its local edge fabrics.
Table 95 shows what LSAN information is stored in each FC
router before and after LSAN zone binding is in effect.
To summarize:
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Without LSAN zone binding, the maximum number of LSAN devices is 10,000.
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With LSAN zone binding, the metaSAN can import more than 10,000 devices and the
backbone fabric can support more FC routers.
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With LSAN zone binding, CPU consumption by an FC router is lower.
TABLE 95
LSAN information stored in each FC router with and without LSAN zone binding
WIthout LSAN zone binding With LSAN zone binding
FC router 1 FC router 2 FC router 3 FC router 4 FC router 1 FC router 2 FC router 3 FC router 4
LSAN 1
LSAN 2
LSAN 3
LSAN 4 LSAN 1
LSAN 2
LSAN 3
LSAN 4 LSAN 1
LSAN 2
LSAN 3
LSAN 4 LSAN 1
LSAN 2
LSAN 3
LSAN 4 LSAN 1
LSAN 2 LSAN 2 LSAN 3
LSAN 4 LSAN 4
LSAN zone 1
Backbone fabric
LSAN zone 2
LSAN zone 3 LSAN zone 4
Fabric 1 Fabric 2 Fabric 3
Fabric 4 Fabric 5 Fabric 6
FC
router 1
FC
router 3
Fabric 7
FC
router 4
Fabric 9
FC
router 2
Fabric 8