402 Using the FC-FC routing service
Figure 68
EX_Ports in a base switch
Figure 69
shows a logical representation of the physical chassis and devices in
Figure 68
. As shown in
Figure 69
, Fabric 128 and Fabric 15 are edge fabrics connected to a backbone fabric. Fabric 1 is not
connected to the backbone, so the device in Fabric 1 cannot communicate with any of the devices in the
other fabrics.
Figure 69
Logical representation of EX_Ports in a base switch
Backbone-to-edge routing with Virtual Fabrics
Since the base switch does not allow F_Ports, you cannot have devices connected to the base switch.
Even though F_Ports are not allowed in the base switch, they are allowed in an FC router in legacy mode
(Fabric OS 6.1.x or earlier, or Fabric OS 6.2.0 or later with Virtual Fabrics disabled). If you connect an FC
router in legacy mode to the base switch, backbone-to-edge routing is supported on that FC router.
In
Figure 68
, no devices can be connected to the backbone fabric (Fabric 8) because base switches
cannot have F_Ports.
Figure 70
shows an FC router in legacy mode connected to a base switch. This FC
router
can
have devices connected to it, and so you can have backbone-to-edge routing through this FC
router. In this figure, Host A in the backbone fabric can communicate with device B in the edge fabric with
FID 20; Host A cannot communicate with device C, however, because the base switches do not support
backbone-to-edge routing.
Logical switch 8
(Base switch)
Fabric ID 8
Logical switch 7
Fabric ID 15
Logical switch 6
Fabric ID 1
Allows XISL use
Logical switch 5
(Default logical switch)
Fabric ID 128
Physical chassis 2
Logical switch 4
(Base switch)
Fabric ID 8
E
Logical switch 3
Fabric ID 15
E
Logical switch 2
Fabric ID 1
Allows XISL use
E
Logical switch 1
(Default logical switch)
Fabric ID 128
E
Physical chassis 1
E
E
E
XISL
EX
EX
F
F
E
IFL
IFL
ISL
ISL
Logical ISL
F
Backbone fabric
Fabric 8
Edge fabric
Fabric 15
SW7
Edge fabric
Fabric 128
SW5
Fabric 1
SW6
SW2
SW5
SW1
SW4
SW3
E
EX
EX
E
Summary of Contents for A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base
Page 1: ...HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6 2 administrator guide Part number 5697 0016 Edition May 2009 ...
Page 24: ...24 ...
Page 99: ...Fabric OS 6 2 administrator guide 99 ...
Page 100: ...100 Managing user accounts ...
Page 118: ...116 Configuring standard security features ...
Page 164: ...162 Configuring advanced security features ...
Page 234: ...232 Installing and maintaining firmware ...
Page 268: ...266 Administering advanced zoning ...
Page 284: ...282 Configuring Enterprise class platforms ...
Page 292: ...290 Routing traffic ...
Page 294: ...292 Interoperability for merged SANs ...
Page 302: ...300 Configuring the Distributed Management Server ...
Page 334: ...332 iSCSI gateway service ...
Page 340: ...338 Administering NPIV ...
Page 407: ...Fabric OS 6 2 administrator guide 405 ...
Page 408: ...406 Using the FC FC routing service ...
Page 438: ...434 Administering extended fabrics ...
Page 460: ...456 Administering ISL trunking ...
Page 516: ...512 FICON fabrics ...
Page 526: ...522 Configuring and monitoring FICON Extension Services ...
Page 540: ...536 Configuring the PID format ...
Page 544: ...540 Understanding legacy password behavior ...
Page 546: ...542 Mixed fabric configurations for non merge SANs ...
Page 550: ...546 Migrating from an MP Router to a 400 MP Router ...
Page 558: ...554 Inband Management ...
Page 572: ...568 ...