5 c-Class BladeSystem interconnects
The HP FlexFabric 5900CP switch supports connectivity to multiple HP server interconnect options
including Virtual Connect modules/switches and BladeSystem switches. See
Table 1 (page 6)
.
For Virtual Connect modules, Flex-10/10D and FlexFabric 10 Gb/24-port, connectivity is through
FIP Snooping to the HP FlexFabric 5900CP switch in FCF mode.
For BladeSystem switches, connectivity is configured based on the BladeSystem switch used. For
an HP 6125XLG dual-hop configuration, set HP 6125XLG mode to NPV and the HP FlexFabric
5900CP switch mode to FCF or NPV.
For the HP 8/24c SAN Switch (Brocade) or MDS 8Gb 24-port Switch (Cisco), set the SAN Switch
or MDS mode to NPV to connect to the HP FlexFabric 5900CP switch in FCF mode using NPIV.
Table 3 (page 17)
describes BladeSystem interconnect support for the HP FlexFabric 5900CP
switch. For more information about current HP FlexFabric 5900CP storage support, see the HP
SPOCK website at
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
. You must sign up for an HP Passport to
enable access.
Table 3 HP FlexFabric 5900CP BladeSystem Interconnect Support
HP FlexFabric 5900CP Mode
Virtual Connect Modules/Blade Switches
• FCF
Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D, FCoE (FIP Snooping)
• FCF
Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-Port (8Gb FC,
10GbE FCoE/VC FIP Snooping)
• FCF
Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module for
c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade)
• FCF or NPV
Blade Switch: HP 6125XLG, Ethernet/FCoE (6125XLG
in NPV mode)
• FCF
Blade Switch: HP 8/24c SAN Switch (Brocade)
(8/24c in NPV mode)
• FCF
Blade Switch: MDS 8Gb 24-port Switch (Cisco)
(MDS in NPV mode)
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