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5 B-series switches and fabric rules
This chapter describes the B-series Fibre Channel and FCoE switches and blades; Extension SAN
Switches and Blades; MP Routers, and fabric rules for building B-series fabrics. It describes the following
topics:
• B-series Fibre Channel switches, 1606 Extension SAN Switches, and MP Routers , page 93
• Fibre Channel switch fabric rules , page 106
• B-series FCoE Converged Network switch , page 130
• DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade and 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch fabric
rules , page 133
NOTE:
See “ SAN fabric connectivity and switch interoperability rules ” on page 167 for information about
using switches from the different series in the same SAN or the same fabric.
B-series Fibre Channel switches, 1606 Extension SAN Switches,
and MP Routers
B-series Fibre Channel switches:
• Can be core or edge switches. When configured in a core-edge fabric topology, a core switch
typically connects to other switches in the SAN; an edge switch typically connects to servers and
storage.
• Have 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 64, 80, 128, 192, 256, or 384 ports.
• Include entry-level and high-availability switches.
• Support plug-and-play compatibility.
• Support 10 Gb/s ISL connectivity (through a 10/6 FC ISL Blade for DC SAN Backbone Director,
DC04 SAN Director, or 4/256 SAN Director).
• Support Fibre Channel routing (see “ 1606 Extension SAN Switch and DC Dir Switch MP Extension
Blade fabric rules ” on page 112,
“ Fibre Channel routing, 400 MP Router, and MP Router Blade fabric rules ” on page 116, and
“ MP Router fabric rules ” on page 121).
• Support FCIP through the 1606 Extension SAN Switch, DC Dir Switch MP Extension Blade, 400
MP Router, MP Router Blade, MP Router, and HP IP Distance Gateway (see
“
SAN extension ” on page 279).
• Support iSCSI through the MP Router and iSCSI Director Blade (see “ iSCSI storage ” on page 355).
• Support encryption through the encryption switch and encryption blade.
Switch blade support is as follows:
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