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Chapter 18: Fibre Channel
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Supported Switch Roles
The
CN4093
can
be
used
in
the
following
Fibre
Channel
applications:
Node
Port
Virtualized
gateway
(NPV),
linking
multiple
FCoE
nodes
to
an
upstream
full
fabric
switch.
FC
‐
BB
‐
5
compliant
full
fabric
FC/FCoE
switch.
These
functions
are
independent
of
each
other,
and
can
coexist
or
be
used
in
combination
on
the
switch.
The
CN4093
acts
as
a
bridge
between
FCoE
traffic
and
the
Fibre
Channel
network.
The
switch
performs
Ethernet
encapsulation
for
traffic
heading
to
Ethernet
ports,
and
performs
decapsulation
for
traffic
to
Fibre
Channel
ports.
FCoE
features
are
covered
in
.
These
features
can
be
used
independently
or
in
conjunction
with
NPV
gateway
and
full
fabric
switch
features.
NPV Gateway
As
a
Node
Port
Virtualized
(NPV)
gateway,
the
CN4093
can
act
as
a
Fibre
Channel
collector,
connecting
numerous
Fibre
Channel
end
‐
point
devices
(known
as
nodes)
for
uplink
to
a
Fibre
Channel
full
fabric
switch,
performing
stateless
FC/FCoE
encapsulation
and
decapsulation.
This
helps
resolve
a
typical
problem
in
Fibre
Channel
networks
where
port
density
is
low
on
Director
Class
SAN
switches,
or
considered
too
valuable
to
relegate
to
individual
nodes.
As
an
NPV
gateway,
the
CN4093
acts
as
a
proxy
to
the
upstream
full
fabric
switch
on
behalf
of
the
connected
nodes.
The
CN4093
supports
standard
Node
Port
Identifier
Virtualization
(NPIV)
behavior.
The
NPV
gateway
allows
concurrent
logins
from
multiple
node
ports
(and
multiple
server
connections)
to
be
forwarded
upstream
to
the
full
‐
fabric
switch.
The
upstream
switch
provides
full
fabric
services
such
as
zoning
enforcement,
and
makes
all
switching
decisions.
The
gateway
switch
appears
as
a
Fibre
Channel
end
node
to
the
full
fabric
switch,
and
acts
as
proxy
for
the
full
fabric
switch
to
its
connected
node
devices.
When
multiple
uplink
ports
are
available
between
the
NPV
gateway
and
the
upstream
switch,
nodes
are
not
ensured
to
be
assigned
the
same
uplink
whenever
they
request
a
session.
Only
FCoE
end
nodes
are
allowed
to
be
downstream
connections.
All
Fibre
Channel
devices
are
connected
to
the
full
fabric
FC
switch.
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