Chapter 4 - Southbound Fibre Channel Switch Zone Configuration
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Understanding a Fibre Channel Switch Zone
Note:
The CLI commands for the Fibre Channel switches in this chapter apply to Brocade
switches only. If your configuration uses Fibre Channel switches from another vendor, use the
comparable CLI commands from that vendor.
Figure 4.1 shows an example 7700 Flash Storage Platform configuration that contains:
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Two 7700 FSP Controllers connected to two southbound Fibre Channel switches
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Two Fibre Channel switches connected to a single shelf
Note:
In Figure 4.1, rear panel slots 2 and 7 are used for northbound data connections. The ports
associated with these slots (2-0, 2-1, 7-0, and 7-1) are either 16Gb Fibre Channel or 10Gb Ethernet
ports.
WWPN zones on the Fibre Channel switches will allow all 7700 FSP Controller Initiator ports to
access all target ports on the storage shelves.
Note:
To prevent HA failover issues, verify that the four southbound Fibre Channel ports are set
to Initiator mode and the four northbound Fibre Channel ports are set to Dual mode.
Figure 4.1 7700 Flash Storage Platform Configuration with Southbound Fibre Channel Switches
