HP SN3000B

xx Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
53-1002446-01
Chapter 24 Using FC-FC Routing to Connect Fabrics
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465
FC-FC routing overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465
License requirements for FC-FC routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466
Supported platforms for FC-FC routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466
Supported configurations for FC-FC routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .467
Unsupported configurations for Network OS connectivity . . .467
Fibre Channel routing concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468
Proxy devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
FC-FC routing topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472
Phantom domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .473
Setting up FC-FC routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475
Verifying the setup for FC-FC routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475
Backbone fabric IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .477
Assigning backbone fabric IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
FCIP tunnel configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478
Inter-fabric link configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478
Configuring an IFL for both edge and backbone connections 478
FC router port cost configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482
Port cost considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
Setting router port cost for an EX_Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
EX_Port frame trunking configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484
LSAN zone configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485
Use of Admin Domains with LSAN zones and FC-FC routing .485
Zone definition and naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485
LSAN zones and fabric-to-fabric communications. . . . . . . . . .486
Controlling device communication with the LSAN . . . . . . . . . .486
Configuring backbone fabrics for interconnectivity . . . . . . . . .489
Setting the maximum LSAN count . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .489
HA and downgrade considerations for LSAN zones . . . . . . . .489
LSAN zone policies using LSAN tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .490
LSAN zone binding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .493
Proxy PID configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .498
Fabric parameter considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .498
Inter-fabric broadcast frames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .499
Displaying the current broadcast configuration. . . . . . . . . . . .499
Enabling broadcast frame forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .499
Disabling broadcast frame forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .499
Resource monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500
FC-FC routing and Virtual Fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .501
Logical switch configuration for FC routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .502
Backbone-to-edge routing with Virtual Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . .503
Upgrade and downgrade considerations for FC-FC routing . . . . . .504
How replacing port blades affects EX_Port configuration. . . .504
Displaying the range of output ports connected to xlate domains505