HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Fibre Channel Switch Fabric Rules; Using C-Series Fibre Channel Switches as Edge Switches

Table 48 describes the use of C-series Fibre Channel switches as edge switches.
Table 48 Using C-series Fibre Channel switches as edge switches
225–512 total ports49–224 total ports1–48 total portsModel
ExcellentMDS 9120 Fabric
ExcellentMDS 9140 Fabric
ExcellentMDS 9124 Fabric
ExcellentMDS 9134 Fabric
ExcellentMDS 9124e Fabric
Very goodExcellent
MDS
9216/9216A/9216i
Multilayer Fabric
MDS 9222i Multiservice
Fabric
Excellent (select modules to optimize performance or user port count)
MDS 9506 Multilayer
nl
Director
Excellent (select modules to optimize performance or user port count)
MDS 9509 Multilayer
nl
Director
Excellent (select modules to optimize performance or user port count)
MDS 9513 Multilayer
nl
Director
ExcellentMDS 9020
Fibre Channel switch fabric rules
This section describes the fabric rules for C-series Fibre Channel switches and other factors you should
consider when building C-series fabrics.
C-series switches and fabric rules146