NSPOF data protection, 56
NSPOF, EVA, 258
NX-OS, 152
O
operating system rules
B-series fabric, 107
C-series Fibre Channel switch fabric, 147
H-series switches, 87
heterogeneous, 186
HP-UX, 212
IBM AIX, 220
iSCSI Connectivity Options, 374
Linux, 222
M-series fabric, 162
Mac OS X, 219
Microsoft Windows, 223
NetWare, 225
OpenVMS, 214
Sun Solaris, 227
Tru64 UNIX, 217
VMware ESX, 230
operating system support
FCoE C-series switches, 153
operating system, zoning method
, 422
optical add/drop multiplexers (OADMs), 285
oversubscription, design considerations, 33
overview
B-series switches, 93
C-series Fibre Channel and FCoE switches,
135
Fibre Channel routing, 61
H-series switches, 83
HP SVSP, 271
M-series switches, 157
SAN design, 27
SAN extension, 279
P
p-Class BladeSystem
Brocade 4 Gb SAN Switch, 103, 128
supported blade servers, 186
passive systems, 285
performance
guidelines, 180
maintaining beyond 5/10 km, 282
recommendations, 179
PID parameter bit, B-series switches, 127
ports
covering, 419
setting, 10 to 100 km, 289
zoning method, 422
Q
Quality of Service, 293
QuickLoop, interconnect, 167
R
recommendations
SAN best practices, 417
SAN designs, 31
record keeping, connections, 419
Red Hat Linux
SVSP support, 272
redundancy, routing, 69
redundant active components
B-series Fibre Channel switches, 102
M-series switches, 160
redundant control processor
B-series Fibre Channel switches, 102
M-series switches, 160
regulations
security, 402
related documentation, 430
Remote Switch
B-series switch feature,
ring fabric
benefits, 42
expansion, 425
migrating from, 59
uses, 40
ring fabric SAN
M-series switches maximum, 163
overview, 40
routed fabric topologies, 48
routed SAN fabric, 36
router
connecting core-edge fabrics, 71
connecting fabrics through IP network, 73
routing
comparing B-series, C-series, and H-series,
67
configurations, 71
features, 61
Fibre Channel implementations, 64
Fibre Channel integration FCIP, 76
methods, 67
overview, 61
SAN island consolidation, 76
SAN scaling, 76
summary, 76
table, 62
tape backup consolidation, 78
techniques, 62, 64
technology, 61
SAN Design Reference Guide 451
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