HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Fcoe Fabric Topologies; Fcoe Integrated with an Existing Fibre Channel Fabric

• Allows connection of fabrics with the same domain ID and zoning definitions
• Reduces the impact of scaling limits for individual fabrics
• Increases levels of storage consolidation
• Provides centralized backup for multiple fabrics
FCoE fabric topologies
FCoE technology allows you to converge Ethernet and Fibre Channel technology at the server, providing
significant cable, adapter, and switch consolidation. All HP-supported Fibre Channel topologies are
supported integrated with FCoE at the Fibre Channel fabric edge (Figure 10). This provides the benefit
of investment protection by allowing the use of existing Fibre Channel products and infrastructure in
an FCoE configuration (Figure 10 and Figure 11).
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with FC HBA
and NIC
IP network
Server
with FC HBA
and NIC
X-series
CN switch
FC attached
HP storage
Fabric A
FC
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X-series
FC switch
Server
with CNA
Server
with CNA
FC attached
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FC
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10 GbE
Ethernet
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Converged
10 GbE CNA
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X-series
CN switch
Fabric B
X-series
FC switch
Figure 10 FCoE integrated with an existing Fibre Channel fabric
.
Figure 11 shows a converged SAN fabric with servers using CNAs connected to a B-series CN switch
and to a DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade.
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