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Local devices on an H-series switch can be mapped to different remote fabrics.6
For mappings between an H-series switch and a remote fabric, each local device or remote
device can be mapped over one TR_Port. Additional mappings to either device must use that
TR_Port.
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Local devices connected to different local switches can be mapped to the same remote device
over one TR_Port on each local switch.
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A local device cannot be mapped over an E_Port to a local switch, then over a TR_Port to the
remote device. The local switch to which the local device is connected must connect directly to
the remote fabric over a TR_Port.
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In order for local devices to discover remote devices, the corresponding IFZs must be activated
on both the local and remote fabrics. To remove a mapping, you must remove the local IFZ and
the corresponding remote IFZ.
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When a local device is mapped over a TR_Port to a remote device, the local device and its
TR_Port appear as an NPIV-connected device in the remote fabric. It is possible, though not
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recommended, to map the local device over a second TR_Port to a local device in a second
local fabric. In this case, if you merge the two local fabrics, the transparent route becomes
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inactive for the devices that now have a path over an ISL, and an alarm is generated.
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IMPORTANT:
SSCM version 3.00 or later is required for the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch. SSCM version 2.10
and later can manage the 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch, and version 3.00 or later can manage the
SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch, with active transparent router ports (TR_Ports). However, SSCM cannot
manage or discover remote switches or devices in the remote fabric. The Physical Connection map
displays the remote fabric as a disabled switch, indicating that SSCM cannot manage the switch.
SSCM version 2.00 and earlier does not support the management of fabrics that include switches
with active TR_Ports, and may disrupt communication between the 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch or
SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch and the remote fabric.
Zoning limits and enforcement
Table 16 lists zoning limits for H-series switches. (See also “Zoning” on page 421.)
Table 16 H-series switch zoning limits
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Maximum number of zone sets is 256.1
Maximum number of zones is 2,000.2
Maximum number of zones in a zone set is 2,000.3
Maximum number of zone members in a zone is 2,000.4
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