Q-Logic 16HA Manual De Usuario
Preliminar
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Cascade Topology
SANbox-16HA Fibre Channel Switch
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Multi-Chassis Fabrics
59005-03 Rev. A
Installer’s/User’s Manual
Cascade Zoning
Sanbox Switch chassis support fabric-wide zones for all zone types. Broadcast
Zones and Name Server Zones require no special consideration in a cascade fabric.
That is, you may assign these zones on a user-port-by-user-port basis and T_Ports
are not zoned.
Zones and Name Server Zones require no special consideration in a cascade fabric.
That is, you may assign these zones on a user-port-by-user-port basis and T_Ports
are not zoned.
Hard Zones, however, require zoned T_Port interconnections between chassis
which contain ports in the same Hard Zone. That is, if a particular Hard Zone is
distributed across chassis boundaries, each piece of that Hard Zone and its inter-
connecting T_Ports must be assigned to the same Hard Zone number. This makes
interconnections between pieces of the same Hard Zone much like the interconnec-
tion of chassis.
which contain ports in the same Hard Zone. That is, if a particular Hard Zone is
distributed across chassis boundaries, each piece of that Hard Zone and its inter-
connecting T_Ports must be assigned to the same Hard Zone number. This makes
interconnections between pieces of the same Hard Zone much like the interconnec-
tion of chassis.
MKII Compatibility
SANbox fabrics do not support MKII chassis in cascade topologies.
NOTE:
Also, remember that mixing of topologies is not allowed. If the topology of the
chassis is Cascade, then the interconnection of the Hard Zones must also be
accomplished in Cascade topology.
Also, remember that mixing of topologies is not allowed. If the topology of the
chassis is Cascade, then the interconnection of the Hard Zones must also be
accomplished in Cascade topology.