HP StorageWorks 1606 Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-100133 - Page 532

21 LSAN zone configuration LSAN zone 1 LSAN zone 2 Fabric 1 Fabric 2 Fabric 3 FC router 1 Backbone fabric FC router 3 FC router 2 FC router 4 Fabric 7 Fabric 8 Fabric 4 Fabric 5 Fabric 9 Fabric 6 LSAN zone 3 FIGURE 77 LSAN zone binding LSAN zone 4 After you set up LSAN zone binding, each FC router stores information about only those LSAN zones that access its local edge fabrics. Table 91 shows what LSAN information is stored in each FC router before and after LSAN zone binding is in effect. TABLE 91 LSAN information stored in each FC router with and without LSAN zone binding WIthout LSAN zone binding With LSAN zone binding FC router 1 FC router 2 FC router 3 FC router 4 FC router 1 FC router 2 FC router 3 FC router 4 LSAN 1 LSAN 2 LSAN 3 LSAN 4 LSAN 1 LSAN 2 LSAN 3 LSAN 4 LSAN 1 LSAN 2 LSAN 3 LSAN 4 LSAN 1 LSAN 2 LSAN 3 LSAN 4 LSAN 1 LSAN 2 LSAN 2 LSAN 3 LSAN 4 LSAN 4 To summarize: • Without LSAN zone binding, the maximum number of LSAN devices is 10,000. • With LSAN zone binding, the metaSAN can import more than 10,000 devices and the backbone fabric can support more FC routers. • With LSAN zone binding, CPU consumption by an FC router is lower. 490 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01