HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 157
Using the FC-FC Routing Service, In this Supported switches for fibre channel routing
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Chapter Using the FC-FC Routing Service 10 In this chapter This chapter describes how to use the FC-FC Routing Service to share devices between fabrics without merging the fabrics. It contains the following information: • "Supported switches for fibre channel routing," next • "About fibre channel routing" on page 135 • "Setting up FC-FC routing" on page 137 • "Managing FC-FC routing with Web Tools" on page 138 • "Viewing and configuring EX_Ports" on page 140 • "Viewing and configuring LSAN zones" on page 142 • "Configuring the backbone fabric ID" on page 144 Supported switches for fibre channel routing The FC-FC Routing Service is supported only on the following switch models: • Brocade 7500 switch • Brocade 48000 director, when configured with an FR4-18i blade (see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for more information) • Brocade AP7420 Any of the supported switches listed above are considered FC Router-capable. If an EX_Port is configured for that switch, the switch is FC-Router enabled. See the Web Tools-AP Edition Administrator's Guide for information on setting up the FC-FC Routing Service on the Brocade AP7420. About fibre channel routing Fibre Channel routing provides connectivity to devices in different fabrics without merging the fabrics. For example, using Fibre Channel routing you can share tape drives across multiple fabrics without the administrative problems, such as change management, network management, scalability, reliability, availability, and serviceability, that might result from merging the fabrics. Fibre Channel routing allows you to create logical storage area networks (LSANs) that can span fabrics. These LSANs allow Fibre Channel zones to cross physical SAN boundaries without merging the fabrics and while maintaining the access controls of zones. Descriptions of Fibre Channel routing includes some specific terminology: Web Tools Administrator's Guide 135 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01