HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 .HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, Pa - Page 6

Model naming ...158 Switch models ...158 Features ...159 Usage ...160 Fibre Channel fabric rules 161 Operating systems and storage products 162 Fabric rules for M-series switches 162 ISL maximums ...163 Zoning limits and enforcement 165 8 SAN fabric connectivity and switch interoperability rules 167 SAN fabric connectivity rules 167 Switch port interfaces 167 Device port interfaces 167 Fiber optic cables ...168 Fiber optic cable loss budgets 168 Storage product interface and transport distance rules 171 SAN fabric switch interoperability rules 177 Interoperable routed fabric 177 Dual interoperable, heterogeneous SAN fabrics 177 Interoperable, heterogeneous switch fabrics 179 Third-party switch support 179 SAN performance considerations 179 Infrastructure factors 180 Performance guidelines 180 III ..Host and storage system rules 183 9 Heterogeneous server rules 185 SAN platform rules ...186 Blade servers ...186 HP c-Class BladeSystem Virtual Connect 187 HP Virtual Connect advantages 187 HP VC-FC connectivity guidelines 188 BladeSystem with Brocade Access Gateway mode 189 Failover policy and failback policy 190 AG mode considerations 191 AG mode connectivity guidelines 191 BladeSystem with Cisco N_Port Virtualization mode 192 Failover policy ...193 NPV mode considerations 193 NPV mode connectivity guidelines 194 NPV with FlexAttach ...194 HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure considerations 196 HBA N_PortID Virtualization 196 HBA NPIV considerations 196 HBA NPIV connectivity guidelines 197 NonStop servers (XP only 198 HP-UX SAN rules ...212 HP OpenVMS SAN rules 214 Host-based volume shadowing 216 HP Tru64 UNIX SAN rules 217 Apple Mac OS X SAN rules 219 6