Users Guide

support.dell.com PowerVault 51F Topologies 2-3

DELL CONFIDENTIAL - Preliminary 4/6/00

FILE LOCATION: S:\SYSTEMS\Boxer\rev_i&t\English\50UWDa00\50UWDc20.fm

NOTES: The translative mode is automatically enabled with the FL_Port card and no

user intervention is necessary to configure the translative mode.

Loops may contain any combination of public or private loop devices.

Sample Fabric Topologies

The following fabric topology samples show several different conceptual topology

models. Each installation has a unique topology that is determined by the characteris-

tics of the connected devices and your performance objectives.

In the following samples, only the single switch fabric solution shows connections to

the fabric. The switch numbering scheme is shown in Table 2-1.

Single-Switch Fabric

The simplest fabric consists of a single-switch topology as shown in Figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1. Single-Switch Topology Sample

Table 2-1. Fabric Topologies

Interface cards 1 2 3 4

Ports 0 2 4 6

13 57

DataData

Data

N_Port

N_PortN_Port

N_Port

Mainframe

F_Port

FL_Port

N_Port

NL_Ports

JBOD

fabric