HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.x administrator guide (5697-0244, November 2009)

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11 Using the FC-FC routing service
The FC-FC Routing (FCR) Service provides Fibre Channel routing between two or more fabrics without
merging those fabrics. The FC-FC Routing Service can be simultaneously used as a Fibre Channel router
and for SAN extension over wide area networks (WANs) using FCIP. FCR supports backbone to edge
routing, allowing devices in the backbone to talk to devices on the edge fabric. A Fibre Channel router is a
switch running the FC-FC routing services.
The FCR also supports interoperability with McDATA E/OS v7.x and 8.x. For more information about
McDATA interoperability support, see ”Connecting to HP M-Series or McDATA SANs” on page 254.
The FC-FC (Fibre Channel) routing service provides Fibre Channel routing (FCR) between two or more
fabrics without merging those fabrics. The FC-FC routing service can be simultaneously used as a FC router
and as a SAN extension over wide area networks (WANs) using FCIP. FCR supports backbone to edge
routing, allowing devices in the backbone to talk to devices on the edge fabric. A Fibre Channel router is a
switch running the FC-FC routing services.
FCR also supports interoperability with M-EOS v7.x, 8.x, and v9.x. For more information about M-EOS
interoperability support, see Interoperating with an M-EOS fabric, page 255.
Supported platforms
FC-FC Routing is supported on the following platforms:
• HP StorageWorks B-Series MP Router blade
• HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router
• 4/256 SAN Director when it is configured with a B-Series MP Router blade and uses chassis
configuration option 5
Supported configurations
In an edge fabric that contains a mix of administrative domain (AD)-capable switches and switches that
are not aware of AD, the FC router must be connected directly to the AD-capable switch. For more
information, see Use of administrative domains with LSAN Zones and FCR, page 243.
The supported configurations are:
• FC router connected to a Brocade nonsecured fabric
• FC router connected to a Brocade secured fabric
• FC router connected to an McDATA Open Mode 1.0
• FC router connected to an McDATA Fabric Mode
• FC router connected to Brocade secured and nonsecured fabrics with EX_Port trunking enabled
• Can interoperate with older FC routers (XPath v7.4.x and Fabric OS v5.1)