.Part 1 Architecture HP SAN Design Reference Guide 785351-001

Figure 19 B-series Virtual Fabric IFR
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As shown in Figure 20 (page 50), VSANs can include devices that connect to a single switch or
multiple switches in the SAN. Devices in different VSANs communicate using IVR. Multiple switches
can be connected in any supported fabric configuration.
Figure 20 C-series VSAN IVR
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Figure 21 (page 51) shows how TR_Ports on the H-series switch can connect devices in a local
fabric to devices in a remote fabric. When a device on the H-series switch is mapped to a device
in the remote fabric, the H-series switch automatically creates an inter-fabric zone whose members
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