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

Figure 23 Dual-redundant Virtual Fabric
25267b
VF A1 VF A2
FC Switch
(IFR)
VF B1 VF B2
IFR SAN A
IFR SAN B
FC Switch
(IFR)
Figure 24 Dual-redundant VSAN
25107b
VSAN A1 VSAN A2
FC Switch
(IVR)
VSAN B1 VSAN B2
IVR SAN A
IVR SAN B
FC Switch
(IVR)
Supported routing configurations
Routing requires additional configuration rules for fabrics. For more information about routing
configuration rules, see “Fibre Channel routing, 400 MP Router, and MP Router Blade fabric rules”
(page 110), “MP Router fabric rules” (page 114), “C-series switches and fabric rules” (page 123),
and “H-series switches and fabric rules” (page 140).
The typical configuration is a router or 8 Gb/s switch with integrated Fibre Channel routing
connected to two or more fabrics, as shown in Figure 25 (page 53). An MP Router or 8 Gb/s
switch with integrated Fibre Channel routing is required for fabrics that include B-series switches.
Routing and core-edge fabrics
This section describes how to connect core switches when using routing to the following:
• MP Router for B-series Fibre Channel routing (Figure 25)
• B-series Virtual Fabrics with IFR (Figure 26)
• C-series VSANs with IVR (Figure 27)
52 Fibre Channel routing