HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Networking Scenarios Cookbook

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Figure 41: 4:1 oversubscription with VC-FC 8Gb 20-Port modules using 8 uplink ports
VC Domain
Fabric-1
Fabric-2
Server 1
HBA1
HBA2
Server 2
HBA1
HBA2
Server 3
HBA1
HBA2
Fabric 1
Server 16
HBA2
HBA1
Fabric 2
VC-FC 8Gb
20-port Module
4:1
server-to-uplink ratio
on a fully populated enclosure with 16 servers
Figure 42: 2:1 oversubscription with VC-FC 8Gb 24-Port modules using 16 uplink ports
VC Domain
Fabric-1
Fabric-2
Server 1
HBA1
HBA2
Server 2
HBA1
HBA2
Server 3
HBA1
HBA2
VC-FC 8Gb
24-port Module
Server 16
HBA2
HBA1
Fabric 2
2:1
server-to-uplink ratio
on a fully populated enclosure with 16 servers
Fabric 1