HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Networking Scenarios Cookbook

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Scenario 3: Multiple VC Fabric-Attach SAN fabrics with
Dynamic Login Balancing connected to the same redundant
SAN fabric with different priority tiers
Overview
This scenario covers the setup and configuration of four VC Fabric-Attach SAN fabrics with Dynamic Login Balancing
Distribution that are all connected to the same redundant SAN fabric.
Figure 44 : Multiple VC Fabric-Attach SAN Fabrics with different priority tiers connected to the same fabrics
Server 1
HBA1
HBA2
Server 2
HBA1
HBA2
Server 3
HBA1
HBA2
Server 4
HBA1
HBA2
Server 15
HBA1
HBA2
Server 16
HBA1
HBA2
Fabric-1-Tier1
Fabric-2-Tier2Fabric-2-Tier1
Fabric-1-Tier2
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VC Domain
5:1
server-to-uplink ratio
on a fully populated enclosure with 16 servers
1:1
server-to-uplink ratio
VC-FC 8Gb
20-port Module
on a fully populated enclosure with 16 servers
Fabric 2
Fabric 1