HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Networking Scenarios Cookbook

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VC SAN module descriptions
HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-Port Fibre Channel Module
 4 Uplink ports 8Gb FC [2/4/8 Gb]
 16 Downlink ports [1/2/4/8 Gb]
 Up to 128 virtual machines running on the same
physical server to access separate storage
resources
HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module
 8 Uplink ports 8Gb FC [2/4/8 Gb]
 16 Downlink ports [1/2/4/8 Gb]
 Up to 255 virtual machines running on the same
physical server to access separate storage
resources
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-Port Module
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module
 4 Uplink ports : FC [2/4/8 Gb] or FCoE [10 Gb]
 16 Downlink ports [FlexHBA: any speed]
 Up to 255 virtual machines running on the same
physical server to access separate storage
resources
 8 Uplink ports : FC [2/4/8 Gb] or FCoE [10 Gb]
 16 Downlink ports [FlexHBA: any speed]
 Up to 255 virtual machines running on the same
physical server to access separate storage
resources
X1 – X4
Uplink ports available for
FC/FCoE/Enet connection
[FC: 2/4/8 Gb]
[FCoE: 10 Gb]
[Enet: 1/10 Gb]
X1 – X8
Uplink ports available for
FC/FCoE/Enet connection
[FC: 2/4/8 Gb]
[FCoE: 10 Gb]
[Enet: 1/10 Gb]
X5-X6 paired Flexports
Can only be configured to
carry same traffic types
(either FC or Ethernet)
X7-X8 paired Flexports
Can only be configured to
carry same traffic types
(either FC or Ethernet)