HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Networking Scenarios Cookbook

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To support more than four direct-attached 3PAR arrays, it is necessary to add more pairs of VC FlexFabric modules in
a c7000 chassis.
Figure 23: Direct-Attach configuration with more than a pair of VC modules
Bay 3
Bay 4
VC Direct-Attach SAN Fabrics
defined in the VC Domain
Direct attached
Storage Systems
3PAR Storage
Systems
VC Domain
VC SAN A-1 VC SAN B-1
Bay 1
Bay 2
VC Domain
VC Domain
VC SAN A-2
VC SAN B-2
VC FlexFabric Modules
VC FlexFabric Modules
For more granularity and control, the 3PAR Storage Systems can be connected to different VC SAN Fabrics, figure 24
shows another supported configuration.
Figure 24: Different SAN Fabrics can be used to connect 3PAR arrays
VC Domain
VC SAN A-1
VC Direct-Attach SAN Fabrics
defined in the VC Domain
Direct attached
Storage Systems
VC Domain
VC SAN B-1
Bay 1
Bay 2
3PAR Storage
Systems
VC FlexFabric Module VC FlexFabric Module
VC SAN A-2 VC SAN B-2