User`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- General Description
- Installation
- Introduction
- Unpack
- Place or Mount the Equipment
- Apply the IEC Class 1 Laser Information Label (If the installation is in Europe)
- Install GBICs
- Connect to AC Power
- Switch Logic Power Good LED
- Check the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) Results
- Cable Fibre Channel Devices to the Switch
- Configure the Chassis
- Configure the Ports
- Zoning
- Rack and Shelf Administration
- Operating the Switch
- Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
- Removal/Replacement Procedures
- Multi-Chassis Fabrics
- Reference Information
- QLogic Customer Support
- Index
Preliminary
Multistage Topology
SANbox-16HA Fibre Channel Switch
5-16 Multi-Chassis Fabrics 59005-03 Rev. A Installer’s/User’s Manual
Figure 5-5 SANbox-16 Multistage with eight CC chassis
Figure 5-5 shows a Multistage Switch built from SANbox-16 chassis. One T_Port
on each IO/T chassis (the minimum) connects to each CC chassis. This provides
800 MBytes of bandwidth between each IO/T chassis and failover in case T_Ports
or CC chassis fail. Each IO/T chassis distributes the available T_Port access among