Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual page 578

Configuring and Managing VSANs
VSAN Topologies
The following figure shows a fabric with three switches, one on each floor. The geographic location of the
switches and the attached devices is independent of their segmentation into logical VSANs. No communication
between VSANs is possible. Within each VSAN, all members can talk to one another.
Figure 60: Logical VSAN Segmentation
The application servers or storage arrays can be connected to the switch using Fibre Channel or virtual Fibre
Channel interfaces. A VSAN can include a mixture of Fibre Channel and virtual Fibre Channel interfaces.
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