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fabric) is isolated from Flexpar C (product development fabric) as
normally desired. However, development personnel occasionally
perform tape backups that require access to Flexpar B devices. An
E_Port from each FlexPar is physically connected to a SAN router
R_Port, and Flexpar C servers are zoned to communicate with
Flexpar B tape devices.
Inter-FlexPar Routing
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SAN Routing Best To reduce management complexity and implement a successful SAN
Practices
routing environment, follow a set of best practice conventions as
follows:
1. Plan the configuration - Map and design the routed SAN
illustrates inter-FlexPar routing. Flexpar B (tape backup
configuration on paper, prior to installing and configuring real
equipment. This includes documenting all R_Port connections,
Domain_IDs, Zone_IDs, mSAN names, mSAN_IDs, iFCP port
pairs, and mFCP port pairs. The connection of multiple fabrics or
mSANs must be properly documented and tracked.
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