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Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing

This chapter explains the Inter-VSAN routing (IVR) feature and provides details on sharing resources
across VSANs using IVR management interfaces provided in the switch.
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Inter-VSAN Routing
Virtual SANs (VSANs) improve storage area network (SAN) scalability, availability, and security by
allowing multiple Fibre Channel SANs to share a common physical infrastructure of switches and ISLs.
These benefits are derived from the separation of Fibre Channel services in each VSAN and isolation of
traffic between VSANs. Data traffic isolation between the VSANs also inherently prevents sharing of
resources attached to a VSAN, such as robotic tape libraries. Using IVR, you can access resources across
VSANs without compromising other VSAN benefits.
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OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Inter-VSAN Routing, page 22-1
IVR Configuration Task List, page 22-8
Configuring IVR, page 22-8
IVR Zones and IVR Zone Sets, page 22-27
Database Merge Guidelines, page 22-36
Example Configurations, page 22-39
Default Settings, page 22-44
About IVR, page 22-2
IVR Features, page 22-3
IVR Limits Summary, page 22-4
IVR Terminology, page 22-3
Fibre Channel Header Modifications, page 22-4
IVR NAT, page 22-5
IVR VSAN Topology, page 22-6
IVR Service Groups, page 22-7
IVR Interoperability, page 22-8
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