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FibreCenter 3400 Switching Patterns
A-B switch model
Zone
P1
P2
P3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Exhibit 6-1 Single zone configuration (Zone 1), an eight-port hub configuration. Ports 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 may
access port 1, but only one at a time, under control of the commands Setup and Switch.
Port 1
Port 2
Host
Disk array
Exhibit 6-2 Dual-zone configuration (Zone 2 and Zone 3) as designated by the Setup and Switch commands. Each
zone is independent of the other, and so may be configured to run at different or the same speeds: 1 Gigabit or 2
Gigabit. Ports 2, 3 and 4 may access port 1, but only one at a time. Ports 6, 7 and 8 may access port 5, but only one at
a time.
Zone 2
Port 1
Port 2
Host
Disk array
Hub ports
P4
P5
P6
P7
P8
Zone 1
Port 3
Port 4
Host
Host
Port 3
Port 4
Host
Host
Invalid Switching Patterns
Zone P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8
any
2
3
Port 5
Port 6
Port 7
Host
Host
Zone 3
Port 5
Port 6
Host
Disk array
Reason:
must be 1-1 map
P8 not in zone 2
P4 not in zone 3
Port 8
Host
Host
Port 7
Port 8
Host
Host
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