HP flexfabric 5900cp Solutions Configuration Manual page 12

Figure 8 HP FlexFabric 5900CP NPV Use-Case 3A
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Figure 9 HP FlexFabric 5900CP NPV Use-Case 3B
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12 Storage use-cases
LAN
IRF
NP_Port IRF*
Server/HBA
LAN
IRF
NP_Port
IRF*
Fabric-A
Fabric-B
F_Port
F_Port
NP_Port
5900CP NPV
FCoE/FC
Converged Ethernet/FCoE
Native FC
Native Ethernet
IRF* between 5900CP's
(optional)
Server/CNA
N_Port
Fabric-A
Fabric-B
F_Port
F_Port
NP_Port
5900CP NPV
FCoE/FC
Converged Ethernet/FCoE
Native FC
Native Ethernet
IRF* between 5900CP's
(optional)
FC Storage
N_Port
N_Port
Fabric-A, Fabric-B
HP 5900CP, HP Brocade,
Cisco, or QLogic FC Switches
5900CP3A
FC Storage
N_Port
Fabric-A, Fabric-B
HP 5900CP, HP Brocade,
Cisco, or QLogic FC Switches
5900CP3B