Figure 75 Lsan Zone Binding - Brocade Communications Systems 53-1001763-02 Administrator's Manual

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LSAN zone configuration
FIGURE 75
After you set up LSAN zone binding, each FC router stores information about only those LSAN zones
that access its local edge fabrics.
router before and after LSAN zone binding is in effect.
TABLE 95
WIthout LSAN zone binding
FC router 1
LSAN 1
LSAN 2
LSAN 3
LSAN 4
To summarize:
•
•
•
486
LSAN zone 1
Fabric 1
FC
router 1
Backbone fabric
FC
router 3
Fabric 4
LSAN zone 3
LSAN zone binding
LSAN information stored in each FC router with and without LSAN zone binding
FC router 2 FC router 3
LSAN 1 LSAN 1
LSAN 2 LSAN 2
LSAN 3 LSAN 3
LSAN 4 LSAN 4
Without LSAN zone binding, the maximum number of LSAN devices is 10,000.
With LSAN zone binding, the metaSAN can import more than 10,000 devices and the
backbone fabric can support more FC routers.
With LSAN zone binding, CPU consumption by an FC router is lower.
Fabric 2 Fabric 3
FC
router 2
FC
router 4
Fabric 5 Fabric 6
Table 95 shows what LSAN information is stored in each FC
With LSAN zone binding
FC router 4 FC router 1
LSAN 1 LSAN 1
LSAN 2 LSAN 2
LSAN 3
LSAN 4
LSAN zone 2
Fabric 7
Fabric 8
Fabric 9
LSAN zone 4
FC router 2 FC router 3 FC router 4
LSAN 2 LSAN 3 LSAN 4
LSAN 4
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