McDATA StorageWorks 64 - SAN Director Switch Planning Manual page 313

transport technology
dark fiber 4-39
IP 4-45
SONET/SDH 4-42
WDM 4-40
transport technology comparison
F
fabric availability
nonresilient dual fabric
nonresilient single fabric
redundant fabrics 3-38
resilient dual fabric
resilient single fabric
fabric binding 5-19
fabric element
FCP and FICON intermix environment
limitations in a fabric
fabric performance
device fan-out ratio
fabric initialization
fabric scalability 3-39
I/O requirements 3-31
performance tuning
fabric switch
connectivity features
default network address
description 1-15
performance features
product overview 1-2
security features 1-28
serviceability features
specifications A-1
Fabricenter cabinet
footprint A-8
illustration 1-4
product overview 1-3
specifications A-7
fan-out ratio 3-35
FastWrite technology
description 1-21
IRL optimization 4-27
optimizing WAN use
4-48
3-38
3-38
3-38
3-38
3-41
3-19
3-35
3-30
3-35
1-26
6-8
1-15
1-29
4-56
FC-AL devices
connecting to a multiswitch fabric
server consolidation
tape device consolidation
FCP and FICON intermix
best practices 3-47
fabric element management
impacting features
management limitations
port numbering and logical
port addressing
feature key
CNT WAN support
description 5-33
Element Manager application
Flexport Technology
FMS 5-35
format 5-35
full fabric 5-39
full volatility 5-38
OpenTrunking 5-37
OSMS 5-35
remote fabric 5-39
SANtegrity Authentication
SANtegrity Binding
fiber-optic cabling
50/125 multimode
62.5/125 multimode
9/125 singlemode 5-7
overview 5-1
planning considerations
routing 5-8
Fibre Channel topology
arbitrated loop topology
core-to-edge fabric
mesh fabric 3-14
multiswitch fabric topology
SAN island 3-18
FICON cascading
best practices 3-55
definition 3-47
general description
high-integrity fabrics
minimum requirements
3-11
3-12
3-13
3-41
3-46
3-44
3-42
5-40
5-40
5-36
5-37
5-37
5-7
5-7
6-3
3-2
3-16
3-2
3-52
3-53
3-54
Index
Index
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