McDATA StorageWorks 64 - SAN Director Switch Planning Manual page 316

Index
L
large fabric
fabric initialization
fabric scalability
high-bandwidth ISLs
high-port count directors
problems 4-3
laser transceiver
description 5-3
restrictions 5-5
SFP transceiver
transmission distance
latency
dark fiber transport
directors 1-7
IP transport 4-48
SONET/SDH transport
WDM transport
LC duplex connector
LIM
assigning BB_Credits
Intrepid 10000 Director
load balancing 3-22
local area network
comparison to WAN
latency 4-36
protocol stack
reliability 4-37
logical port addressing
M
MAC address
director or fabric switch
Eclipse 1620 SAN Router
Eclipse 2640 SAN Router
management server
management server
CHAP authentication
default network address
description 2-7
Ethernet connectivity
illustration 2-7
installation planning
minimum specifications
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3-30
3-39
3-30
3-30
5-7
5-4
4-46
4-47
4-47
5-7
4-50
5-2
4-36
4-36
3-42
6-8
6-9
6-9
6-8
5-16
6-8
5-10
6-5
2-8
plan security measures
product overview 1-3
recommended specifications
map, port card 3-43
mesh fabric
description 3-14
illustration 3-15
suitability 3-16
mFCP protocol
comparison to iFCP
connecting SAN routers
description 4-20
mSAN routing
allocating Zone_IDs
description 4-18
mFCP protocol 4-20
proxy Domain_ID 30
routing domain 4-18
supported limits 4-21
multimode cabling
50/125 5-7
62.5/125 5-7
multiswitch fabric topology
best practices 3-20
connecting FC-AL devices
description 3-2
domain ID assignment
E_Port segmentation
fabric initialization
fabric performance
fabric WWN assignment
FCP and FICON intermix
frame delivery order
illustration 3-19
ISL bandwidth 3-22
load balancing 3-22
multiple data transmission speeds
performance objectives
planning considerations
preferred path 3-23
principal switch selection
topology limits
fabric elements
hop count 3-20
ISLs 3-20
vendor interoperability
zoning configurations
6-11
2-9
4-28
4-20
4-30
4-18
3-11
3-25
3-28
3-30
3-31
3-25
3-41
3-27
3-51
3-20
6-29
3-24
3-19
3-20
3-29