Port Numbering; Network Using Fcip - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

NOTE: In Figure
WAN to become a single fabric. If any of the VE_Ports had been configured as VEX_Ports, that portion of
the fabric would remain a separate fabric, but still enable sharing of storage and server devices.
Figure 28 illustrates a portion of a Fibre Channel network using FCIP. The FCIP interswitch link (VE_Ports
connected over the IP WAN network) joins the office and data center SANs into a single larger SAN.
Figure 28

Network using FCIP

Data Center
FC SAN
400 MP
Router
4/256 SAN Director
with B-Series
MP Router blade

Port numbering

Port numbering differs on individual hardware platforms. The following sections detail the differences:
• Port numbering on the B-Series MP Router
• Port Numbering on the 400 MP
28, because FCIP was configured with VE_Ports, the switches will merge over the IP
Fibre
Channel
initiator
VE_Port
VE_Port
Office
FC SAN
Router, page 397
Fibre
Channel
initiator
IP WAN
Network
VE_Port
VE_Port
Office
FC SAN
blade, page 396
Office
FC SAN
400 MP
Router
4/256 SAN Director
with B-Series
MP Router blade
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