Mp Router Scalability Rules - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Table 34 MP Router scalability rules
Domains Maximum number of front domains (number of EX_Ports) per edge fabric
(see Figure 46)
Maximum number of translate domains (number of remote fabrics) per edge fabric
Maximum number of real domains (local switches) per edge fabric
Maximum number of domains per edge fabric (real domains + front domains + translate
domains)
Note: The total number of domains in the first three rows must not exceed 80.
Devices (user ports) Maximum number of local and remote devices per edge fabric. (For edge fabrics with more
than 600 devices, 4.2.0c or later is required for all switches in the fabric when using the
MP Router.)
Maximum number of imported devices per edge fabric
Zoning Maximum number of entries per LSAN zone
Note: LSAN zones support WWN-based zoning only.
Edge fabrics Maximum number of edge fabrics connected in a Meta SAN
Meta SAN Maximum number of total ports per Meta SAN
Routers Maximum number of MP Routers per Meta SAN
LSAN Maximum number of LSAN device entries (proxy devices) per Meta SAN
Maximum number of LSAN zones per Meta SAN
Hop count Maximum number of hops between switches (including routers) in a Meta SAN
NOTE:
For configurations that have an MP Router with a 400 MP Router or MP Router Blade in the same
Meta SAN, apply the 400 MP Router and MP Router Blade scalability rules
(lowest-common-denominator limits apply). See
MP Router hop count
The MP Router counts the same as a Fibre Channel switch is counted with respect to fabric hop count
(Figure 45). Devices communicating across fabrics through an MP Router must adhere to both the
B-series 7-hop limit within an edge fabric and the MP Router 12-hop limit.
Edge fabric scalability
LSAN zone scalability
Meta SAN scalability
Hop count scalability
Table 32 on page 119.
SAN Design Reference Guide
24
33
34
80
1,280
1,000
200
34
12,800
14
10,000
1,000
(Figure 45) 12
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