C-Series Fcoe Converged Network Switch Fabric Rules - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Table 58 lists the rules for creating a SAN with C-series FCoE CN switches.
Table 58 C-series FCoE Converged Network switch fabric rules
Rule number
1 A C-series FCoE CN switch can be a standalone switch or an edge switch in a Fibre
Channel fabric. To attach the switch to an existing Fibre Channel fabric as an edge
switch, at least one Fibre Channel port on the FCoE CN switch must be connected to
a Fibre Channel switch in the fabric (E_Port). There cannot be any other FCoE or 10
GbE IEEE DCB switches in the path to the Fibre Channel switch.
For FCoE E_Port connectivity, the Fibre Channel switch minimum firmware version is
NX-OS 4.1(3)N1(1). All C-series 4 Gb/s or 8 Gb/s switch models are supported when
using the minimum firmware version.
MDS switches running SAN-OS 3.x can be in the Fibre Channel SAN but cannot be
connected directly to an FCoE switch.
Server CNAs must be connected directly to FCoE CN switch IEEE DCB ports (pre-FIP
2
support only).
Fibre Channel storage can be connected directly to the FCoE CN switch (F_Port) or to
a Fibre Channel switch (F_Port) in the same fabric as the FCoE CN switch. SAN boot
3
is not supported when storage systems are connected directly to FCoE Fibre Channel
ports.
4 Supports a maximum of three switch hops (four switches) between a CNA and storage.
Supports the following IEEE DCB media types:
5
6 Supports up to 50 switches in a single physical fabric or VSAN
7 Supports up to 40 domains per VSAN
8 Supports a maximum of 250 VLANs per switch
9 Supports a maximum of 32 VSANs per switch
10 Supports a maximum of 32 zones per virtual or physical F_port (includes all VSANs)
11 Supports a maximum of 500 zone sets per switch (includes all VSANs)
12 Supports a maximum of 8,000 zone members per physical fabric (includes all VSANs)
13 Supports a maximum of 8,000 zones per switch (includes all VSANs)
14 Supports up to 52 virtual Fibre Channel interfaces per switch
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Only supported when used with Emulex LP2100x CNAs.
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