Sample Configurations - HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch User Manual

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Pass 1: Sequential Looplet Initialization

This pass allows each device in the QuickLoop to obtain a unique AL_PA in a single AL_PA

bit-map. Only those looplets from which LIPs were received are initialized, using the loop

initialization procedure described in the FC-AL standard. The AL_PAs of devices in looplets from

which no LIPs are received are preserved during initialization.

Pass 2: Full Initialization

This pass sets up the QuickLoop as a single logical PLDA. This is accomplished by making all

assigned AL_PAs addressable by any device in the QuickLoop, regardless of whether the

destination device and source device are in the same physical looplet. If the destination and source

devices are not in the same physical looplet, the hidden FL_Port in the source device looplet acts on

behalf of the destination device, and the fabric provides the transport service.

Sample Configurations

The following examples illustrate possible configurations of one or two switches to form a

QuickLoop. For the details of setting these sample configurations using telnet commands, refer to

Fabric OS Reference Guide.

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