Connectivity Of Multiple Devices Overview; Considerations For Connecting Multiple Devices - HP StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

SAN Configuration with Access Gateway

Connectivity of multiple devices overview

This chapter describes how to connect multiple devices to a switch in Access Gateway (AG) mode,
and discusses Edge switch compatibility, target aggregation, direct target attachment, port
requirements, NPIV HBA, and interoperability. Switches in AG mode can connect to third-party
fabrics with the following firmware versions:
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Considerations for connecting multiple devices

Consider the following points when connecting multiple devices to a switch in AG mode:
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Direct target attachment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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Target aggregation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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Access Gateway cascading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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Fabric and Edge switch configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Connectivity to Cisco fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
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Rejoining Fabric OS switches to a fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
M-EOSc v9.6.2 or later and M-EOSn v9.6 or later
Cisco MDS Switches with SAN OS v3.0(1)
AG does not support daisy chaining when two AG devices are connected to each other in a loop
configuration.
Loop devices and FICON channels/control unit connectivity are not supported.
When a switch is in AG mode, it can be connected to NPIV-enabled HBAs, or F_Ports that are
NPIV-aware. Access Gateway supports NPIV industry standards per FC-LS-2 v1.4.
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