Fabric And Connection Parameter Settings; Simple Point-To-Point Fabric Topology Example; Fabric Topology Settings - HP XP20000/XP24000 Configuration Manual

Fabric and Connection parameter settings

Set each array port to FABRIC ON or OFF with connections of POINT-TO-POINT or FC-AL as shown
in the following figures and table. For detailed topology information, refer to the HP StorageWorks
SAN Design Reference Guide at
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesign.
Figure 2 Simple point-to-point fabric topology example
Table 3 Fabric topology settings
Fabric parameter
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
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Connection parameter
FC-AL
FC-AL
Point-to-Point
Point-to-Point
Provides
Not supported
FL-port (private arbitrated loop;
direct connect without a SAN)
N-port (SAN fabric port)
Not supported