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Module 3
2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice
Objectives
Describe these SAN topologies:
Point-to-point Arbitrated loop Switched fabric
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Point-to-point topology
Is inexpensive Uses full bandwidth Connects two devices only
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Node B
NL_Port 1
Receiver
Node C
NL_Port 2
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Receiver
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NL_Ports
Node B
Transmitte r Receiver NL_Por t
Transmitte r
Node B
N_Port 1 FL_Port F_Port
Receiver
Transmitter Transmitter Receiver
FC_AL
Node D
NL_Por t Receiver
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Transmitter Receiver
Transmitte r
Node A
N_Port 0 N_Port 0
Transmitter Receiver Receiver Transmitter
Fabric
F_Port
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World-Wide Names
64-bit unique identifier for each Fibre Channel node Not used for routing traffic across network Used to preserve identity of a node if its FC-2 or FC-3 layer address is changed
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Loop addressing
AL_PA is assigned during the loop initialization The highest-priority port on the loop becomes loop master to manage the generation of a positional map of the loop
In a public loop, the switch has ALPA 00 and becomes master In a private loop the node with the lowest ALPA becomes master
The loop master transmits frames to identify existing nodes and allow new nodes to obtain an ALPA/LOOP_ID
In a public loop the switch looks for fabric assigned addresses (LIFA) L_Ports report their position (LIRP)
After the AL_PA bit map has returned to the loop master it contains a complete map of all the ports on the loop The loop master transmits the completed frame so that all Rev. the 6.21 HP Restricted ports on the loop can capture the completed positional
Private loop
A private loop can accommodate up to 126 NL_ports
Contains only devices which are not fabric-aware Cannot communicate with fabric devices
Loop 1
Hub
Translative mode
Fabric direct attach nodes
00 00 PP
Public loop
NL
Public nodes
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Public loop
A public loop can accommodate up to 126 NL_ports and one FL_port
The FL_port extends the number of nodes for communication
FL_Por t
FL_Por t
FL_Po rt
FL_Po rt
FL_Po rt
NL_Port
NL_Port NL_Port NL_Port
Loop 1 Loop 2
HUB
HUB
NL_Port NL_Port
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Port logins
PLOGI is performed immediately after loop initialization:
Server attempts to login to all devices on the loop by issuing PLOGI frames addressed to each possible AL_PA address Targets that accept the PLOGI will return an ACC frame
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Learning check
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