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Fibre Channel Switch Ports and Zoning Requirements
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Figure 3-2 WAN Topology - Remote SAN Interconnect
Fibre Channel Switch Ports and Zoning
Requirements
The iSR6142 FC ports are configured as loop ports. Therefore, the FC switch port,
(where iSR6142 FC port is connected) must be configured to support a loop
topology such as fibre loop port (FL-Port) or generic port (G-Port).
The iSR6142 uses its local FC ports for discovering local FC devices in the SAN.
We recommend that any FC switch connected to the iSR6142 use Fibre Channel
World Wide Port name (WWPN) based zoning. This requires adding the router’s
FC world wide port names (WWPN) in all local switch zones and the remote
router’s FC WWPNs in all remote switch zones.
Multiple Routers
By connecting multiple routers between your Fibre Channel SANs and iSCSI
SANs, you can eliminate any router as a single point of failure.