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3Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes
About this document
This section describes the content reflected in this document, including:
■ Application notes information, page 3
■ Intended audience, page 3
■ Other SAN interoperability documentation, page 3
Application notes information
These Application Notes cover the following major topics:
■ Introduction, page 4
■ How to read this document, page 4
■ Check list for merging fabrics, page 5
■ B-Series configuration steps, page 6
■ C-Series configuration steps, page 10
■ Merging fabrics and verification, page 13
■ Expected behavior from Fibre Channel services, page 15
■ Interoperability mode behavior summary by switch type, page 16
■ Merging zones-examples, page 18
■ Supported configuration rules and guidelines, page 24
■ Troubleshooting, page 28
Intended audience
This document is intended for customers who are considering merging SAN fabrics where one
fabric is constructed with C-Series SAN switches and the other fabric is constructed with
B-Series SAN switches.
Other SAN interoperability documentation
Other SAN interoperability documents include:
■ SAN Design Reference Guide
■ Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on M-Series and B-Series SAN Switches
Additional documentation, including white papers and best practices documents, are available
via the HP web site at:
http://www.hp.com
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