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Re: Source to SAN Array Connection with Router is Supported or not?

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As mentioned by Matt, in CISCO I found one,

 

but its USE CASE with SAN storage and ESX hosts..I never heard.

 

Brocade also has these kind of devices, but again..normally used for SAN extension, Remote DR site etc...

 

 

refer the below;

 

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/san_switching/Cisco_Nexus_5000_Series_NX-OS_SAN_Switching_Configuration_Guide_chapter11.html

 

Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and    Protocols

 

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Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) is the standard path  selection protocol used by Fibre Channel fabrics. The FSPF feature is  enabled by default on the E mode and TE mode Fibre Channel interfaces on                  Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches. Except in  configurations that require special consideration, you do not need to  configure any FSPF services. FSPF automatically calculates the best path  between any two switches in a fabric. FSPF provides the following  capabilities:


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    Dynamically computes routes throughout a fabric by establishing the shortest and quickest path between any two switches.

  • Selects an alternative path in the event of the  failure of a given path. FSPF supports multiple paths and automatically  computes an alternative path around a failed link. It provides a  preferred route when two equal paths are available.

Information About FSPF

 

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FSPF is the protocol currently standardized by the T11  committee for routing in Fibre Channel networks. The FSPF protocol has  the following characteristics and features:


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    Supports multipath routing.

  • Bases path status on a link state protocol.

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    Routes hop by hop, based only on the domain ID.

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    Runs only on E ports or TE ports and provides a loop free topology.

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    Runs on a per VSAN basis. Connectivity in a given VSAN in a fabric is guaranteed only for the switches configured in that VSAN.

  • Uses a topology database to keep track of the state of  the links on all switches in the fabric and associates a cost with each  link.

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    Guarantees a fast reconvergence time in case of a  topology change. Uses the standard Dijkstra algorithm, but there is a  static dynamic option for a more robust, efficient, and incremental  Dijkstra algorithm. The reconvergence time is fast and efficient as the  route computation is done on a per VSAN basis.


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