Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide v4.1.1 - Manual (Page 36)

Brocade VCS Fabric connectivity with Fibre Channel SAN
In Network OS 2.1.1 and later, Fibre Channel ports on the Brocade VDX 6730 provide support for
connecting a Brocade VCS Fabric to a Fibre Channel SAN. Fibre Channel routers provide the
connectivity, which provides access to Fibre Channel devices while preserving isolation between the
fabrics. Brocade zoning allows you to determine which FCoE devices can access which storage
devices on the Fibre Channel SAN.
Brocade VDX 6730 switches can be deployed into your Brocade VCS Fabric as access-level switches,
aggregation-level switches, or as a means of attachment to Brocade VCS Fabric aggregation-level
switches. Brocade recommends deployment as access-level switches to minimize congestion issues
for storage traffic and isolating FCoE traffic from non-FCoE traffic. The following shows such a
deployment.
FIGURE 7 Brocade VDX 6730 switches deployed as access-level switches
Brocade VCS Fabric connectivity with Fibre Channel SAN
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