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NOTES: The translative mode is automatically enabled with the FL_Port card and no
user intervention is necessary to configure the translative mode.
Loops may contain any combination of public or private loop devices.
Sample Fabric Topologies
The following fabric topology samples show several different conceptual topology
models. Each installation has a unique topology that is determined by the characteris-
tics of the connected devices and your performance objectives.
In the following samples, only the single switch fabric solution shows connections to
the fabric. The switch numbering scheme is shown in Table 2-1.
Single-Switch Fabric
The simplest fabric consists of a single-switch topology as shown in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1. Single-Switch Topology Sample
Table 2-1. Fabric Topologies
Interface cards
1
2
3
4
Ports
0
2
4
6
1
3
5
7
Data
Data
Data
N_Port
N_Port
N_Port
N_Port
Mainframe
Mainframe
F_Port
F_Port
F_Port
F_Port
F_Port
FL_Port
FL_Port
N_Port
NL_Ports
NL_Ports
JBOD
JBOD
fabric