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SANbox-16HA Fibre Channel Switch
Installer’s/User’s Manual 59005-03 Rev. A Installation 2-15
Private Segmented Loop Connections
Figure 2-6 shows the connection of Private Loop servers and Private Loop storage
units. Each SL_Port is one segment of a segmented loop. Each segmented loop
may be divided into a maximum of 33 segments. Use Switch management to
configure the appropriate ports to SL mode and to link SL_Ports (segments) into
segmented loops. For example, you could have Server 1 and the RAID on one
segmented loop and the remainder of the servers and the JBODs on another
segmented loop. Remember that these private devices cannot communicate
between private loops through the Switch, only within their segmented loop.
Figure 2-6 Private Segmented Loop Connections
Rx
Tx
Tx
Rx
SL_Port
Rx
Tx
RxTx
SL_Port
SL_Port
Tx
Rx
Rx
Tx
SL_Port
Rx
Tx
Tx
Rx
Tx
Rx
SL_Port
3
SL_Port
Tx
Rx
4
SL_Port
Tx
Rx
2
Rx
Tx
SL_Port
Tx
Rx
1
24
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16
1
3
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15
Rx
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RxTx
Rx
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Local Area Network (LAN)
Private Loop
Storage Servers
Controller
JBOD 1 JBOD 3
Private Loop
Storage Units
JBOD 2
RAID