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Switch Meshing
Operating Notes for Switch Meshing
Requirements and Restrictions
(See also Operating Rules on page 14-5.)
Mesh Domain Size: Up to 12 switches are supported in a switch mesh
domain. The following example illustrates a meshed backbone where the
maximum meshed switch hop count is 3.
SW 1
SW 2
SW 3 SW 7SW 5
Server Farm Server Farm
Switches SW 1 through SW 12
form the maximum size switch
mesh domain.
SW 9 SW 11SW 4 SW 8SW 6 SW10 SW12
Note that more than one
link is allowed between
any two switches in the
domain.
Figure 14-20. Example of a Backbone Using the Maximum Number of Meshed
Switches
Mesh Support Within the Domain: All switches in the mesh domain,
including edge switches, must support the HP switch meshing protocol.
Switch Hop Count in the Mesh Domain: A maximum (meshed) switch
hop count of five is allowed in the path connecting two nodes via a switch
mesh domain topology.
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