Introduction
4 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes
Introduction
This application notes discusses the details on how to configure and merge HP C-series and
B-series switches into a single standards based interoperable fabric. This document also
provides information on supported configurations, expected behavior and any exceptions in
the interoperability mode.
How to read this document
If you are going to configure and merge the C-series and B-series fabrics, read sections
■ Check list for merging fabrics, page 5
■ Merging fabrics and verification, page 13
■ Troubleshooting, page 28
If you are interested only in supported features, configurations and switch/os/storage system
versions, read sections
■ Expected behavior from Fibre Channel services, page 15
■ Interoperability mode behavior summary by switch type, page 16
■ Supported configuration rules and guidelines, page 24
