
252 SAN Multiprotocol Routing: An Introduction and Implementation
7.5 Interoperability
The Cisco offering on interoperability includes support for Inter-VSAN Routing to
Brocade, McDATA, and QLogic switch products through an RPQ.
7.5.1 Switch interoperability modes
Switch interoperability modes enable other vendors’ switches to connect to the
MDS Family. These modes are required because vendors often implement
features on their switches that are not compatible with other manufacturers.
Table 7-4 lists the modes.
Table 7-4 Cisco interoperability modes
The switch interoperability mode might disable a number of advanced or
proprietary features, so it ...