
414 SAN Multiprotocol Routing: An Introduction and Implementation
Figure 14-6 shows how switches from Brocade and McDATA can be incorporated
into the network and yet be isolated when using SAN routers to interconnect
them.
Figure 14-6 Using SAN routers to provide multivendor isolation and integration
14.5 Migrating existing storage to a new environment
You can use SAN routers to migrate data from your existing storage into a new
environment. For example, assume that you have an HP XP512 storage system
shared among AIX 5L, HP-UX, and Windows servers. For historical reasons,
each server platform has its own SAN fabrics and connections to the XP512. ...