
112 SAN Multiprotocol Routing: An Introduction and Implementation
6.1.6 Configuring a routing service using FCIP
In this section, we use two existing SAN fabrics. We connect a router into each
fabric, and then connect the routers to each other through an FCIP link. After we
establish this backbone fabric using the routers, we can configure LSAN zones,
allowing designated traffic to be routed between SANs. This is then known as a
Meta SAN.
The SAN fabrics
We start with two independent SANs. The San Francisco SAN (SFO) contains
two IBM x330 hosts, one 2005-H16 switch, and one 2005-B32 switch. The
switches are connected by ISLs to form a single f ...