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Figure 7-21 DM port configuration window
7.4.3 VSAN
VSAN technology allows virtual fabrics (enabled by a mixture of ASIC
functionality and software functionality) to be overlaid on a physical fabric.
Cisco’s approach is to position VSAN not as a single feature, but as an
architectural approach that allows flexible delivery of many features.
A given device can belong only to one VSAN. Each VSAN contains its own
zoning, fabric services, and management capabilities, as though the VSAN were
configured as a separate physical fabric.
VSANs offer the following features:
Ease of configuration is enhanced be ...