EMC Storage Product Knowledge Sharing

Single-initiator zoning rule :--Each HBA port must be in a separate zone that contains it and the SP ports with which it communicates. EMC recommends single-initiator zoning as a best practice.Fibre Channel fan-in rule:--A server can be zoned to a maximum of 4 storage systems.Fibre Channel fan-out rule:-The Navisphere software license determines the number of servers you can connect to a CX3-10c, CX3-20c,CX3-20f, CX3-40c, CX3-40f, or CX3-80 storage systems. The maximum number of connections between servers and a storage system...

I have been receiving mail to write on basic storage topic rather than only EMC. Here is first basic thing to know about FC technology.Fibare Channel is nothing but just a medium to connect host and shared storage. When we talk about SAN first things comes in mind about Fibre Channel.Fibre Channel is serial data transfer interface intended for connecting shared storage to computer. Where storage is not connected physically to host.Why FC is most important in SAN? Because FC gives you high speed through the following process:1)...