Basics Of SAN Switch - SAN Switch Tutorial Part 1

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This video explains a very basic concept of the SAN switch. In the later video, we will discuss more on the SAN switch.
What Is SAN Switch?
SAN Switch is hardware which have FC Ports. Host and Storage device are connected to it
It establishes a communication link between a host and storage devices.

A Group of SAN switch is called Fabric. Every SAN network has two fabric for redundancy. Popular Vendor Are Brocade and

Types Of Ports In SAN Network

F_Port: This is called a fabric port. This port is configured in the SAN switch. This port connects to N_Port via fiber cable.

N_Port: This is called a node port that represents a target or host port. N_Port is connected to the F port in SAN Network.

E_Port: This is called an expansion port. A port is which is designated an E_Port connects to the E_Port of another switch, to enlarge the switch fabric. This link is also called an Inter-Switch Link (ISL).

G_Port: This is a generic port that can operate as either an E_Port or a F_Port.
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