Arbitrated Loop

[sanspecialist]

Hi,

Does MDS9513 switches supports Arbitrated Loop?

Thanks,

[Roman Rodichev · Accepted solution]

yes, you can have FC-AL devices connect to 9513 fabric. Those ports will come up in FL mode (or if the loop is private you can make them TL ports)

[sanspecialist]

thanks

[santkumd528]

does FCAL represents direct attached?

[sanspecialist]

FC-AL is more useful for storage applications. It is a loop of up to 126 nodes that is managed as a shared bus. Traffic flows in one direction.