Hi folks
Ok.. I am in the process of setting up a small FC private network that will be used between 3 PC's (VM Hosts) and a SANs box. I have purchased 2 x 4 port and 6 x 1 port FC HBA's I have also purchased second hand a Brocade 3200 hub. Unfortunately it looks like I will need to purchase additional licensing for the Brocade for it to do 'Trunking' and this is an obsolete hub. With standard CAT-5 it is possible to use a crossover cable to connect PC to PC without the need of a hub, and if one has multiple NIC's then one can pair them together to increase the bandwidth. But with FC I cannot find much reference to this but I am sure it can be done. If I cannot get the Hub to Trunk can I then just drop in the 2 x 4 port HBA's into the SAN PC which will give me 8 ports.. And then pair them together to give me 4 dual speed ports. Then put 2 HBA's into each VM Host and pair those back to the SANs box. Any suggestion how to do this?, do I need to take part cables or are their adapters that will do it. Many thanks Dave ******************************************************************** David J. Boccabella Proprietor Anubis Systems Phone: 0433 808 525 Fax: 3200 0085 Email: <mailto:boo...@cvsol.com> davidboccabe...@anubis-systems.com This e-mail and it's contents is confidential to Anubis Systems. This e-mail, any attachments, or any part of can not be reproduced without the express written permission of Anubis Systems ********************************************************************
