Fabric design overview
This chapter provides a high-level overview of common fabric designs based on IBM b-type Gen 5 16 Gbps products and features. The topics include various topologies along with benefits and limitations for each topology. The guidelines that are outlined in this chapter do not apply to every environment, but they can help guide you through the decisions that you must make for a successful storage area network (SAN) design.
This chapter includes the following sections:

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