wildchild Asked: 2011-02-10 10:19:48 +0800 CST2011-02-10 10:19:48 +0800 CST 2011-02-10 10:19:48 +0800 CST what are Domains? 772 When we deal with Cisco / Brocade Fabric switches ,we come across Domains . What exactly is the purpose of a domain in a switch and how many Domains can we 've ? Appreciate if some one can give some insight. Thanks in advance! cisco switch storage 2 Answers Voted Chris S 2011-02-10T10:34:57+08:002011-02-10T10:34:57+08:00 Like everything else FC, it's complicated. Here's an intro article to start with. They're something akin to subnets; a mechanism FC uses to route packets to the correct hardware. Chopper3 2011-02-10T10:42:01+08:002011-02-10T10:42:01+08:00 Chris has answered the 'what' question, the 'how many' varies from device to device but for Cisco MDS's running NX-OS 5.0 the domain can be from 1 to 239, so 239 per switch/domain.
Like everything else FC, it's complicated. Here's an intro article to start with.
They're something akin to subnets; a mechanism FC uses to route packets to the correct hardware.
Chris has answered the 'what' question, the 'how many' varies from device to device but for Cisco MDS's running NX-OS 5.0 the domain can be from 1 to 239, so 239 per switch/domain.