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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
Chapter 23 Configuring Intelligent Storage Services
SANTap

Transparent Mode

Transparent mode eliminates the need for any reconfiguration of either the host or target when
introducing SANTap based applications. This mode of operation requires that either the host
initiator or target is directly connected to an SSM. See Figure 23-2.
Figure 23-2 SANTap Transparent Mode Example
Target
Host initiators
(connected directly to ports on SSM)
Appliance
SAN 1
SSM
with SANTap
capability
SAN 2
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