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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

Proxy Mode-1

Proxy mode-1 assigns Cisco-specific WWNs to the virtual initiators (VIs) and digital virtual targets
(DVTs). The benefit of this mode is that it eliminates the transparent mode requirement that a host
initiator or a target be connected directly to an SSM. In proxy mode-1, the SSM can be anywhere in
the SAN. However, this mode requires reconfiguration of legacy applications. See Figure 23-3.
Figure 23-3 SANTap Proxy Mode-1 Example
Target
Host initiators
Appliance
SAN 1
SSM
with SANTap
capability
SAN 2
Not MDSNot MDS
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D V T D V T