2.2.4 Full mesh topology In a full mesh topology, all switches are interconnected to all other switches on the same  fabric. So the server and storage placement is not a concern after the number of hops is no  more than one hop. Figure 2-5 shows a full mesh topology. IBM FlashSystem now has a maximum of 24 ports. In addition to the increased throughput  capacity, this number of ports enables new possibilities and allows different kinds of  topologies and migration scenarios. One of these topologies is the use of a FlashSystem as a bridge between two isolated SANs.  This configuration is useful for storage migration or sharing resources between SAN  environments without merging them. Another use is if you have devices with different SAN  requirements in your installation. 2.2.5 IBM FlashSystem as a SAN bridge Figure 2-5 Full mesh topology 18  IBM FlashSystem 9200 and 9100 Best Practices and Performance Guidelines