ADIC FCR 200 manual Multiple Initiators

Multiple Initiators

See Figure 2-5 for multiple initiators to single or multiple targets illustration.

Figure 2-5Multiple Initiators to Single or Multiple Targets

Availability	With two units, dual loop attachment
	provides redundancy and no single point
	of failure.
Connectivity	SCSI devices may be attached to Fibre
	Channel storage networks to share data
	and increase address space.
Distance	SCSI cable length from hosts to devices is
	increased from 25m to 10,000m, facilitating
	remote or disaster tolerant sites.
Performance	100 Mbytes/sec Fibre Channel (200
	Mbytes/sec bi-directional) offers increased
	bandwidth when distributing data across
	multiple SCSI devices.
Reliability	Low error rates, robust error recovery and
	flow control provide an enterprise with
	reliable data delivery.
Scalability	Point-to-point links can be expanded to
	multi-initiator links supporting
	interconnected servers, tape drives, tape
	libraries, disk drives and disk arrays.
Flexibility	Allows Fibre Channel initiators to
	communicate with SCSI targets, as well as
	SCSI initiators to communicate with Fibre
	Channel targets, simultaneously.

FCR200 Benefits 2-7