Fibre Channel Connection
Before connecting the FCR200 to other Fibre Channel devices, it is important to understand the configuration requirements of the environment to which it will be connected. Failure to correctly configure a Fibre Channel device may impair the operation of the storage area network to which it is attached.
Typical installations will have the FCR200 connected to either an Arbitrated Loop or Switched Fabric environment. For an arbitrated loop, the unit can be directly attached to the Fibre Channel host bus adapter or target device, in a point to point fashion. Arbitrated loops also allow for the use of Fibre Channel hubs, to which the unit can be directly attached. In Fibre Channel switched environments, the switch is directly attached to the FCR200.
Figure 4-10 Configuration with Tape library
Both switches and hubs may allow for individual ports to be configured for different media types. The FCR200 must be connected to the hub or switch port with the appropriate cabling for the media type in use on both the FCR200 and the port to which it is connected.
The FCR200 supports various Fibre Channel media types through the use of an external Gigabaud Interface Converter (GBIC).
Available media types include:
Copper Support | 1.0625 Gbaud HSSDC connector |
| or 1.0625 Gbaud DB9 connector |
