When connected to a Fibre Channel Switch, the FCR200 is identified to the switch as a unique device by the factory programmed World Wide Name (WWN). No further configuration is needed, although the WWN can be configured to a
General SCSI Configuration
The FCR200 appears on each SCSI bus as a single initiator. The default initiator ID is 7, and can be set via configuration to any valid SCSI address. No other devices on the SCSI bus may use this address.
The FCR200 provides the capability to reset the SCSI buses during the boot cycle. This allows the devices on a SCSI bus to be in a known state. Configuration allows this feature to be enabled or disabled. This feature is enabled in the default configuration.
The FCR200 negotiates for the maximum values for transfer rates and data width on a SCSI bus. If an attached device does not allow the full rates, the unit will use the rates negotiated for that device. Negotiation is on a device specific basis, so the unit can support a mix of device types on the same bus.
Fibre Channel Host to SCSI Target Configuration
This section describes the configuration of the FCR200 when acting as a target to a Fibre Channel Initiator, passing FCP requests through to SCSI target devices.
This is configured as the default, using soft addressing on the Fibre Channel loop and auto addressing for the target device mapping. Auto addressing is described further in this section.
The FCR200 automatically detects if it is connected to a loop or a switch, and will use the appropriate type without further configuration.
Address Mapping
The FCR200 supports three addressing methods for mapping
SCSI targets to Fibre Channel Hosts:
Indexed Addressing | Allows you to edit and maintain a |
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