Appendix a Cabling, Ethernet connections | ATTO Technology 2700C

Appendix A Cabling

Additional information to physically connect ports to devices and to your SAN.

Fibre Channel connections

The Fibre Channel port connects the bridge into either a Fabric or Arbitrated Loop.

The iPBridge 2700 uses optical SFP connectors and multimode fiber optic cable.

Cable length	Cable size
Up to 175 meters	62.5 micron

Up to 500 meters	50 micron

Make sure all cables are anchored securely at both ends with the proper connectors.

Ethernet connections

Use at least Cat 5e cable to connect the Ethernet ports to your network.

Note

For best performance, all cabling, network interface cards (NICs), host bus adapters (HBAs), and network switches must be Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), and at least Cat 5e certified. Most standard offices use 2-pair wiring which is not compatible. GbE requires 4-pair wiring.

For best performance, support for 9014 byte jumbo frames should be available for all switches and host iSCSI equipment.

Before you begin installing the iPBridge Ethernet ports, be sure to check or complete the following:

•If you are managing your iSCSI system across a WAN and your system uses a firewall, be sure that the following ports are open and available: If you are using the TCP protocol

•telnet (port 23)

•http (port 80)

•ftp (ports 20 and 21)

•iSCSI (port 3260)

•iSNS (port 3705)

If you are using the UDP protocol

•ntp (port 123)

•Be sure your host system(s) is set up and configured.

•Your host system can use any of three different types of cards: a network interface card (NIC), a TCP/IP offload engine card (TOE), or a storage network interface card (SNIC).

•The ATTO driver file from the CD included with your iPBridge or from the ATTO website, www.attotech.com, is installed on your host.

•The switch has been configured to forward UDP broadcast messages.

•The minimum requirement for Windows-based browsers is Internet Explorer 5.5 or Netscape Navigator 6.2. The minimum requirement for Macintosh browsers is Internet Explorer 5.2 or Safari 1.2.

•Ethernet speed defaults to auto; the iPBridge will determine the speed and set other parameters based on the speed.

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Contents

Atto iPBridge 2700C/R/D Atto Technology, IncPage Page Contents Updating firmware TroubleshootingAtto ExpressNAV pages Alternative interface options CLI commands summary General use commands Maintenance commandsDiagnostic commands Ethernet commands Serial port configuration commandsFibre Channel configuration commands ISCSI commands Mapping commands Appendix a Atto iPBridge, FibreBridge familyAppendix B Cabling Iii Page Atto iPBridge 2700 provides storage options Atto iPBridge 2700 features, benefitsEmbedded software features Gigabit Ethernet GbE a transmission Possible storage Configurations Scsi Atto iPBridge 2700R/D Installation instructions Back connector side Front label side Installation Atto iPBridge 2700R/D Fibre Channel interface Atto iPBridge 2700CEthernet interface Serial management header Faceplate side Power side Configuring the iPBridge Getting an IP address Click Launch Browser Target names Default target nodeTarget management Map devices automatically Chap to control access different Chap Automatically configure multiple targetsManually configure multiple target nodes Multiple target nodes Mapping default vs. multiple target nodes Physical connections Initiator/Host to Network Installation mapping Page Installation mapping Set the Real Time Clock Additional configurationsCreate a read only password or username Click Time & Date Set up a Vlan Virtual Local Area Network Snmp protocol Atto ExpressNAV interface Browser compatibilityOpen an ExpressNAV session Exhibit 3.0-1 An ExpressNAV Atto ExpressNAV pages Advanced CLI Configuration Bridge ConfigurationFirmware Update Manual Target Management iSCSI Target Management Updating firmware Using Atto ExpressNAVUsing FTP over GbE Preliminary steps Firmware update Check the Host Event Log TroubleshootingInside out method Check the event and trace logs Check for problems on attached devices Exhibit 5.0-1 iPBridge 2700C faceplate Check iPBridge product versions and update firmware Check host versionsCheck components Checking the LAN/WAN Checking the iSCSI Host Adapter or NIC Checking the Operating System Performance IssuesChecking the iSCSI OS driver Checking the iPBridge Ethernet ports Checking the host system Checking the Ethernet host adapter or NICChecking applications Optimizing Atto ExpressNAV in Internet Explorer Use Telnet Alternative interface optionsUse the serial port or header Type iPBridge in the New Connection dialog box Exhibit 6.0-1 Start up messages CLI provides ASCII-based interface Command conventions Symbol IndicatesFCTargets command Ready CLI Error Messages CLI commands summary Command Defaults Example Rmon Sntp Alternative interfaces CLI General use commands Username VerboseMode Maintenance commands SpeedWrite SpeedWriteDefaultSNTPServer TailEventLog Diagnostic commands EmailFromAddress DumpEventLogDumpTraceLog EmailNotify RouteDisplay IsReservedPing SerialNumber TraceLog TemperatureSNMPTraps TraceLogFilter Serial port configuration commands SerialPortBaudRateSerialPortEcho Fibre Channel configuration commands Ethernet commands ReadOnlyPassword ReadOnlyUsername ISCSI commands ISNSLoginControl ISCSIWANIPAddressISNSServer Mapping commands Route Product features Appendix a Atto FibreBridge familyAtto iPBridge Atto FibreBridge Ethernet connections Appendix a CablingFibre Channel connections Cable length Cable size Appendix B Glossary Term Definition Appendix C Safety standards and compliances FCC Standards Radio and Television Interference Vi Appendix Appendix D Atto accessories Appendix E Warranty, contact information Contact Atto Technology, Inc