HP e1200-160 manual Functional Overview, Example configuration

Introduction

Functional Overview

The router translates the Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) to and from the SCSI Protocol. It transfers commands, data, and status information to and from Fibre Channel controllers and SCSI devices.

Supported devices include:

■Initiator Devices – Fibre Channel and SCSI hosts

■Direct Access Devices – RAID Controllers, disk drives, JBODs

■Sequential Access Devices – Tape drives

■Changer Devices – Tape and Magneto-Optical Libraries

The router provides multiple Fibre Channel to SCSI I/O configurations.

A sample configuration is illustrated in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Example configuration

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