User Guide
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Record of Revisions and Updates
 Contents
 Chapter Building a Custom Edge 3000 Chassis
Chapter Configuring an EPort Extension over an Ethernet WAN
Chapter Configuring an FPort Extension over an Ethernet WAN
 Chapter Configuring Ficon Extension
Chapter Configuring an EPort Extension over an ATM WAN
 FC/SCSI Tape Pipelining
Chapter Configuring Tape Device Extension
 Hardware Maintenance
Product Support and Software Maintenance
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Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
13-8
13-10
 Appendix a Site Preparation
Appendix B Installation and Cabling
 Appendix D Advanced UCM Configurations
Appendix C Cables, Connectors, and Adapters
Appendix F Configure Snmp
Appendix G Resetting the System to Factory Defaults
 Issuing the Spantree Portfast Command
Appendix H Manual Configuration of the Initial IP Settings
Appendix J Configuration Worksheets
 Contents Xii
 Figures
 Figures Xiv
 Tables
 Tables
 Organization
Preface
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 Related Documentation
Conventions This guide uses the following conventions
 UltraNet Edge Storage Router Command Reference
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Forwarding Publication Comments
 Laser Compliance Statement
Regulatory and Safety Statements
 United States and Canada UL Certification
 European Union EMC and Safety Declaration N-Mark
 Argentina UL Certification
 German GS Mark
 Russian Gost Certification
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 General Precautions
 ESD Precautions
 Introducing the UltraNet Edge
Introduction
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 UltraNet Edge 3000 Benefits
 Fibre Channel
UltraNet Edge 3000 Features
 ATM Forum UNI ATM Forum AAL-5
Ethernet 10/100
Gigabit Ethernet
 OC-3
Configuration
OC-3/STM-1
Management
 UltraNet Edge 3000 Security
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 UltraNet Edge 3000 Featurization
Hardware Configurations
 Configuration requirements
Component/Feature Description
 4WAN Connectivity Card Option Features
 Short wave SFP for OC-3 ATM
 Or OC-3 ATM/POS
Typical Configuration of the UltraNet Edge
 Pipelining
Configurations
FC/SCSI Tape
 Mixed Application Configurations
Valid Hardware Interface Configurations
Configuration Featurized Configurations
 Reconfigure UCM and reboot the unit
Fibre Channel port type can be configured in UltraNet
UltraNet Edge Supported Series FC Card Configurations
Fibre Channel Card Dependencies
 FC/SCSI Nport Configurations
FC/SCSI Fport Configurations
FC/SCSI EPort to EPort
FC/SCSI FPort to FPort
 Ficon Port Configurations
 Hardware Components
Internal Fibre Channel Switch Fcsw
 2Front View of the UltraNet Edge
 Normal
Indicators, Switches, and Interfaces
Index
 Function
 Network Design
Network Design Criteria
Ethernet Network
Criteria
 1Example Ethernet WAN with two UltraNet Edge 3000s
 IP Router
Required Network Design Information for an Ethernet Network
UltraNet Edge
 Gigabit Ethernet Switches & Routers
10/100 Ethernet Switches & Routers
Fibre Channel Switches
Ethernet Hubs
 ATM Network
 Required Network Design Information for an ATM Network
 Fibre Channel Switches
 Dedicated
UltraNet ConfigManager
Network Routing Options
 Fail Over
Load Balancing Path for 2x2 Configurations
Load Balancing
 Configurations
Switch WWN Proxy
EPort Disk Streaming Network Recommendations
Fail Over Paths for
 Supported Storage Device Applications/Protocols
Required Minimum Hardware for EPort Disk Streaming
EPort Disk Streaming Compatibility Matrix
 Non-Supported Storage Device Applications/Protocols
Fibre Channel Frame Level CRC
 Fibre Channel End to End CRC
 Fibre Channel MTU Batching
Minimum Requirements for CRC
 Building the Custom Chassis
Building a Custom Edge Chassis
 Select the Edge3000 Custom Chassis
 Select Build Chassis and click Next
Custom Chassis Wizard Introduction screen appears
Click Next
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 Select the Fibre Channel interface type
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 Configuring a 1x1 Ethernet Wide Area Network
Configuring an EPort Extension over an Ethernet WAN
 Gathering the IP
 Use the following procedures to create a network map for a
Configuration
Adding Nodes for
An Ethernet WAN
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 Channel Interface
Network Map, the Default Fibre Channel Interface Type
Adding a Fibre
 Network Map Area
Setting the Initial
 Broadcast Data
 IP Address of PC running UCM
 License Wizard Introduction dialog box appears
Setting the License
Information
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 Click the IP icon on the center toolbar
License Wizard Finish dialog box appears
Links tab IP icon globe
 IP Circuit Wizard Node10 Choose Interface dialog box appears
IP Circuit Wizard Introduction dialog box appears
 Drop-down arrow
 Click Next
 Drop-down arrow
 Click Next
 Click Next
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 Configuring an EPort Extension over an Ethernet WAN
 Creating a Data
Will complete the configuration process
Path
Following example
 Create Data Path Wizard Introduction dialog box appears
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 Create Data Path Wizard Finish dialog box appears
 Delivering the Configured Network
 Node10 Properties UltraNet Edge 3000 screen appears
Setting the Delivery
Properties
 Delivery Wizard Select Nodes screen appears
Delivery Wizard
Delivery Wizard Introduction screen appears
 Delivery Wizard Deliver screen appears
Delivery Wizard Select Operations screen appears
 Deliver Network option
Deliver Network
Viewing Logs
 Configuring an EPort Extension over an Ethernet WAN
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 Configuring a 2x2 Ethernet Wide Area Network
Configuring an FPort Extension over an Ethernet WAN
 1Sample Fport Ethernet WAN with two UltraNet Edge 3000s
 On your desktop or the Start menu
Open the UltraNet ConfigManager software. You can use either
 TreeView Area and the Network Map Area
 Edge 3000 2x2 1 Gbps Ethernet node type
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 Switch interface on Node10 would be numbered 10-2
If you were creating a 1x1 configuration, the Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel Switch interface on Node 20 would be numbered
Node icons and their corresponding names are also displayed
 Broadcast Data
 IP Address of PC running UCM
 Repeat through for the second node Node
 License Wizard Finish dialog box appears
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 IP Circuit Wizard Introduction dialog box appears
 IP Circuit Wizard Node10 Choose Interface dialog box appears
 Click Next
 Click Next
 Drop-down arrow
 Click Next
 Click Next
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 Creating Data Paths for Fibre Channel Switch Interfaces
 FC Switch DataPath Wizard Introduction dialog is displayed
 Configuring an FPort Extension over an Ethernet WAN
 FC Switch DataPath Wizard Finish dialog appears
 Configuring an FPort Extension over an Ethernet WAN
 Delivering the Configured Network
 Delivery Interface defines the IP address by which
Configurations to the nodes
Network map will be delivered
Select the desired option to deliver the network map
 Delivery Wizard Introduction screen appears
 Configuring an FPort Extension over an Ethernet WAN
 Following
 Configuring an FPort Extension over an Ethernet WAN
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 Configuring a 1x1 ATM Wide Area Network
Configuring an EPort Extension over an ATM
 Configuration Worksheet from Appendix J will be used
 An ATM WAN
Starting UltraNet ConfigManager
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 Configuring an EPort Extension over an ATM WAN
 Received UltraNet Configuration Requests
 Broadcast Data
 IP Address of PC running UCM
 Setting the License
 License Wizard Finish dialog box appears
 Links tab ATM icon cloud
Adding an ATM
Circuit
 ATM Circuit Wizard Introduction dialog box appears
 ATM Circuit Wizard Node10 Configure PVC dialog box appears
 Active VCI Bits Value Valid Enabled VPI Values
 Active VCI Bits Value Valid Enabled VCI Values
 Enter the Maximum Burst Size cells/sec in this field
 Configuring an EPort Extension over an ATM WAN
 ATM Circuit Wizard Node20 Configure PVC dialog box appears
 Active VCI Bits Value Valid Enabled VPI Values
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 Enter the Maximum Burst Size cells/sec in this field
 ATM Circuit Wizard Configure Circuit dialog box appears
 ATM Circuit Wizard Finish dialog box appears
 This procedure will complete the configuration process
After configuring the ATM circuit, you need to establish a
Data Path section in this chapter
Like the following example
 Create Data Path Wizard Introduction dialog box appears
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 Configuring an EPort Extension over an ATM WAN
 Create Data Path Wizard Finish dialog box appears
 Configuring an EPort Extension over an ATM WAN
 Delivering the Configured Network
 Delivery Wizard
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 Deliver Network
 Viewing Logs
 Configuring Ficon Extension
 Configuration IP Address Worksheet will be used as examples
 Interface Configurations section in Chapter
 Area and the Network Map Area
 Drop-down list will appear. Select the type of Fibre Channel
To the Network Map, the Default Fibre Channel Interface Type
 Network Map Area
 UltraNet Configuration Requests
Process with the Setting the Initial Configuration procedure
 Broadcast Data
 IP Address of PC running UCM
 Setting the License
 License Wizard Finish dialog box appears
 IP Circuit Wizard Introduction dialog box appears
 IP Circuit Wizard Node10 Choose Interface dialog box appears
 Click Next
 Click Next
 Drop-down arrow
 Click Next
 Click Next
 Configuring Ficon Extension
 Data Path
After configuring the IP circuit, you need to establish a
Creating a Ficon
 Right-click on the icon Double click on the icon
 Click Next
 Configuring Ficon Extension
 Wizard
Using the Ficon
Global Settings
 Configuring Ficon Extension
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 Select Ficon Tape Read Pipelining I/Fs
 Configure Ficon Tape Read Pipelining Parameters
 Configuring Ficon Extension
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 Delivering the Configured Network
 Delivery Wizard
 Configuring Ficon Extension
 Deliver Network
 Viewing Logs
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 Setup Prior to Edge Configuration
Configuring Tape Device Extension
 Configuration No
Network Configuration Examples
Example
Uni-directional
 Using FC/SCSI Tape Pipelining. -1 defines the Fibre Channel
Configuration with
Fibre Channel Switch Zone Device
Bi-directional
 Its zone
Channel Switch
Required Fibre
 Required Static
Fibre Channel Switch Zone Device FC Switch
Edge LUN Mapping
Automatic DataPath Mapping function of the Edge will
 Server a
Rules for Static LUN Mapping World Wide Name Table
Server B
Server C
 WWN Filtering
Required Source
Examples of Static Edge LUN Mapping
Channel extended
 Device WWN Device Type Lun Source WWN
Configuring Tape Device Extension
 Addresses
Configuration process. The worksheet is referred to as
Gathering the IP
 Ethernet Maintenance Interface
Default Gateway IP host address for the UltraNet Edge
UltraNet ConfigManager UCM application is used to configure
Icon on your desktop or the Start/Programs menu
 Type
Menu and select the Edge3000 1x1 10/100 Mbps Ethernet node
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 Setting the Initial Configuration
 Broadcast Data
 IP Address of PC running UCM
 Repeat step a through step a for the second node Node
 License Wizard Finish dialog box appears
 IP Circuit Wizard Introduction dialog box appears
 IP Circuit Wizard Node10 Choose Interface dialog box appears
 For Node10, enter the IP address labeled
 For Node10, enter the gateway address labeled
 Drop-down arrow
 For Node20, enter the IP address labeled
 For Node20, enter the gateway address labeled
 Configuring Tape Device Extension
 Channel Device
Path for Fibre
Extension Interfaces
On Node10 and the Fibre Channel Device Extension interface
 Right-click on the FC interface Double-click
 Click Next
 Configuring Tape Device Extension
 Click Next
 Configuring Tape Device Extension
 Source WWN
Static Mapping
LUNs and Filtering
 Configuring Tape Device Extension
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 Default is
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 Mapping Node 20 to WWNs Accessed by Node
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 Configuring Tape Device Extension
 Filtering
 Configuring Tape Device Extension
 Delivering the Configured Network
 Setting the Delivery
 Delivery Wizard Select Nodes screen appears
 Delivery Wizard Deliver screen appears
 Deliver Network
 Configuring Tape Device Extension
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 Buffering, Emulation, and Data Protection
FC/SCSI Tape Pipelining
Buffering
Emulation
 How does Buffering Work?
Device Error Recovery UltraNet Edge 3000 Emulation
 Fibre Channel Tape Only LUN Mapping
UltraNet Edge 3000 Specific
 Target Discovery
Dynamic Target LUN Discovery and LUN Mapping
Overview
 10-5
 10-6
 Upgrading the UltraNet Edge 3000 Software
Product Support Software Maintenance
Snmp Support
 Software Version
Verify your Current
Upgrading
UltraNet Edge
 Product Support and Software Maintenance
 FTP the New UltraNet Edge 3000 Software
 Install the New UltraNet Edge Software
 Deliver
Remote Dial-up
Mode
 11-7
 11-8
 11-9
 Or Higher
Upgrading Edge
Software from
 UltraNet WebView Monitoring Application
 11-12
 Example tm.0x10 upgrade -w wv32.rpm
 Displayed in the About UltraNet ConfigManager screen
UltraNet ConfigManager Upgrade
Verify the Current
Version of UltraNet
 Upgrading UltraNet ConfigManager Software
 UltraNet ConfigManager Upgrade 11-16
 Hardware Maintenance
 Replacing the UltraNet Edge 3000 Chassis
Front and Rear View of UltraNet Edge 3000 Chassis
 Remove the unit from the equipment rack if necessary
Fan Assembly Removal Procedure
 Fan Assembly Installation Procedure
 Power Supply Removal Procedure
 12-6
 Top Cover Removal Procedure
Power Supply Installation Procedure
 Top Cover Installation Procedure
 Fibre Channel Interface Card Removal Procedure
 Fibre Channel Interface Card Installation Procedure
 10/100 Ethernet Interface Card Removal Procedure
 10/100 Ethernet Interface Card Installation Procedure
 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Card Removal Procedure
 Gigabit Ethernet Interface Card Installation Procedure
 OC-3 ATM Interface Card Removal Procedure
 OC-3 ATM Interface Card Installation Procedure
 Replacing the Gigabit Ethernet Short Wave Transceiver
 Removing the Plain Metal Clasp Transceiver
Removing the Gig-E Short Wave SFP Transceiver
Removing the Black Metal Clasp Transceiver
 Plastic Tab Transceiver
Installing the Gig-E
Installing the Red
 Installing the Plain Metal Clasp Transceiver
Installing the Black Metal Clasp Transceiver
 Removing the Blue Metal Clasp Transceiver
Replacing the Gigabit Ethernet Long Wave Transceiver
Removing the Gig-E Long Wave SFP Transceiver
 Transceiver into the interface card
Installing the Blue
 Replacing the Gigabit Ethernet Copper Transceiver
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 Removing the OC-3 ATM Short Wave SFP Transceiver
Replacing the OC-3 ATM Short Wave Transceiver
 Installing the Plain
Installing the OC-3
Carefully pull the transceiver out of the interface card
Right port is functional
 Removing the OC-3 ATM Long Wave SFP Transceiver
Replacing the OC-3 ATM Long Wave Transceiver
 Plain metal clasp. Use the following procedure to install
 Replacing the Fibre Channel Short Wave Transceiver
 Removing the Black
Installing the Fibre Channel Short Wave SFP Transceiver
 Installing the Black Metal Clasp
 Removing the Fibre
Replacing the Fibre Channel Long Wave Transceiver
Channel Long Wave
Removing the Blue
 Installing the Blue Plastic Tab Transceiver
Installing the Fibre Channel Long Wave SFP Transceiver
 Replacing the Fibre Channel Long Wave Transceiver 12-34
 User Interface Commands for the UltraNet Edge
Troubleshooting Diagnostics
Basic Troubleshooting for the UltraNet Edge
 Ip show Ip fwdtbl
Display the User Interface Commands
 Example of the arp tbl command screen display
Sections highlight the commands useful for troubleshooting
Tankio stats
Arp tbl
 Amdenet 10/100
Maintenance
WAN or
Amdenet stats
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 Gnic3 stats
GNIC3 Gigabit
Ethernet WAN
 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
 Fccnt batchstat
Gnic3 auto
Fccnt clear backbone
Clear batchstats
 Dump proxy instance
 Fccnt proxy
Fcsw switch
Fccnt stats backbone
Fcsw cache
 Tm.0x10 fcxl2 fcxl21.0x10 dump backbone
 Codes
LED Diagnostic
 Vxok
Troubleshooting FC/SCSI Tape Pipelining Device Extension
 Basic Troubleshooting Steps for FC/SCSI Tape Pipelining
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 Diagnostics
 Serial Interface Connection Ethernet Maintenance
 Loading Starting Diagnostic Program Exit and Reboot
 UltraNet Edge 3000 Diagnostic Programs
 Stop
 Enadmaint
 Fibre Channel
UltraNet Edge 3000’s flash drive as the file fcbb.dll. Using
 13-23
 Interface Connection in this chapter
 Enapoll Nouflo Memcont
Gigabit Ethernet
 Ifcs Enapoll PAD SBP RPS Flagerr Rtrip Memcont
 Enaint Ownbitena Enapoll
 13-28
 Flash Drive
UltraNet Edge 3000 Flash Drive diagnostic program resides on
 Graceful Shutdown
 Site Requirements
Dimensions
Site Preparation
 Chassis Clearance
Clearance Requirements
Table A-2 lists the clearance requirements in Figure A-1
 Specifications listed in Table A-3
Specifications
Environmental Specification Parameter
Environmental
 Type Requirement
 Overview
Installation and Cabling
 Unpacking and Inspecting the Hardware
UltraNet Edge 3000 Placement
Table-Top
Rack Mount
 Flathead Undercut Screws Bracket Ear
 Figure B-1Connecting the CAT5 Cable to the UltraNet Edge
Connecting the UltraNet Edge
 Sb033
 Network Interface Connections
Issues
Cabling
Interface cabling
 Connecting Fibre Channel Cabling
 Removing Fibre Channel Cabling Fibre Channel Transceivers
Ethernet 10/100
 Connecting Gig-E
Interface configuration, cabling and optional transceivers
Cabling
Removing Gig-E
 Transceivers
Initial Power-On Procedure
OC-3 ATM Cabling
 Figure B-4Power Supply Switch
 Serial Interface Cabling Instructions
Maintenance and Diagnostics Connections
 Figure B-6PC Connection to Serial Interface
Pin Signal
 Type Description
Cables and Equipment
Equipment
 Customer-Supplied
Preventing Damage from Electrostatic Discharge ESD
Cables
Specific host and network cables for the external cable
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 RS-232 Cables with RJ-45 Connector
Cables, Connectors, Adapters
DB Adapters
Cable Length
 RJ-45 Pin Out DB25 Pin Out AA Adapter
DB Adapters Description
 Initials Full Name
Table C-5 provides the full names of the pinout initials
RJ-45 Pin Out DB9 Pin Out EE Adapter
 Cable Type Specification
Fibre Channel Specifications
 Cable Type Specification
 Gigabit Ethernet Specifications
Ethernet 10/100 Specifications
 Gigabit Ethernet Specifications
 OC-3 SONET/SDH STM-1
OC-3 ATM Specifications
 Cable Type Specification
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 Advanced UCM Configurations
 Only
Fcsw Tab 2 port
 FC Switch Tab
 Domain ID
Switch Priority
Destination Node
Ratov in mS
 Edtov in mS
Enable Disk Streaming
Ar Number
BBCredits
 Time Synchronization Protocol
Configure the Time
Synchronization
Protocol
 Time Synchronization Protocol screen appears
UltraNet Edge Expanded View screen appears
 From the Time Synchronization Protocol screen, select None
Transport CRC Checking
 Enable/Disable EPort Disk Streaming
EPort Disk Streaming Settings
 Enable/Disable FPort Disk Streaming
FPort Disk Streaming Settings
Fibre Channel Switch Interface dialog appears
Fibre Channel Interface screen appears
 FPort Disk Streaming Settings
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 Display Static Routes
Modifying Static Routes
 Verify Static Routes
 Click the Static Routes tab
 Delete Static Routes
Modify Static Routes
Add Static Routes
 Configure Snmp
Configure Snmp on the UltraNet Edge
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 Field Description
Authentication Traps
 Destination field
 Snmp Software Packages
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 Using the Sysclean Command
Resetting the System to Factory Defaults
Overview of the Sysclean Command
 Bits per sec
 At the prom level, type sysclean
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 Manual Configuration Initial IP Settings
 Prom setNetCfg 192.168.10.1, 192.168.10.3
 Update UltraNet ConfigManager with the Manual Configurations
 Change the Precedence field from Preferred to Default
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 Issuing the Spantree Portfast Command
Using the Spantree Portfast Command for Cisco Routers
Where
Modnum Number of the module
 Console enable set spantree portfast 1/2 enable
 Configuration Worksheets
Configuration Worksheets
 Hardware configuration
IP Configuration
Worksheet
See Figure for an example, along with the relationship to
 Configuration Worksheets
 Worrksheet
 Configuration Worksheets
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 Glossary
 Eport
Fault tolerant
Electrostatic discharge
Ethernet
 Gateway
FLport
Gigabit Ethernet
Hub
 ISCSI
Message Authentication
Isochronous
Local Area Network
 Nport
Mirroring
NLport
Node number
 RS-232
Router
Simple Network
Management Protocol
 Striping
Storage Area Networking
Subnet
Synchronous
 Zoning
 AA B-14,C-2 DB C-2 EE B-14,C-3
Index
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 OC-3 ATM/POS
 OC-3 ATM
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