Meridian Data 1 manual Managing SAS Connections, Viewing Fibre Channel Logged-in Devices

•Transceiver Code – Defines the method to interpret the transceiver type and compatibility options

•Serial Encoding – Serial encoding algorithm

•Bit Rate – In gigabits per second

•Link Length – The maximum link length depending the type of fiber

•Vendor Name – Vendor name of the SFP transceiver

•Vendor OUI – Organizational Unique Identifier, SFP vendor’s IEEE company ID

•Vendor Part Number

•Vendor Revision

•Vendor Serial Number

•Manufacturing Date – Code with 2 digits each for year, month, day, and optional vendor-specific lot number

Viewing Fibre Channel Logged-in Devices

To view a list of the devices currently logged into the Astra ES:

1.Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

2.Click the Administrative Tools icon.

3.Click the Fibre Channel Management icon.

4.Click the Logged In Device tab in Management View.

One of the devices in the list will be the port itself. If there is no other device, this notification will appear:

―There is no logged in device.‖ If a Fibre Channel switch is attached, it will also appear in this list.

Viewing Fibre Channel Initiators

You must add an initiator to the Astra ES initiator list in order to use the initiator to create a LUN for your logical drive.

To view a list of recognized initiators:

1.Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

2.Click the Administrative Tools icon.

3.Click the Fibre Channel Management icon.

4.Click the Initiator tab in Management View.

A Fibre Channel switch will also display as an initiator in the list. If your Host PC's Fibre Channel HBA is connected to the Astra ES directly (not though a Fibre Channel switch), the initiator will NOT display in the initiator list.

Adding an Initiator

To add an initiator to the Astra ES initiator list:

1.Check the box to the left of the initiator.

2.Click the Add to Initiator List button.

The initiator appears under Storage Services. You can then use the initiator to create a LUN.

Managing SAS Connections

This feature pertains to Astra ES Serial Attached SCSI models. Functions include:

•Viewing SAS Port Information

•Viewing and Managing SAS Ports

•Viewing and Managing SAS Initiators

A SAS Controller can have one or two SAS channels. Each SAS channel has two ports:

•Host In or Data Port (a table-routed port)

•Host In/Out or Data Cascade Port (a subtractive-routed port)

To view information about the SAS ports:

1.Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

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