Q-Logic ISR6140 quick start Suggested Configurations, iSR6140 in Direct Attach Configuration

Quick Start Guide

The iSR6140 is an intelligent storage router that provides servers with iSCSI connectivity to SAN-attached Fibre Channel-based disk or tape storage.

Suggested Configurations

Figure 1 shows the iSR6140 connecting iSCSI servers to a direct-attached storage array.

ISCSI

	ISCSI	FC
iSCSI	IP SWITCHED	iSR6140
INITIATOR
SERVER	NETWORK	RAID BASED
		FIBRE CHANNEL
		STORAGE SYSTEM

Figure 1. iSR6140 in Direct Attach Configuration

Figure 2 shows the iSR6140 connecting iSCSI servers to a SAN-attached array.

SERVER

iSCSI	FC		FC SAN	RAID BASED
	iSCSI
				FIBRE CHANNEL
iSCSI		FC
	iSR6140		FC SAN	STORAGE SYSTEM
INITIATORS

IP

SWITCHED

NETWORK

Figure 2. iSR6140 in SAN-Attach Configuration

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