Q-Logic ISR6250 Quick Start Guide, Suggested Configurations, iSR6250 in SAN-Attach Configuration

Quick Start Guide

The iSR6250 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 iSR6250 connecting iSCSI servers to a direct-attached storage array.

iSCSI

	FC
	iSCSI
iSCSI	iSR6250
Initiator	IP Switched
Server	Network
	RAID Based
	Fibre Channel
	Storage System

Figure 1. iSR6250 in Direct Attach Configuration

Figure 2 shows the iSR6250 connecting iSCSI servers to a SAN-attached array.

Server

		FC	FC SAN
iSCSI
	iSCSI
iSCSI			FC
		iSR6250
Initiators	IP Switched		FC SAN
	Network

RAID

Based

Fibre

Channel

Storage

System

Figure 2. iSR6250 in SAN-Attach Configuration

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