9.0Interface requirements

This section partially describes the interface requirements as implemented on Cheetah 15K.5 FC drives. Addi- tional information is provided in the Fibre Channel Interface Manual (part number 100293070).

9.1FC-AL features

This section lists the Fibre Channel-specific features supported by Cheetah 15K.5 FC drives.

9.1.1Fibre Channel link service frames

Table 6 lists the link services supported by Cheetah 15K.5 FC drives.

Table 6: Link services supported

Type of frame

Link service

 

 

Basic link service frames

Abort Sequence (ABTS)

 

 

Basic link service reply frames

Basic_Accept (BA_ACC)

 

Basic_Reject (BA_RJT)

 

 

Extended link service frames

N_Port Login (PLOGI)

 

Fabric Login (FLOGI)

 

Logout (LOGO)

 

Process Login (PRLI)

 

Process Logout (PRLO)

 

Read Link Status (RLS)

 

Fabric Address Notification (FAN)

 

Port Discovery (PDISC)

 

Address Discovery (ADISC)

 

Third-party Process Logout (TRPLO)

 

 

Extended link service reply frames

Accept (ACC)

 

Link Service Reject (LS_RJT)

 

 

Fibre Channel Services

Register FC-4 Types (RFT_ID)

 

 

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