10.5FC-AL physical interface
Figure 12 shows the location of the J1 Fibre Channel single connection attachment (FC-SCA). Figure 14 pro- vides the dimensions of the FC-SCA connector.
Details of the physical, electrical, and logical characteristics are provided within this section. The operational aspects of Seagate’s Fibre Channel drives are provided in the Fibre Channel Interface Manual.
Figure 12. Physical interface
Note. Image of the HDA may not represent actual product, for reference only.
10.5.1Physical characteristics
This section defines physical interface connector.
10.5.1.1Physical description
FIbre Channel drives may be connected in a loop together or with other compatible
Port bypass circuits (PBCs) allow devices to be inserted into unpopulated locations or removed from the loop with loop operation recovery after a brief interruption. These PBCs are located external to the
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