Siemens PSFR-CP41 manuale d’uso

Edition April 1999 Fibre Channel to SCSI Router PSFR-CP41 Installing, Star ting Up and Maintaini ng[...]

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U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Intr oduci ng the PSFR-CP41 The PSFR-CP41 provides connecti vity between a Fibre Channel Switched F abric (FC- SW) or Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) and one Fast/Wi de/Ultra SCSI bus. Suppor ted de vices include: Initiator De vices – Fibre Channel and SCSI hosts Sequential Acce ss Devices – T ape drives Changer De v[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Features Introducing the PSFR-CP41 F ront panel of the PSFR-CP41 Bac k panel of the PSFR-CP41 Features Fibre Channel Featur es – Fibre Channel initiator and target modes – Single 1.0625 Gbps por t – Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop and Switc hed Fabric topologies – Private Loop Direct Attach (PLD A) profile[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Introducing the PSFR-CP41 Features SCSI Bus Features – SCSI initiator and target modes – Single auto-negotiating SCSI b us (Narrow , Wide, F ast, Ultra) – Ultra Wi de SCSI for data tr ansfer up to 40 MBps – Connection f or up to 15 de vices – Simultaneous commands , tagged command queuing and disconnect[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Specifications Introducing the PSFR-CP41 Specificat ions Physical Specifications – Internal power supply with po wer switch and detac hable pow er c ord – Fibre Channel activity LED – SCSI a ctivit y LED – Ethernet activity LED – P ower LED – F ailure LED – Airflow with internal fan – Rack mount [...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Introducing the PSFR-CP41 PSFR-CP41 Ben efits PSFR-CP41 Benefi ts P oint-to-P oint Single initi ator to single target[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 PSFR-CP41 Ben efits Introducing the PSFR-CP41 Single Initiator Single initiator to m ultiple targets Multi-Initiator Multiple ini tiators to single or multipl e targets[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Introducing the PSFR-CP41 PSFR-CP41 Ben efits A vailability With two units , dual loop attachment provides redundancy and no si ngle point of f ailure. Connectivity SCSI de vices ma y be attached to Fibre Channel storage netw or ks to share data and increase address space . Distance SCSI cabl e l ength from hosts[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 How the PSFR-CP41 W orks Introducing the PSFR-CP41 Ho w the PSFR- CP41 W orks The PSFR-CP41 acts as a pass-though de vice that translates Fibre Channel FCP to and from a SCSI bus so de vices on these tw o types of media can communicate with eac h other . It attaches to either a Fibre Channel or SCSI host, and tr[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Introducing the PSFR-CP41 Operating as Both a SCSI and Fibre Channel D e Operating as Both a SCSI and Fibre Channel Devi ce The router is both a SCSI and Fibre Channel de vice operating on a SCSI bus and Fibre Channel network simultaneously . The SCSI Side On the SCSI b us, the PSFR-CP41 acts as a SCSI initiator [...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Processing SCSI Inf ormation Introducing the PSFR-CP41 Pr ocessing SCSI Info rmation The f ollowing describes ho w the r outer processes SCSI inf or mation: 1. A FC host issues a command. The FC host encapsul ates the command in the FCP protocol and sends the pac ket to the PSFR-CP41. 2. The FC por t in the PSFR[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Introducing the PSFR-CP41 Processing Fibre Channel Informatio n Pr ocessing Fibre Channel Information The PSFR-CP41 processes inf or mation from the SCSI b us host by requesting operations of targets on a F ibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN). The inf or mation is processed using the same method as desc r ibe[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Installin g the PSFR-CP41 This chapter describes how to setup and install the PSFR-CP41. This includes unpack ing the PSFR-CP41 for t he first time, f actors to consider when installing the PSFR-CP41, either desktop or rac k installation instructions , and connecting to diff erent types of devi ces. Read this cha[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Mounting the PS FR-CP41 in a Rack Installing the PSFR-CP41 Mounting the PSFR-CP41 in a Rack F ollow the directions belo w to mount the PSFR-CP41 in a standard rac k. Materials neede d 1 = PSFR-CP41 2 = Left and right mounting rails 3=S l i d er a i l s 4 = Mounting scre ws and cage n uts Required tools Phillips [...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Installing the PSFR-CP41 Mounting the PSFR-CP41 in a Rack Installation Procedure Place the PSFR-CP41 so the rear f an vent and the front intak e vents remain clear of obstructions to ensure proper airflow . 1. Remov e the router from the protective bag. 2. Determine where the PSFR-CP41 will be mounted. 3. Remov e[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Mounting the PS FR-CP41 in a Rack Installing the PSFR-CP41 T o reduce injur y or equipment damage , the mounting brack ets must be le vel. If the brac kets are not le vel, the PSFR-CP41 cannot be instal led corre ctly . 5. Locate the front of the mounting brac kets. 6. Attach the brack ets to the front mounting [...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Installing the PSFR-CP41 Mounting the PSFR-CP41 in a Rack If y ou are mounting the PSFR-CP41 in the front of the r ack with the connectors f acing the back or in the bac k of the rack with the connecto rs facing the front, attach the mounting brac kets as sho wn i n Fig. “Mounti ng at fr ont of rac k”. Mounti[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Mounting the PS FR-CP41 in a Rack Installing the PSFR-CP41 Mounting at bac k of rack 7. Attach each brac ket to a rear mounting rail , using one screw on each side. Tighten the scre ws securely .[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Installing the PSFR-CP41 Mounting the PSFR-CP41 in a Rack 8. Attach the slide rails to the PSFR-CP41 using two s c re w s on each side . Slide the unit bac k into the rack and push in on the front tabs until the rails snap into place . Once the PSFR-CP41 is installed, y ou are ready to connect it to the other sys[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Mounting the PS FR-CP41 in a Rack Installing the PSFR-CP41 Interfaces and Connections There are f our different types of ph ysical interf aces to the PSFR-CP41: Fibre Channel SCSI RS-232 (Serial por t) Ethernet The RS-232 and Ethernet por ts are used pr imarily f or PSFR-CP41 configu- ration and management. MIB [...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Installing the PSFR-CP41 Mounting the PSFR-CP41 in a Rack Fibre Channel Connection Bef ore connecting the PSFR-CP41 to other Fibre Channel de vices , it is impor tant to understand the configuration requirements of the en vironment to which it will be connected. F ailure to correctly confi gure a Fibre Channel de[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Mounting the PS FR-CP41 in a Rack Installing the PSFR-CP41 Fibre Channel connection SCSI Connection The PSFR-CP41 suppor ts F ast/Ultra Wide SCSI. The PSFR-CP41 is factory configured to suppor t Diff er ential SCSI bus . T wo 68-pin D- shell connectors are located on th e rear panel of the unit, allo wing the un[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Installing the PSFR-CP41 Mounting the PSFR-CP41 in a Rack To connect the PSFR-CP41 to the SCSI b us: 1. P ower off y our SCSI devices. 2. Connect a SCSI cab le to one of the SCSI connectors on the back of the router . If necessar y , use a narrow-to-wide adapter . 3. Connect the other e nd of the SCSI cab le to t[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Mounting the PS FR-CP41 in a Rack Installing the PSFR-CP41 SCSI terminator 6. P ower on y our SCSI devi ces. 7. After all the SCSI de vices hav e completed their individual POSTs , power on the PSFR-CP41. Ethernet Connection 10BaseT Ethernet connectivity is used to provide enhanced management and configur ation [...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Installing the PSFR-CP41 Mounting the PSFR-CP41 in a Rack PSFR-CP41 Ethernet por t Serial P ort Connection The RJ11 connector on the rear panel of the PSFR-CP41 provides an RS-232 connection that can be used to configure t he PSFR-CP41, monitor diagnostic status, or to update the prog ram stored in the PSFR-CP41?[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Mounting the PS FR-CP41 in a Rack Installing the PSFR-CP41 PSFR-CP41 Serial por t A utobaud Feature The autobaud f eature automatically configures the baud rate on the PSFR- CP41. Once you s et the baud rate in the t erminal emulation program, w ait until t h eP S F R - C P 4 1c o m p l e t e st h eP o w e rO nS[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Installing the PSFR-CP41 Mounting the PSFR-CP41 in a Rack Connecting the Po wer Cord The pow er cord shipped with the PSFR-CP41 is a 120 V AC t hree-conductor pow er cord for use in the United States or Canada. If y ou are planning to use another input v oltage or if you plan to use the PSFR-CP41 outsi de of the [...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Management Information Base (MIB) Installing the PSFR-CP41 Management Info rmation Base (MIB) A MIB (Management Inf or mation Base) is an element used in netw or k management with SNMP (Simpl e Networ k Management Protocol) and a management station running a management application, s uch as Hewlett P ackard’ s[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Installing the PSFR-CP41 Management Informat ion Base (MIB) MIB SCS I Inter face Info rmation The MIB gathers S CSI inf or mation for management pur poses. This specific MIB provides inf orm ation about the f ollowing: Number of I/O operations per bus Number of disconnects Abor t count Number of bus resets Vital [...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Under standing the PSFR-CP41 Configurati on Of primar y impor tance in configuring the PSFR-CP41 is determining the mode of operation required. The unit c an be configured to suppor t Fibre Channel hosts communicating with S CSI targets, or SCSI hosts communicating wi th Fibre Channel targets. The def ault config[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Understanding the PSFR-CP41 Configuration The fac tor y default configur ation of the unit allows such a configuration t o work without fur ther configur ation in most cases. It should, ho we ver , be recogniz ed that more comple x installations or specific application requirements may require one or more config[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Understanding the PSFR-CP41 Configuration General Fibre Channel C onfig u General F ibre Chan nel Configuratio n On a Fibre Channel arbitrated loop , the PSFR-CP41 appears at a single Arbitrated Loop Ph ysical Address (AL_P A). Fibre Channel devices support two methods f or obtaining an AL_P A, these being soft o[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 General SCSI Con figuration Understanding the PSFR-CP41 Configuration General SCSI Configuration The PSFR-CP41 appears on the SCSI bus as a singl e i nitiator . The default initiator ID is 7, and can be set via c onfiguration to an y valid SCSI address. No other de vices on the SCSI b us may use this address . T[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Understanding the PSFR-CP41 Configuration Address Mappin g Address Mapping The PSFR-CP41 suppor ts three addressing methods for mapping SCSI targets to Fibre Channel Hosts: Inde xed Addressi ng – Allows y ou to edit and maintain a static address mapping tabl e. A uto Addressing – A utomatically creates a new [...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Indexed Ad dressing Understanding the PSFR-CP41 Configuration Inde xed Addressing tab le The Inde xed Addressing tab le has the str ucture sho wn in T able. The PSFR- CP41 will allo w up to 80 devic e entr ies to be mapped. The inde x table can be manually edited, and is then sa ved to FLASH memory . Configurati[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Understanding the PSFR-CP41 Configuration Auto Addressing A uto Addressing The A uto Addressing option is similar to Inde xed Addres sing, but wi th the distinction that the tab le used is created through SCSI dev ice discov er y upon pow er up or reset, and not otherwise retained. As the unit perf or ms de vice [...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Configuring the PSFR-CP41 The PSFR-CP41 uses a menu structure to configure the PSFR-CP41 through the serial and telnet interfac es. The currently selected menu and th e fir mware v er sion currently e xec uting will be displa yed. Menu i tems are selected b y entering the number of the menu des ired, and exited b[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Operation Indicators Configuring the PSFR-CP41 Operation Indicator s The PSFR-CP41 router is equipped with rear panel LED indicators for monitoring ov erall router status. The LED functi onality is detailed below: PSFR -CP41 L ED’ s Po w e r This green indicator turns on when power is applied to the router . F[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Configuring the PSFR-CP41 Host Device Configuratio n Host Device Configurat ion The host system using a F ibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) will typic ally map Fibre Channel de vices into the e xisting device mapping scheme us ed by that operating s ystem. This usually results i n the Fibre Channel HBA mapping [...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 De vice Ma nage ment Configuring the PSFR-CP41 Devi ce Manag ement The PSFR-CP41 can be managed through the RS-232 por t, ov er Ethernet via T elnet Web-Browser , or via SNMP . FTP and TFTP are also suppor ted f or firmware downloads . Seri al The serial por t allo ws for c onfiguration of all de vice characteri[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Configuring the PSFR-CP41 Communicatin g with the P SFR-CP41 Communicating with the PSFR-CP41 The PSFR-CP41 is designed to function directl y out of the shipping con tainer with no special configuration required. Ho wev er , you hav e the ability to monitor v ar ious aspects of the PSFR-CP41’ s perf or mance by[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Sett ing Up Serial P or t Com mu nicatio ns Configuring the PSFR-CP41 Setting Up Serial P or t Communications Leav e the PSFR-CP41 turned off until you hav e set up serial por t communica- tions with y our host computer . T o s et up serial communications with the PSFR-CP41: 1. Plug the serial cable provided wi [...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Configuring the PSFR-CP41 Power U p Menu Po w e r U p M e n u When y ou tur n the PSFR-CP41’ s po wer s witch, a series of messages similar to the f ollowing appear: If yo u do not see message s on your s creen, re-chec k your co m puter’ s serial port settings and p ress Enter fiv e or six tim es. In particu[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 P e rform Configuration Configuring the PSFR-CP41 P erform Configuration The configuration men u allows the administr ator to configure the v ar ious options on the PSFR-CP41. F or any configuration changes to tak e effe ct, you must reboot the PSFR-CP41. Menus are no t case sens itive. Y ou can en ter uppe rcas[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Configuring the PSFR-CP41 Perform Conf iguration Fibre Channel Configuration This option allo ws for setting the Fibre Channel Address method, hard address v alue, and WWN ov errides. When configuring the Fibre Channel AL_P A, the PSFR-CP41 will present a list of loop addresses along with the corresponding AL_P A[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 P e rform Configuration Configuring the PSFR-CP41 When mapping SCSI T arget ID’s f or SCSI host to Fibre Channel T arget capability , the user must first enab le the target ID before proceeding to modify the mapping tab le for that de vice. Ethernet Configuration This option allo ws for the netw or k IP addres[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Configuring the PSFR-CP41 Perform Conf iguration SCSI-to-Fibre Channel Mapping Configuration This option allows modific ation of the table mapping SCSI T arget:LUN va lues to Fibre Channel Node:LUN v alues. Configuration of these de vices is similar to that for inde xed addres sing, without the user assists. Prio[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 P e rform Configuration Configuring the PSFR-CP41 Sa ve Configuration This option sa ves the current configuration s tate in FLASH, and updates the sav ed previ ous configur ation state. Restore Last Saved Configuration This option restores the most recent previously sav ed c onfiguration. This can be useful whe[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Configuring the PSFR-CP41 Display POST Statu s Display POST S tatus This option displa ys the results of the most recent pow er on self test (POST). The POST test results are sho wn below . Displa y T race and Assertion Histor y This option allo ws for internal trace state inf or mation to be dumped to the serial[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Reboot Configuring the PSFR-CP41 Reboot The reboot function restarts the P SFR-CP41. This will caus e s elected configu- ration options to tak e effect. This will result in all cu rrent operations bein g interrupted. D o not reboot the unit dur ing normal operat ion. Download Firmware The PSFR-CP41 uses a serial[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Configuring the PSFR-CP41 Down load F irmwa re The fol lowing figure shows what y ou might see on your terminal when you download a ne w revision of the firmware: Dowloading a ne w re vision of the firmware Crossroads Systems CP4100 Configuration Version: X.X XXXX 1) Perform Configuration 2) Display Status of Pow[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Conf iguring t he PSFR-C P41’ s Eth ernet P ort Configuring the PS F R-CP41 Configuring the PSFR-CP41’ s Ethernet P or t If you plan to use Ethernet to configure the PSFR-CP41, you m ust first set up serial communications with the PS F R-CP41 to configure the Ethernet por t’ s address. The PSFR-CP41 provid[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Configuring the PSFR-CP41 SNMP Configuratio n SNMP Configu ration The SNMP Configuration menu all ows for v ar ious SNMP options to be configured. This includes T rap manager IP address, comm unity names, and T rap priority . To g g l e Tr a p SNMP T rap Enab le allows T rap repor ting to be tur ned on and off . [...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 SNMP Configuration with T raps Enabled Configuring the PSFR-CP41 SNMP Configurat ion with T raps Enable d GET and SET Comm unity Names The SNMP GET comm unity name is check ed for each GET request receiv ed by the PSFR-CP41. The community name in the SNMP pac ket must match the community name configured here f o[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual T roub lesho oting V ar ious prob lems can arise when configuring and using the PSFR-CP41. This section is pro vided to help guide the user through some o f the basic methods of identifying f aults in the setup and configuration of the unit. Most probl ems are found in the i nitial installation. In general, i t i[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Basic V erification Troubleshooting Basic V erification V e rify SCSI Bus Configuration Prob lems with SCSI bus configuration are common. Basic operation of the SCSI bus can be c hecked b y using the configuration menu to vie w attached SCSI de vices. See Chapter “Configuring the PSFR-CP41” f or more informa[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Troubleshooting Basic Verification V erify Fibre Channel Connection If SCSI de vices are recogniz ed on the SCSI b us, b ut do not appear to the Fibre Channel host, it may be that the Fibre Channel link is not establ ished. Most hubs and s witches hav e link indicators, sho wing link status. When the PSFR- CP41 i[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Basic V erification Troubleshooting V erify Addressing If working i n FC-to-SCSI target mode and us ing Index ed or SCC A ddr essing, tr y s wapping to A uto Addressing to see if this solv es the problem. Ve r i f y D e v i c e s SCSI target de vices can be connected to a host SCSI b us to verify the y are funct[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Troubleshooting Basic Verification Running Diagnostics F or fur ther diagnostic testing, a Diagnost i c Cab le Kit can be purchased. Instruc- tions f or r unning a diagnostics wra p test are included with the k it. Contact your serv ice representati ve f or information on purchasing and usin g the Diagnostic Cabl[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Append ix A RJ-11 Serial and RJ-45 Ethernet Pin Assignments RJ-11 pin assignments RJ- 45 pin assignments Pin No. Function Pin 1 No Connect Pin 2 Ground Pin 3 T ransmit Data Pin 4 Receive Data Pin 5 RTS Pin 6 CTS Pin No. Function Pin 1 T ransmit Pin 2 T ransmit Pin 3 Receive Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Receive Pin 7 Pin 8 P[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Append ix B Addressing, Structures an d Operation Fibre Channel and SCSI systems emplo y different methods of addressi ng de vices. The inclusion of a br idge or router requires that a method of translating de vice IDs be implemented so that each SCSI de vice is mapped to the appro- priate Fibre Channel LUN. The [...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Addressing, Structures and Operation Appendix B SCC Logical Unit A ddr essing LUN structure Address Method definitions Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 32 10 n 1 0 T arget n+1 Bus LUN Codes Description 00 P eripheral Devic e Addressing Method 01 V olume Set Addressing Method 10 Logical Unit Addressing Method 11 Reserved[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Appendix B Addressing, Structures and Operation Arbitrated Loop Node number to ALP A lookup tab l e 0:0x01 21:0x2E 42:0x 52 63:0x74 84:0xA6 105:0xC9 1:0x02 22:0x31 43:0x53 64:0x75 85:0x A7 106:0xCA 2:0x04 23:0x32 44:0x54 65:0x76 86:0x A9 107:0xCB 3:0x08 24:0x33 45:0x55 66:0x79 87:0x AA 108:0xCC 4:0x0F 25:0x34 46:[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 SCC Addressing Option Appendix B SCC Addressing Option When the PSFR-CP41 is configured to use SCC addressing, the unit is capab le of responding as a controller de vice to the FCP Initiator , or routing the FCP request to a specified B US:T ARGET:LUN triplet. When a request us ing the P eripheral De vice Addres[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Appendix B Indexed Addressing Optio n I n d e x e dA d d r e s s i n gO p t i o n Inde xed Addressi ng allows f or host b us adapter drivers that only use P eripheral Dev ice addressing to access SCSI de vices attached to the PSFR-CP41 unit. This is done b y use of a table which is i ndex ed b y sequential LUN v [...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 A u to Assigned Addressing Option Appendix B A uto Assigned Addressing Opti on The A uto Assigned option is similar to the Inde x ed addressing, but with the distincti on that the table used is cr eated through SCSI de vice discov er y on power up or reset, and not otherwise retained. As the unit perf orms devic[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Append ix C Refer en ce Sta nda rds Fibre Channel Ph ysical and Signaling Interf ace (FC-PH), ANSI X3T9.3/Project 755D/Re v . 4.3, Contact: Global Engineer ing, 1-800-854-7179 Fibre Channel Protocol f or SCSI (FCP) Rev 12 Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach (FC-PLD A) Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL), A[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Glossar y Adapter A printed circuit assembly that t ranslates data between the FC host processor’ s internal bus and a diff erent bus, such as SCSI. Address See SCSI Addressing. Addressing Mode A menu item. It is used to c r eate a mapping tab le that maps dev ices on the SCSI bus to Fibre Channel logical units[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Gloss ary Clusters T wo or more computers sharing the same resources on a comm unication link. Device S e eF CD e v i c eo rS C S ID e v i c e . Differential An electrical signal configurati on using a pair of lines f or data trans fer . The adv antage of differential compared to single-ended configuration is a [...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Gloss ary FC See Fibre Channel. FC-AL See Fibre Channel - Arbitrated Loop . FC Adapter A printed circuit assembly that t ranslates data between the FC host processor’ s internal bus and the FC link. FC Device A de vice that uses Fibre Channel communications. FC P or t An opening at the bac k of the PSFR-CP41 th[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Gloss ary Fibre Channel (FC) Logically , the Fibre Channel is a bidirectional, f ull-duplex, point-to-point, serial data channel structured for high perf orm ance data comm unication. Ph ysically , the Fibre Channel is an interconnection of multiple c ommuni- cation ports, called N_P or ts, interconnected b y a [...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Gloss ary Indexed Ad dressing It allows f or gener ic Fibre Channel host b us adapters to access SCSI dev i ces attached to the PSFR-CP41 using a t able whic h i s inde x ed by sequential LUN v alues. Initiator A SCSI de vice (usually a host system) that requests an operation to be perf ormed by another SCSI devi[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Gloss ary Mapping T able A tabl e which is index ed by s equential LUN v alues, indicating selecte d BUS:T ARGET:LUN de v ices . It is used by the PSFR-CP41 to perf or m Fibre Channel-to-SCSI operatio ns by def ault. MIB See Management Inf or mation Base . Multiplexer A de vice that allo ws two or more signals t[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Gloss ary Online F or the PSFR-CP41, online indicates that at least one adapter in the PSFR- CP41 is activ e and av ailable f or access. F or a SCSI adapter , online indicates the SCSI adapter is activ e and av ailabl e for access and input/output processing. F or a FC adapter , online indicates the FC adapter is[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Gloss ary SCC Ad d ressing SCSI-3 Controller Commands (SCC) addressi ng is used to address SCSI de vices attached to the PSFR-CP41 using the SCC logic al unit addressing method. In SCC addressing mode , the PSFR-CP41 will respond to FCP commands as in a S CC controller de vice. SCSI Small Computer Syst em Interf[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual Gloss ary SCSI Sta t us A menu used to sho w the numb er, and status , of SCSI devic es on the bus . Shor twave Lasers or LEDs that emit light with wa velengths around 780 nm or 850 nm. Shor t wa ve lasers are used f or FC links up to ~700 m. They are typicall y used with multimode fibre . The preferred fibre cor[...]

Operating Manual U42093-J-Z716- 1-74 Gloss ary T opo logy The ph ysical or logical lay out of nodes on a network. FC topologies include point-to-point, FC-AL, and F abric. The PSFR-CP41 suppor ts all topologies . A status type in the FC Status Menu sho wing the type of FC topology being used. Tr a p In the conte xt of SNMP , an unsolic ited message[...]

U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual En vironmental p rotection En vironmentally friendly product design and development This product has been desi gned in accordance with the Siemens standard “environmental ly fr iendly product design and de velopment”. This means that the designers hav e taken into a ccount decisive c r iteria such as durabil [...]

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