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Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide
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Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Router
Software
The Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router installation and configuration tasks consist of the following:
• Install the SN 5428-2 Storage Router according to the Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Hardware
Installation Guide.
• Select how the SN 5428-2 will be deployed: SCSI routing, transparent SCSI routing, or FCIP.
• Configure the SN 5428-2 Storage Router software according to the Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router
Software Configuration Guide (this manual).
• Install and configure iSCSI drivers in IP hosts connected to the storage router. The iSCSI driver is
not required for FCIP deployment, or in IP hosts that have a TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) with
embedded iSCSI protocol installed.
This chapter is the starting point for SN 5428-2 Storage Router software configuration. It provides some
very basic, abbreviated information as background to help you understand the SN 5428-2 Storage Router
features and the software configuration process. It contains the following topics:
• SN 5428-2 Storage Router Overview, page 1-2
• SCSI Routing Overview, page 1-4
• Transparent SCSI Routing Overview, page 1-10
• FCIP Overview, page 1-15
• Mixed Mode Overview, page 1-18
• VLAN Access Overview, page 1-20
• Zoning Overview, page 1-21
• Fibre Channel Interface Overview, page 1-23
• Gigabit Ethernet Interface Overview, page 1-23
• Authentication Overview, page 1-24
• SN 5428-2 Cluster Management Overview, page 1-25
• Interface Naming, page 1-25
• Where to Go Next, page 1-26