Cisco Systems SN 5428-2 Network Router User Manual


 
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Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software
Mixed Mode Overview
Figure 1-19 Mixed Mode Overview (SCSI routing and FCIP)
Figure 1-20 Mixed Mode Overview (Transparent SCSI routing and FCIP)
IP
SN 5428-2
SN 5428-2
One internal FC initiator
interface is deployed for FCIP, providing
connectivity between SANs over an IP
network
One internal FC initiator interface is
deployed for SCSI routing, providing
IP hosts with access to FC storage as
if they were directly attached.
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FC hosts and
storage devices
FC hosts and
storage devices
SAN 1
SAN 2
IP hosts
FC storage
IP
SN 5428-2
SN 5428-2
One internal FC initiator
interface is deployed for FCIP, providing
connectivity between SANs over an IP
network
One internal FC initiator
interface is deployed for transparent
SCSI routing, providing access to a
storage array as if the IP host were an
FC host directly attached to the storage array
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FC hosts and
storage devices
FC hosts and
storage devices
SAN 1
SAN 2
IP hosts
Intelligent
storage array