Q-Logic 6142 Network Router User Manual


 
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Quick Start Guide
SANbox 6142, an intelligent Storage Router, provides remote and local SAN island connectivity. The major applications
are:
Remote Data Replications between Fibre Channel (FC) storage arrays
Connecting remote FC Servers to local FC storage
Connecting iSCSI Storage to FC storage area network (SAN)
Allocating Resources (FC storage arrays, FC Virtual Tape Libraries, and FC tapes) from different SANs within
the data center to FC servers and/or iSCSI servers without worrying about E-port compatibility.
Suggested Configurations
Figure 1 connects local Array 1 to remote Array 2 and the Server from local SAN to Storage from a remote SAN.
Figure 1. Connect Remote SAN Islands
Figure 2 provisions FC storage from one SAN to an FC server on different SAN and/or provisions FC storage to iSCSI
Servers.
Figure 2. Connect Local SAN Islands and iSCSI Servers to Fibre Channel SAN