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1 Introduction
This chapter illustrates and describes QLogic’s iSR6200 intelligent Storage Router
(iSR), including the components contained within the iSR6200 router chassis:
router blades, chassis mid-plane, and PCMs.
The following sections describe the features and capabilities of the iSR6200
router:
“Router Capabilities and Features” on page 1-1
“Licensed Features” on page 1-2
“Remote SAN Island Connectivity” on page 1-2
“iSR6200 Router Chassis” on page 1-3
“Power and Cooling Module (PCM)” on page 1-5
“iSR6200 Router Blades” on page 1-6
Router Capabilities and Features
The iSR6200 router is designed to provide:
Storage consolidation on Fibre Channel arrays by providing iSCSI server
connectivity for Fibre Channel arrays.
Solution for distance replication and backup by providing SAN over WAN
connectivity.
The iSR6200 router provides the following features:
Cost-effective connectivity
Scalability, reliability, and interoperability
Ease of use
Rack real estate
PCM
HA configurations
OEM multipath software