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Quick Start Guide
The iSR6250 is an intelligent storage router that provides servers with iSCSI connectivity to SAN-attached Fibre
Channel-based disk or tape storage.
Suggested Configurations
Figure 1 shows the iSR6250 connecting iSCSI servers to a direct-attached storage array.
Figure 1. iSR6250 in Direct Attach Configuration
Figure 2 shows the iSR6250 connecting iSCSI servers to a SAN-attached array.
Figure 2. iSR6250 in SAN-Attach Configuration
iSR6250
RAID Based
Fibre Channel
Storage System
IP Switched
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iSCSI
Initiator
iSCSI
iSCSI
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FC
iSR6250
FC SAN
FC SAN
RAID
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Fibre
Channel
Storage
System
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iSCSI
iSCSI
IP Switched
Network
Initiators
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Server