Fibre Channel To Scsi Protocol Process - HP StorageWorks e1200-160 User Manual

Fibre Channel to SCSI Protocol Process

This section describes the steps the router uses to convert Fibre Channel host
protocol to SCSI device protocol.
process.
Figure 3: Converting Fibre Channel to SCSI process
Table 3: Converting Fibre Channel to SCSI
Item
Network Storage Router e1200-160
1
A Fibre Channel host issues an encapsulated FCP protocol command
packet to the router.
2
The router Fibre Channel controller interprets the Fibre Channel
information, and places the packet in buffer memory.
3
The router interprets the Fibre Channel information packet and programs
the router SCSI controller to process the transaction.
4
The router SCSI controller sends the command to the SCSI device
(target).
5
The SCSI target interprets the command and executes it.
Figure 3 and Table 3
Description
Introduction
illustrate and define this
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