Fibre Channel Cable Considerations; Communication Interfaces; Table A-7. Fibre Channel Cables And Connectors - StorageTek L700 Service Manual

Communication Interfaces

Fibre Channel Cable Considerations

Table A-7
supports.
Note: Open Fiber Control (OFC) cables incorporate a safety mechanism that

Table A-7. Fibre Channel Cables and Connectors

Distance
Meters Feet
2–300 6.5–985
2–500 6.5–1640
Communication Interfaces
Communication interfaces for the tape library are:
• An operator panel that communicates tape library status, configuration,
diagnostic sequences, and error information. The operator panel provides
keys for running diagnostic tests and examining the 20 most recent tape
library errors.
• A CSE port (see
• A SER1 port (see
• A port that communicates PTP status between libraries joined by a PTP; this
connection is at J282 on the MPC/MPCL card of each library.
• An Ethernet Web-based service port for:
•
•
A-12
lists the cable and connector specifications that the L700/700e library
prevents damage to the human eye when the connection (link) is
disconnected.
FC-0 Code
100-M6-SN-I 62.5 µm
Multimode
100-M5-SN-I 50 µm
Multimode
"Library-to-CSE Port" on page A-31
"Library-to-SER1 Port" on page A-32
Machine configuration (using the optional "StorageTek L-Series Library
®
Admin"). Netscape and Microsoft
Monitoring status information using SNMP (see
Fourteenth Edition
StorageTek Proprietary
Cable Type
780 nm Shortwave
laser without OFC
780 nm Shortwave
laser without OFC
®
Explorer are supported browsers.
Connector
Keyed Duplex SC
Keyed Duplex SC
for detailed information).
for detailed information).
Appendix B, "SNMP")
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