Map Devices; Fibrebridge Mapping; Scsi Device Mapping; Mapping Devices Automatically - ATTO Technology FibreBridge 2370E Installation And Operation Manual

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After getting an IP address and entering ATTO ExpressNAV, you must map devices so that the FibreBridge can
access the devices in your network.
The ATTO FibreBridge allows parallel SCSI devices to
participate in a Fibre Channel arbitrated loop or on a
fabric. Fibre Channel and parallel SCSI use different
models to address devices. The FibreBridge
translates between these addressing models.

FibreBridge mapping

On a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop, the FibreBridge
appears at a single Arbitrated Loop Port Address
(AL_PA). Each device on an arbitrated loop is
assigned a unique AL_PA during loop initialization.
The FibreBridge supports both modes of AL_PA
assignment, commonly referred to as hard and soft
addressing.
WWN: to identify each Fibre Channel device while
addressing, each Fibre Channel device is assigned a
unique World Wide Name (WWN). The 64-bit WWN
has the following format:
Field
WWN
Company ID
Name
Format
Byte
0
1
2
Value
20
00
00
Soft addressing allows the loop initialization master
to assign the FibreBridge a unique address during the
loop initialization process. The address assigned
cannot be determined before loop initialization. Adding
new devices to an arbitrated loop may change the
address assigned to the FibreBridge.
Hard addressing allows a predetermined address to
be assigned to the FibreBridge. The FibreBridge tries
to acquire the desired hard address. If another device
has already been assigned the specified address, the
FibreBridge acquires a currently unassigned address.
Note
The default mode is soft addressing.

SCSI device mapping

SCSI devices connected to the FibreBridge are
viewed as Fibre Channel LUNs to the host computer.
SCSI devices must be on the same addressing level
as the SCSI portion of the FibreBridge. The
FibreBridge SCSI ID must be set to a different SCSI ID
from the other devices on the same bus.
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3.1 Map Devices

Device ID
3
4
5
6
7
10
86
xx
xx
xx
The ATTO ExpressNAV interface graphically shows
you current mapping and the SCSI devices available
for mapping. Refer to
Interface options
Use the ExpressNAV interface to map devices
automatically or to customize mapping. You may
modify the mapping as needed to make a device
inaccessible to a host or to replace a non-functioning
mapped unit.
Note
It is not necessary to set all mapped devices
online: SCSI commands sent to offline devices
are rejected.

Mapping devices automatically

1
If you are not already in
the ExpressNAV
interface, type the IP
address of your
FibreBridge in a
standard browser as
found in
Using
ExpressNAV
on page
27, click Enter Here,
type in your user name
and password, and click
OK .
2
The Status page
appears.
3
From the ExpressNAV
main menu, click on the
Mapping menu item on
the left side of the
screen.
4
The Mapping page
appears. Wait for the
automatic scan for devices to complete.
5
Click AutoMap.
All the commands necessary to enable
mapping and the command
saveconfiguration norestart are performed.

Mapping devices manually.

1
If you are not already in the ExpressNAV
interface, type the IP address of your
FibreBridge in a standard browser as found in
Using ExpressNAV
on page 27.
on page 27, click Enter.

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