i3 International SAN iS316 User Manual page 89

FC / iSCSI / SAS Terminology
Item Description
FC Fibre Channel
FC-P2P Point-to-Point
FC-AL Arbitrated Loop
FC-SW Switched Fabric
iSCSI Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol
MPIO Multi-Path Input/Output
MC/S Multiple Connections per Session
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit
CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. An optional security mechanism to
control access to an iSCSI storage system over the iSCSI data ports.
iSNS Internet Storage Name Service
SAS Serial Attached SCSI
Dual Controller Terminology
Item Description
SBB Storage Bridge Bay. The objective of the Storage Bridge Bay Working Group (SBB)
is to create a specification that defines mechanical, electrical and low-level
enclosure management requirements for an enclosure controller slot that will
support a variety of storage controllers from a variety of independent hardware
vendors ("IHVs") and system vendors.
6G MUX Bridge board is for SATA II disk to support dual controller mode.
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