Table Of Contents - EMC Connectrix EC-1200 Planning Manual

Preface
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Chapter 1 EC-1200 Connectrix Cabinet
EC-1200 Overview ........................................................................... 1-2
Manageability................................................................................. 1-20
Chapter 2 Fibre Channel Switching Concepts
Fibre Channel Port Types................................................................ 2-2
Device Discovery ............................................................................. 2-3
Fabric Addressing............................................................................ 2-4
Principal Switch Selection............................................................... 2-7
Fabric WWN Assignment............................................................... 2-9
E_Port Segmentation ..................................................................... 2-10
Features ...................................................................................... 1-2
Base Configuration ................................................................... 1-2
Connectrix Models ................................................................... 1-3
Guidelines for Installing Directors and Switches .............. 1-11
EC-1100 Cabinet Configurations .......................................... 1-17
Maximum Configuration....................................................... 1-18
Connectrix Service Processor ................................................ 1-20
Connectrix Manager............................................................... 1-23
Serviceability Features ........................................................... 1-27
Remote User Workstations .................................................... 1-30
Multi-Home Clients................................................................ 1-30
Parallel SCSI Versus Fibre Channel........................................ 2-3
The Name Server ...................................................................... 2-3
Physical Address....................................................................... 2-4
Domain ID Assignment ........................................................... 2-5
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