Introduction; Fibre Channel Description; Prism Fc470 Router Operation; Supported Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters And Switches - Quantum P4000 Series User Manual Addendum

Introduction

Fibre Channel
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Description
Prism FC470 Router
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Operation
Supported Fibre
Channel Host Bus
Adapters and Switches
Quantum ATL P4000 and ATL P7000 Prism FC470 User's Guide Addendum
The Quantum ATL P4000/P7000 Series automated tape libraries are
controlled by a host computer via a SCSI differential bus using the
SCSI-2 medium changer command set. There is also an RS-232
diagnostic port interface.
The P4000/P7000 Prism Architecture™ allows for easy conversion
from the SCSI host interface to a Fibre Channel host interface. This
document describes upgrading a standard P4000/P7000 equipped
with a SCSI host interface to a Fibre Channel host interface using a
Prism FC470 Upgrade kit.
Fibre Channel is a serial data transfer architecture for use with
computers and mass storage devices that is rapidly emerging to
challenge SCSI as the interface of choice for host-to-storage
applications.
Fibre Channel advantages include:
• Connection distances with the Quantum ATL FC470 option up to
500 meters
• 2 GB/Sec data transfer rates
• Supports up to 126 devices in a loop mode
• Supports 24-bit addressing for over 16 million devices in point-to-
point mode or fabric, when using a Fibre Channel switch or
multiple Fibre Channel switches.
• Operating system independence
• Interconnect flexibility
Once a Prism FC470 Router option is installed and tested, the library
operates exactly as a P4000/P7000 with a SCSI host interface.
Operation of the library via the graphical user interface (GUI) is
unchanged.
The following tables provide a list of supported Fibre Channel host
bus adapters (HBAs) and switches that have been tested at the time of
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this printing. For an updated list of supported Fibre Channel HBAs
and switches, please see www.quantum.com.
Introduction
Document 6331190-01, Ver. 1, Rel. 1
July 2003
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