Chapter 9. Fibrebridge 6500N - IBM N Series Hardware Manual

FibreBridge 6500N
Chapter 9.
This chapter contains information about the FC-SAS FibreBridge.
The ATTO FibreBridge 6500N provides an innovative bridging solution between the Fibre
Channel and SAS protocols. It is an FC/SAS bridge in EXN3000 (2857-003) and EXN3500
(2857-006) storage expansion units attached to IBM System Storage N series storage
systems in a MetroCluster configuration.
The ATTO FibreBridge is a performance tuned intelligent protocol translator that allows
upstream initiators connected through Fibre Channel to communicate with downstream
targets connected through SAS. It is a high performance bridge that adds 8-Gigabit Fibre
Channel connectivity to 6-Gigabit SAS storage devices. ATTO FibreBridge provides a
complete highly available connectivity solution for MetroCluster.
This chapter includes the following sections:
Description
Architecture
Administration and management
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