Administration And Management - IBM N Series Hardware Manual

Figure 9-5 shows an example of a Fabric MetroCluster that uses FibreBridges to connect to
SAS disk shelves. Each of the two nodes connects through four Fibre Channel links to the
SAN fabrics for data traffic plus two additional Fibre Channel links intended for VI traffic. Each
of the FibreBridges is connected with one link per bridge to the SAN. The first and last SAS
shelves in a stack are each connected through one SAS link to a bridge.
FC
N series
Head
SAN Switches
Fibre
Et1 FC1 FC2
Bridge
IO M A
IO M A
IO M A
Expansion Units (SAS)
Figure 9-5 Fabric MetroCluster with FibreBridges
N series gateway configurations do not use the FibreBridge. Storage is presented through
FCP as LUNs from whatever back-end array the gateway head is front ending.

9.3 Administration and management

The FibreBridge comes with an easy to use, web-based ExpressNAV System Manager,
which provides capabilities for remote configuration, management of the bridge, diagnostic
capabilities and to update the bridge firmware. The ATTO QuickNAV utility can be used to
configure the bridge Ethernet management 1 port. Generally, use the ATTO ExpressNAV
System Manager, which requires you to connect the Management 1 (MC 1) port to your
network by using an Ethernet cable.
You can use other management interfaces such as a serial port or Telnet to configure and
manage a bridge. They can also be used to configure the Ethernet management 1 port, and
FTP to update the bridge firmware. If you choose any of these management interfaces, you
must meet the applicable requirements.
FC FC FC
Management Network (IP)
SASA Et1 FC1 FC2 SASA
IOM B
IOM B
IOM B
Inter
Switch
Links
(ISLs)
Et1 FC1 FC2 SA SA
IO M A
IO M A
IO M A
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FC FC FC FC
E t1 FC1 FC2 S ASA
IO M B
IO M B
IO M B
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