Functional Overview - HP StorageWorks N1200 User Manual

Functional Overview

The router translates the Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) to and from the SCSI
Protocol. It transfers commands, data, and status information to and from Fibre
Channel controllers and SCSI devices.
Supported devices include:
The router provides multiple Fibre Channel to SCSI I/O configurations. A sample
configuration is illustrated in
Figure 3: Example configuration
FC Host
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Initiator Devices – Fibre Channel and SCSI hosts
Direct Access Devices – RAID Controllers, disk drives, JBODs
Sequential Access Devices – Tape drives
Changer Devices – Tape and Magneto-Optical Libraries
Pwr.
Serial Ethernet
Fibre Channel
SCSI
Figure 3.
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Tape
Drives
SCSI
Tape
Libraries
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