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1. Introduction
The SCSI-Fibre Channel Router (SCSI-FC Router) is a simple to maintain stand-alone SCSI extender.
By converting SCSI to Fibre Channel, it can provide lengths of 30m (98 ft) to 10 km (6.2 miles)
depending on the fiber optic cable used.
To the host, the SCSI-FC Router is transparent and the device on the Fibre Channel loop appears as a SCSI
device. Since the SCSI-FC Router appears to the host as a parallel SCSI device, its usage and installation are
very simple. The SCSI-FC Router attaches directly to the SCSI host adapter. The SCSI-FC Router is supplied
in a self-contained 3"(H) x 4.25"(W) x 11"(D) enclosure that can either be installed on a desktop or four-
abreast in the 19" rackmountable Hub Enclosure. For more information concerning the SCSI-FC Router Hub
Enclosure, refer to the Hub Enclosure Installation Guide .
1.1.
System Requirements
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Fibre optic cable: 62 or 50 micron fibre optic cable with dual SC connector, or
Copper cable: Twinax cable with DB-9 or HSSDC Gigabit Interface Converters (GBIC)
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SCSI-FC Router (host) microcode revision 7.60 or later
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SCSI-FC Router (device) microcode revision 2.50 or later
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SCSI-2 HVD compliant host adapter
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SCSI-2 compliant host
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SCSI-2 compliant cabling
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Proper AC (alternating current) electrical power source.
1.2.
SCSI-FC Router Defined
There are two SCSI-FC Routers in a single Fibre Channel loop. To prevent confusion, the following
diagram defines the various SCSI-FC Routers by their positions within the loop. The SCSI-FC
Router directly attached to the host or the server is the 'host router' and the SCSI-FC Router directly
connected to the SCSI devices (disk or tape drives) is the 'device router'.
Revision 1.0.2
SCSI-Fibre Channel Router Installation and User Guide
Figure 1-1. SCSI-FC Router
Host Router
Fibre Channel
optic or
copper cable
Host/Server
Figure 1-2. SCSI-FC Routers Defined
Device Router
Attached SCSI Devices
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