Point-To-Point Connection - Compaq RAID Array 4100 User Manual

The arbitrated loop includes a device called the Compaq Fibre Channel
Storage Hub, which provides bypass switching at each port of the device. This
bypass feature ensures continuity of the loop should any connected port fail.
When a device on the arbitrated loop fails, it is simply bypassed.

Point-to-Point Connection

The simplest connection method for Fibre Channel cable is the point-to-point
connection between a server and an external RA4100. Figure D-1 shows a
simplified point-to-point connection.
Figure D-1. Simple point-to-point Fibre Channel connection
Server


Fibre Host Adapter

The following components are required for a typical point-to-point connection
of a Compaq StorageWorks RAID 4100:
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Compaq Fibre Host Adapter/P, or a Compaq Fibre Host Adapter/E
installed in the server
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Compaq RA4000 Controller (installed in the RA4100)
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Compaq RA4100
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One Compaq Fibre Channel cable
Multi-mode for distances of 2 meters to 500 meters
2-meter multi-mode Fibre Channel cable option kit, part number
234457-B21
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3
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RA4100

RA4000 Controller

Fibre Channel Technology D-3
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