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62.5 micron fiber - A multimode fiber and can go the least distance (1Gb
175m, 2Gb 90m)
9 micron fiber - A singlemode fiber that can go much longer distances (1Gb
and 10KM)
Two types of connectors are common with fibre channel devices and controllers:
LC (Lucent Connector) - This connector type is the most prevalent today. It is
much smaller allowing higher port densities - and is found almost everywhere
2Gb speeds are supported.
SC (Subscriber Connector) - This is an older connector type found with the
majority of devices supporting 1Gb Fibre Channel
The components that are supported by the #2765 and #5704 Fibre Channel Tape
Controllers, and the #2766 and #2787 PCI-X Fibre Channel Disk Controller Fibre
Channel Disk Controllers, include:
IBM TotalStorage DS6000 and DS8000 Family
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server
IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drive Model J1A
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3590
IBM LTO Ultrium 3581 2U
IBM Ultrium Tape Library 3582
IBM Ultrium Scalable Tape Library 3583
IBM UltraScalable Tape Library 3584
Fibre attachment is either directly from the IBM Eserver i5 or iSeries adapter to
an storage server or tape drive, or via a Fibre Channel switch or fabric. For
additional information on IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries with SAN please reference
IBM iSeries in Storage Area Networks, SG24-6220.
IBM SAN switches and directors for IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries
SAN switches are supported on IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries servers for
connecting multiple host servers with storage servers and devices, creating a
SAN. There are a variety of SAN switches supported by the IBM Eserver i5 and
iSeries servers. For more information, see the following Web site:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/storage/san/
SAN components can be categorized into Entry-Midrange fibre channel switches
and Enterprise fibre channel switches and directors. These switches and
directors are summarized below.
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