Promise Technology Vess R3600 Series - Fibre Channel SAN Data Path; Fibre Channel SAN Connections

Vess R3604 Fiber Channel SAN data connections
Fibre Channel SAN data path
TheVessR3604features16GbFibreChannel.TheFibreChanneldatanetworkrequiresthefollowingitems:
• A Fibre Channel connection in each host PC or server
• An SFP transceiver for every SFP (Fibre Channel) port in the connection (subsystem, switch, HBA), 16Gb
SFP transceivers are recommended for best performance.
• A Fiber Channel switch (not required for direct attached connection)
• Fiber Optic cabling
Fibre Channel SAN connections
For the 16Gb Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN):
1. For servers equipped with Fibre Channel HBA cards, connect Fiber Optic cables between the Fibre
Channel ports in both host PCs or servers and the ports on a Fibre Channel network switch.
2. ConnectFiberOpticcablesbetweentheFibreChannelportontheVessR3604controllersandaFibre
Channel port on a Fibre Channel switch or Fibre Channel capable switch (SFP).
IfyouhavemultipleVessR3604subsystems,hostPCsorservers,repeatthestepsasrequired.
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