- ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operations Manual

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Chapter 2: ATTO FibreBridge
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Benefits and Features
The different ATTO FibreBridge Product Modules come with a variety of features in an effort to offer users
a choice of cost-effective as well as high end solutions for including native SCSI devices into a Fibre
Channel Storage Area Network (SAN). Below is a list of some of the key features available, followed by a
table identifying which features are offered in the different models.
• Fibre Channel ports are 1.0625 Gigahertz (100 MB/sec)
• Support for Class 2, Class 3, and Intermix ANSI Fibre Channel specifications
• Fibre Channel ports have fabric switch support for PLDA, Public Loop Login (NL_Ports) as well
as Fabric Direct Connect (N_Ports)
• Fibre Channel ports that support Full Duplex transmissions are available on some models
• Fixed DB9 copper ports that are MIA compliant available on some models
• GBIC ports for DB9 copper, HSSDC copper, short wave optical, or long wave optical interfaces
available on some models
• Two independent SCSI busses – Ultra2 LVD, Single Ended, or High Voltage Differential (HVD)
models available
• SCSI busses auto-negotiate appropriate synch rates
• Either FibreChain
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or a second Arbitrated Loop Fibre Channel port is available for daisy chaining
bridge modules together, or to chain bridges to ATTO FibreCenter
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hubs
• LEDs for monitoring Fibre Channel and SCSI bus activity, the status of the power supplies, and
unit ready
• RS-232 serial support for remote monitoring and management either through a command line
interface or menu system
• Ethernet port provides SNMP and Telnet based monitoring and management either through a
command line interface or menu system
• Full support of Extended Copy command allowing for Serverless Backup operation
• Support for Fibre Alliance MIB
• Up to 5000 I/Os per second as well as 95 Mbytes/sec sustained throughput measured
• Field upgradeable firmware from either the RS-232 or Ethernet ports, or directly over the Fibre
Channel connection
• Operating System independent
• Java based BridgeTools software included to allow configuration, monitoring, management, and
updating firmware from many different operating systems
ATTO FibreChain
™
ATTO's exclusive FibreChain expansion ports enable both the ATTO FibreBridge and ATTO FibreCenter
(hub) Product Modules to be daisy chained together in the same arbitrated loop on a fixed cost per port
basis, thus reducing total cost of ownership. ATTO Technology provides FibreChain cables for these
ports. ATTO FibreChain ports are not compatible with standard Fibre Channel cables.
Fibre Channel Switch Support
All models of the FibreBridge can be configured to support connectivity to arbitrated loop or fabric
topologies.
The FibreBridge 2100R uses Public Loop Login for connection to FL_Ports on fabric switches and is not
compatible with F_Ports. The FibreBridge 3200R and 2200R/D have the ability to log into F_Ports as well
as FL_Ports on switches. Some older model switch ports have separate F_Ports and FL_Ports. Be sure
to connect the Bridge to the appropriate port. Some newer switches have the ability to detect if a device