Brocade iSCSI Gateway Service Administrator's Guide (53-1000603-01, October 2007)

2 iSCSI Gateway Service Administrator’s Guide

53-1000603-01

Overview of iSCSI gateway service

The FC4-16IP iSCSI gateway service is an intermediate device in the network, allowing iSCSI

initiators in an IP SAN to access and utilize storage in a Fibre Channel (FC) SAN as shown in the

figure below.

FIGURE 1 iSCSI gateway network

It provides the following services to the iSCSI initiators:

• Access to the fabric using virtual FC devices (iSCSI virtual initiator)

• Supports target registration to an iSCSI Name Server (iSNS) for discovery

• Manages iSCSI initiator access control using discovery domains and a discovery domain set

• Session management, such as session tracking and performance monitoring

• Session authentication using CHAP

NOTE

The FC4-16IP iSCSI gateway service is not compatible with other iSCSI gateway platforms, including

Brocade iSCSI Gateway or the Brocade Multiprotocol Router.

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