Virtual TapeServer SCSI-to-FC Adapter User Manual

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Chapter 2: Getting Started
Fibre Channel Connections
Before connecting the VT5900-SA to other Fibre Channel devices, it is important to understand
the configuration requirements of the environment to which it will be connected. Failure to
correctly configure a Fibre Channel device may impair the operation of the Storage Area Network
to which it is attached.
Typical installations will have the VT5900-SA connected to either Arbitrated Loop or Switched
Fabric environments. For an Arbitrated Loop, the unit can be directly attached to the Fibre
Channel host bus adapter, in a Point-to-Point fashion. Arbitrated Loops also allow the use of Fibre
Channel hubs, to which the unit can be directly attached. In Fibre Channel switched environments,
the switch is also directly attached to the VT5900-SA.
Figure 2-11. Configuration with tape library in FC-AL
Both FC switches and hubs may allow for individual ports to be configured for different media
types. The VT5900-SA must be connected to the hub or switch port with the appropriate FC
cabling for the media type in use on both the VT5900-SA and the port to which it is connected.
The VT5900-SA supports various Fibre Channel media types through the use of external Small
Formfactor Transceivers (SFFs).
Supported media type: Multi-Mode Fiber - 2.125 Gbit Dual LC connectors.
To connect the VT5900-SA to the Fibre Channel Storage Area Network:
1. Locate the Fibre Channel port on the back of the VT5900-SA.
Figure 2-12. Fibre Channel port
Fibre Channel port