User guide
F
IBRE
C
HANNEL
S
UPPORT
15
Typical Fibre Channel Connections
FIBRE CHANNEL NOTES & KNOWN ISSUES
1
Do
not
use the
Format
option to initialize fibre channel volumes; this leaves the volume
damaged beyond the possibility of repair in the field. Use the
Initialize
option only.
2
Set the FibreShare Preference
Interval to update locked volumes in seconds:
to
Never.
3
Use the
Exclusive Read/Write
option. Quoting from the FibreShare manual:
“FibreShare performs all of its network access control as a back-ground task of the computer.
If a user needs to have no interruptions happen to their storage or they are working on
mission critical data such as capturing Video or digitizing Audio, make sure these users or
groups have exclusive write access. This will ensure the storage will be accessed only on a
limited basis by the FibreShare system.”
Access privileges are set by the Administrator from within the FibreShare application. Refer to
the FibreShare documentation for complete instructions.
Vixel 8100
Optical Fibre
Channel Cable
Local FC
Connection
Host CPU w/
Rorke StudioNet-FC Adapter
Rorke StudioNet-FC
Switch
Rorke Rorke StudioNet-FC
Data Array