User guide
Table Of Contents
- I
- Introduction
- Distance Solution
- Installation
- Step One: Ensure That Attached Devices Function Properly
- Step Two: Set Up Device Router
- Step Three: Clear the Node Mapping Table of the Host Router
- Step Four: Set Up Host Router
- Step Five: Run Connection Check
- Step Six: Run Subsystem Device Check
- Step Seven: Set Operating Mode
- Step Eight: Power Down Sequence (optional)
- Step Nine: Power Up Sequence (optional)
- Operation
- Installation
- SCSI-Fibre Channel Fabric Connectivity A5814A-003
- System Maintenance
- Serial Port Diagnostics
- Brocade 2800 Fabric Switch
- RAID Manager XP
- Appendix A: SCSI-Fibre Channel Router Specifications
- Appendix B: Diagnostic Status Codes
- Index
Hewlett-Packard SCSI-Fibre Channel Router Installation and User Guide
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1 Introduction
The SCSI-Fibre Channel Router (SCSI-FC Router) is a simple to maintain, stand-alone device that can
be used as either a SCSI distance solution (extender) or a SCSI-Fibre Channel connectivity device
that allows SCSI hosts to interoperate with FC storage loops. This document will discuss the specific
installation and operations procedures for each of these configurations. System maintenance issues and
serial port diagnostic options will also be covered.
Figure 1-1. SCSI-FC Router
To the host, the SCSI-FC Router (shown in Figure 1-1) is functionally transparent and the target devices on
the Fibre Channel loop appear as SCSI devices. Since the SCSI-FC Router also appears to the host as a
parallel SCSI device, its usage and installation are simple. The SCSI-FC Router attaches directly to the SCSI
host adapter. The SCSI-FC Router is supplied in a self-contained 3"(H) x 4.25"(W) x 12.25"(D) enclosure that
can either be installed on a desktop or four-abreast in the 19" rackmountable SCSI-Fibre Channel Router
Enclosure. For more information concerning the SCSI-Fibre Channel Router Enclosure, refer to the SCSI-
Fibre Channel Router Enclosure Installation Guide.
1.1 System Requirements
• Fiber Channel cable: 62 or 50 micron optical fiber
• SCSI-FC Router (host) microcode revision 7.62 or later
• SCSI-FC Router (device) microcode revision 2.5 or later
• SCSI-2 HVD compliant host adapter
• SCSI-2 compliant host
• SCSI-2 compliant cabling
• Proper AC (alternating current) electrical power source
1.2 SCSI-FC Router Capabilities Defined
As noted above, the SCSI-FC Router device is capable of functioning as a distance solution or as a
SCSI-Fibre Channel connectivity device. The distance solution is specific to the HP e3000
platform,
whereas the connectivity option is available with the HP e3000, HP9000
and Windows NT
platforms.