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Chapter 44 Configuring IP Storage
Services Modules
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FCIP—FCIP transports Fibre Channel frames transparently over an IP network between two Cisco
MDS 9000 Family switches or other FCIP standards-compliant devices.
Figure 44-1
shows how the
IPS module is used in different FCIP scenarios.
Figure 44-1
FCIP Scenarios
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iSCSI—The IPS module provides IP hosts access to Fibre Channel storage devices. The IP host
sends SCSI commands encapsulated in iSCSI protocol data units (PDUs) to a Cisco MDS 9000
Family switch IPS port over a TCP/IP connection. At this point, the commands are routed from an
IP network into a Fibre Channel network and forwarded to the intended target.
Figure 44-2
depicts
the iSCSI scenarios in which the IPS module is used.
Figure 44-2
iSCSI Scenarios
Module Status Verification
After inserting the module, verify the status of the module using the
show module
command:
switch#
show module
Mod Ports Module-Type Model Status
--- ----- -------------------------------- ------------------ ------------
FC
Fabric
FC
Fabric
FC
Fabric
IP
network
"Control" TCP
connection
"Data" TCP
connection
91553
91554
iSCSI
iSCSI
FC
iqn.host-2
iqn.host-1
IP
network
IP-10.1.1.1
Fibre
channel
fabric
pWWW - P3
pWWW - P1
pWWW - P2