McDATA Eclipse 2640 SAN, Administration And Configuration Manual

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Preface
This manual provides the information required to configure and use
the Eclipse 2640 SAN Router in an Ethernet/IP or Fibre Channel (FC)
data network.
Who Should Use this Manual
The manual is designed for IT professionals, including experienced
Data Networking Administrators and System Architects.
How to Use this Manual
This publication is organized as follows:
Chapter 1,
Overview
, provides an overview of the SAN Router
features, configuring the SAN Router for your network.
Chapter 2,
Configuring System Basics
, provides steps for
configuring the SAN Router’s basic functions.
Chapter 3,
Configuring RADs and mSAN Connections
, provides
steps for configuring the SAN Router’s Fibre Channel ports for
router-attached (Fibre Channel) devices or RADs and for
connection to fabrics within the metro area SAN (mSAN).
Chapter 4,
Configuring iSAN Connections
, provides detailed steps
for configuring the SAN Router ports for iFCP and to setup iFCP
connections.
Chapter 5,
Configuring iSCSI Connections
, includes detailed steps
to configure the Ethernet ports for iSCSI network connections.