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About This Guide
The Silicon Graphics Fibre Channel Hub is an intelligent digital hub for fibre channel
arbitrated loop (FC-AL) storage clusters, including Storage Area Networks (SANs) and
IRIS FailSafe 2.0. The hub provides gigabit-speed storage connectivity, network
management, data reliability, and module network scalability for configurations using
Silicon Graphics Origin FibreVault and Fibre Channel RAID storage systems. The Fibre
Channel Hub can be used with fibre channel XIO or PCI option boards in Origin2000,
Origin200, Onyx2, and OCTANE servers and workstations running IRIX 6.4 or later.
Fiber optic cabling is optional with the Fibre Channel Hub. Observe the following
warnings for fiber optic cabling.
Warning:
Never look into the end of a fiber optic cable to confirm that light is being
emitted (or for any other reason). Most fiber optic laser wavelengths (1300 nm and 1550
nm) are invisible to the eye and cause permanent eye damage. Shorter wavelength
lasers (for example, 780 nm) are visible and can cause significant eye damage. Use only
an optical power meter to verify light output.
Warning:
Never look into the end of a fiber optic cable on a powered device with
any type of magnifying device, such as a microscope, eye loupe, or magnifying glass.
Such activity causes cause a permanent, irreversible burn on the retina of the eye.
