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Example Connection Through Taps, Fibre Channel Network Appendix B, Connection and Wiring Examples
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Example Connection Through Taps, Fibre Channel Network
The following configuration shows an Xgig Four Slot Chassis with four Xgig Multi-Function
blades. Three links are monitored using three single-port fiber taps.
The tap ports are connected to the Rx ports on the Xgig Multi-Function blades in the Xgig chassis.
Use the Receive side (right side) of the ports ONLY when passively monitoring a link with the
Xgig Multi-Function blades.
To correctly monitor both directions of a Fibre Channel link through a tap, each side of the link
must be connected to the receiving ports of the same port-pair. Domain creation is performed
using the TraceControl program.
By attaching both tap ports to the ports of an Xgig Multi-Function Blade port-pair, you can
guarantee that the ports are part of the same domain. For example, connect one side of the link
from the tap to Chassis 1, Blade 2, Port 3 and one side to Chassis 1, Blade 2, Port 4, as shown in
Figure 196.