PDR 100 Fibre Channel Installation
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PDR 100 Fibre Channel Installation
Fibre Channel Kit Description
The Fibre Channel upgrade provides for connectivity and high speed data transfers
between Profile systems. A LAN network (or Ethernet hub) and a Fibre Channel
hub are required to connect groups of greater than two Profile systems and, in
general, one set of hubs is required for each group of Profile systems to be
connected.
Fibre Channel Board
The Fibre Channel (FC) board is a networking device which uses the Fibre
Channel Arbitrated Loop (FCAL) protocol. The FC board is compatible with the
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) local bus. With the on-board Gigabaud
Link Module (GLM), the FC board provides the functionality to network
numerous Profile systems.
Master Enhanced Disk Recorder Board
The Master Enhanced Disk Recorder (MEDR) board provides high bandwidth
data transfers from disk to and from video channels and the Fibre Channel board.
Additionally the i960 enhancements include a Global PCI, a Local PCI (LPCI),
and the i960 processor.
Slave Enhanced Disk Recorder Board
The Slave Enhanced Disk Recorder (SEDR) board is the same as the MEDR with
the following exceptions:
• It does not have the i960 processor section.
• Arbitration, interrupt, and clock lines are from the MEDR.
10/100 BaseT Ethernet Board
This board provides the Ethernet connection for the Profile system.
PCI Interconnect Board
This is a passive 3-connector board which provides local bus connection between
the Master EDR board, the Slave EDR, and the FC board. It is attached to
connectors on the top edges of these boards.
