
Contents
About This Technical Update
1
Fibre Channel Overview
1.1
Basic Fibre Channel Terminology . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–1
1.2
Fibre Channel Topologies . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–3
1.2.1
Point-to-Point Topology .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–3
1.2.2
Fabric Topology .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–4
1.2.3
Arbitrated Loop Topology . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–5
1.3
Fibre Channel Topology Comparison . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–6
1.4
Example Fibre Channel Configurations Supported by the
TruCluster Software Products .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–7
1.5
Zoning and Cascaded Switches . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–12
1.5.1
Zoning . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–13
1.5.2
Cascaded Switches . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
1–14
2
Fibre Channel Hardware, Requirements, and Restrictions
2.1
Fibre Channel Hardware Supported for Cluster Storage .. . .. .
2–1
2.2
Fibre Channel Requirements and Restrictions . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
2–1
3
Using the emx Manager (emxmgr) Utility
3.1
Using the emxmgr Utility to Display Fibre Channel Adapter
Information . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
3–1
3.1.1
Using the emxmgr Utility in an Arbitrated Loop Topology
3–4
3.2
Using the emxmgr Utility to Modify Worldwide
Name-to-Target ID Mapping . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
3–5
3.2.1
Using the emxmgr Utility Interactively .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
3–5
3.2.2
Using the emxmgr Utility with a File to Modify Worldwide
Name-to-Target ID Mapping .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
3–7
4
Installing Fibre Channel Hardware and Configuring the emx Driver
4.1
Installing and Setting Up the Fibre Channel Switch . . .. . .. . .. .
4–1
4.1.1
Installing the Switch . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
4–3
4.1.2
Managing the Fibre Channel Switches . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
4–3
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