Apple Xserve RAID User's guide Uživatelský manuál stáhnout pdf (Strana 2)

Apple Fibre Channel Integration

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Connect a Tandberg Data Fibre Channel Tape Library to a Host

System and a Network.

HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• TandbergDataFibreChannelTapeLibrariesfeaturenativeOpticalFibre“LC”styleconnectors.

• TandbergDatatapeconnectionis1Gb/s,2Gb/s,and4Gb/sautonegotiatedspeedandtopology.

• TandbergDataLTO-1TapeDriveconnectionspecicationisFC-21Gb/s,ArbitratedLoop.

• UsersmayeitherestablishcommunicationtoahostbyconnectingdirectlywiththeFibreports

onaFibreChannelHostAdapterorconnectthroughaFibreChannelSwitchifmorethantwo

connectionsarerequired.

• Automaticnegotiationofportspeedandtopologycanbeusedwheresupportedbyinitiators.

• Usersmaysetinitiatorportstomatchspeedandtopologyoftheconnecteddevices.

• Autonegotiationofspeedandtopologyisrecommended.

• ZoningLibrariesandTapedrivestomorethanone(multi-path)hostserverportisnotsupported.

• TandbergDataFibreChannelTapeLibrariesarecompatiblewithXserveandXserveRAIDSystems.

MacOSXversion10.3.3orlaterisrequiredalongwithAppleFibreChannelutilitysoftware.

• OnlyuseFibreChannelComponentslistedontheAppleStoreortheirequivalents.Verify

compatiblehardwarebychecktheAppleWebsite:(www.apple.com).

TO COMPLETE THE TAPE LIBRARY INTEGRATION USERS MUST:

• InstalltheFibrechannelhostbusadapterinahostserveralongwiththeassociatedsoftware

utilities.

Auto negotiAting Fibre ChAnnel switCh

SFP

Transceivers

Optical

Cable’s

Xserve

Xserve RAID

Copper

Cable’s

Tandberg Data

StorageLibrary T40

LTO FC

Fibre ChAnnel switChed FAbriC model using multi speed switCh

• UseopticalSFPTransceiversintheFibrechannelhostadapterorswitchsupportingthetape

product.

• ConnectLCopticalFibrechannelcablestoeachtapedriveinthetapelibrary.

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