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A TT O T echnology Inc. A TT O FibreBridg e TM 4500C/R/D Inst allatio n and Opera tion Man ual © 2003 A TT O T echnolog y , Inc. Al l rights reser ved.
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Conten ts 1 Fibre Channel is a key technology for storage .............. .............. ....1 Glossa ry 2 ATTO FibreBridge s upports diverse SAN needs ........... ..................3 2.1 ATTO FibreBridge 4500C characteristic s .............. .........
3.2 Handling multiple initia to rs .............. .................. ..................17 Single i nitiator Multi ple Fi bre Ch annel init iator s Multiple F C & SCSI initiators 4 Access ing ATTO FibreBridge Servic es ........ .............. .....
Resto reConfiguration ScsiPortReset SpeedW rite SpeedW riteDefaul t Zmodem 4.1.4 SCS I configuration commands ........ .................. .... 29 ScsiIni tID ScsiPortBusSp eed ScsiPortList ScsiPortRes.
4.1.8 Mapping c ommands ................ .............. ..................36 AddressM ap AutoMap BootFibreDe lay BootScan BootScanPo rts DispFcPortDB FcConnM ode FcHard FcHardAddre ss FcPortFai lure FcT argets FibreBridg eT argetLUN RouteCh ange Rout eDis play RouteO ffline RouteO nline ScsiT argets Services LUN 4.
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1 A TTO T echn ology Fib reBridg e 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manua l 1 Fibre Channel is a key technology for stor age Fibr e Chan nel is a seri al comm unicati ons te chnolo gy desi gned to tran sfer l ar ge am ounts o f data between a variety o f har dwar e system s over long distances.
2 Glossary F_po rt A port in the Fibre Channel fabric w here a N_po rt may attach FL-po rt A port in the Fibre Channel fabric w here a NL_p ort may attach in a n arbitrated loo p hot sw apping Com ponents are re moved and r eplaced while the unit is running, with p ower to either the comp onent or a dev ice connected to the unit.
3 A TTO T ech nology Fi breBrid ge 4500 Ins tallat ion and Operation Manu al 2 A TT O FibreBridge suppor ts diverse SA N needs The A TTO Fibr eBri dge family of pr oducts pr ovides a Fib r e Chann.
4 Introduction A TTO FibreBridge and iPBridge a vailabil ity matrix FibreB ridge 11 8 0 Fibre Bridge 1290 Fibre Bridge 2300 FibreB ridge 2350 Fibre Bridge 3300 Fibr eBr idge 4500 iPBr idge 2500 Conf i.
5 A TTO T echn ology Fib reBridg e 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manua l 2.1 A TTO FibreBridge 4500C cha racte ristics The A TTO Fibr eBri dge 4500C i s a Fibr e Chan nel to SCSI br idge with a CPC I interface fo r high thr oughput enter prise envir onments design ed for missio n-crit ical a pplicat ions.
6 FibreBridge 4500 Serial port The 10-p in seria l port con nector pr ovides su pport for remote mo nitoring and mana gement th rough a comman d lin e inter face, menu sys tem or gr aphi cal interface (A TTO BridgeT ools).
7 A TTO T ech nology Fi breBrid ge 4500 Ins tallat ion and Operation Manu al 2.2 A TTO FibreBridge 4500R/D c haracteristic s The A TT O Fibr eBrid ge 4500R/ D is a Fibre Channel to SCS I bri dge f or hi gh throughput ent erpri se en vir o nments designe d for missio n-critical ap plications w hich can b e used on a desk t op or in a rac k.
8 FibreBridge 4500 Installing the F ibreBridge 4500C/R/D 1 Physically place the F ibreBridge 45 00 where you want it, h orizontally on a desktop or into a rack.
9 A TTO T echn ology Fib reBridg e 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manua l 2.3 C onnect ing SCSI d evi ces to SCSI ports A TTO Fibr eBridge SCS I ports ar e used to connec t SCSI storage devi ces into the Fibre Channel Storage Ar ea Networ k (SAN).
10 2.4 Co nnecti ng the Fibr e Chann el ports The Fibre Channel port s on the A TTO FibreBridge 4500C /R/D con nect the brid ge into eith er a Fabr ic or Arbit rated Loop . Fibre Cha nnel techno logy offers a va riety of cabling op tions inclu ding stan dard coppe r , equalized co pper , multimode fi ber optic, and single mod e fiber opt ic.
11 A T TO T ec hnology F ibreBri dge 4500 Ins tall ation an d Operation Manual 3 Co nfiguring the FibreBrid ge Conf igurat ion of the A TTO Fibr eBridg e, also kno wn as Fibr eBri dge Serv ices , is avail able via A TTO Bridge T ools (a graphical user inte rface configu ration manager ), Command Line Interf ace (CLI) or a menu.
12 Software configures, manages Exhibit 3-1 Pos t power up di splay . T ype menu to enter the menu system; type help for a list of CLI commands ATTO Fi breBri dge 4500 (c) 20 01 ATT O Techno logy , Incorp orated.
13 A T TO T echn ology Fib reBri dge 4500 Inst allat ion and Op eratio n Manual 3.1 A TTO FibreBridge ad dressing The A TTO Fibr eBri dge allows parallel SC SI devices to par ticipate in a F ibr e Chan nel arbitrate d loop or on a fab ric. Fibre Channel and pa rallel SCSI use different models to add r ess devices.
14 3.1.1 Mappi ng devices Access t o SCSI devices is via F ibr e Port and Fibre LUN addresses mapped to SCSI bus, target and LUN. CLI command s ar e used to modify the mapping . The Command Line Inter face commands AutoMa p , Addr essMap and RouteXxxxx map Fibre Cha nnel po rts and LUN s to SCSI bus/target/LUN s.
15 A T TO T echno logy Fibr eBridge 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manual SCSI sb 0 SCSI sb 1 SCS I sb 2 SCSI sb 3 Fi breBri dge 4500 set Ad dressM ap B 1 avail able f or devic es inac ti ve in re.
16 Mapping RouteXXX family If you ha ve not en abled Addr essMap C, you may use CLI com mands to find all the SCSI de vices on SCSI bu sses. W ith this infor mation yo u then decide where you want to place these dev ices on the Fibr e Channel p orts.
17 A T TO T echno logy Fibr eBridge 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manuall 3.2 Ha ndling m ultiple initia tors Severa l Fibr e C hannel ho sts or initiator s may initiate comma nds thr ou gh the Fib reB ridge to SCSI de vices. The basic m echan ism to r esolve possible conflicts am ong initiators is to use SC SI Reserve and Release com mands .
18 Multiple initiators Multiple Fibre Channel i nitiators Multiple Fib re Channel initiators share a Fibre Channel conn ection on the SAN with a Fibre Bridge, and there are no other initiators on the SCSI bu s. 1 Fibre Channel Initiat or 1 sends t he Reserve command through the SAN to the FibreBridge.
19 A T TO T echno logy Fibr eBridge 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manual 4 Accessing A TT O FibreBridge Servi ces Communi cate with the A TTO Fibr eBridge th r ough the RS -232 serial po rt, the Fibre Channel port or the Ether net po rt usin g A TT O Brid geT ools , Comman d Line I nterf ace or a menu.
20 Access methods 255.25 5.255. 0. Y ou don ’ t need to do anyt hing more if y ou want to use th e default, but these parameter s can be change d using the RS-2 32 port or T elnet. The A TT O FibreBri dge should f irst be configu red for th e netw ork usin g the RS -232 po rt to establish th e correct IP address.
21 A T TO T echno logy Fibr eBridge 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manual 4.1 Co mmand l ine use and guidance The co mmand line interfa ce (CLI) pr ov ides access to the AT TO Fibr eBridge Servic es thr ough a se t of ASCII comman ds. CL I comma nds m ay be en ter ed while i n CLI mode.
22 4.1.1 G eneral use com mands The CLI co mmands out lined in th is chapter ge t inform ation or perform fu nctions whi ch ar e used in a variety of situ ations with the Fibr eBrid ge. Hel p Displays a list of a vailable commands. If command name is specified, displays detailed c ommand-specific information.
23 A T TO T echno logy Fibr eBridge 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manual 4.1.2 Diagnosti c commands A TTO Fibr eBridg e diagno stic comm ands help val idate Fib r eBridge operation an d diagnose/ isolat e Fibr eBridge fa ults thr ough t he Event Log.
24 Diagnostic commands ErrorLog Set form clears ErrorLog since pr evious error r eported. Get fo rm shows err or mess ages since the r eport was last cleared.
25 A T TO T echno logy Fibr eBridge 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manual Info Displays version num bers and other prod uct information f or key components wi thin the Fibr eBridge Action: none Info rmati on: Info LogEvent Sets the switches which contro l the filtering performed wh en logging events.
26 Diagnostic commands POSTOutput Returns t he stor ed ou tput of the most r ecent Power On Se lf T est . Action: none Info rmati on: get POSTOutput ScsiPortList Returns a l ist of availab le SCSI por.
27 A T TO T echno logy Fibr eBridge 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manual 4. 1.3 Mai ntenan ce com mands The CLI co mmands out lined in th is chapter m ay be used to g et informat ion or perfo rm funct ions which ar e used in a vari ety of situations wi th the A TTO Fibr e Bridge.
28 Maintenance commands CLI Error Me ssages The follo wing err or messages may b e r eturned by the Comman d line Inte rface: ERROR. Inva lid Command. T ype ’ Help’ for command list. ERROR. Wr ong/Missing Parameters Usage: <usage string> ERROR.
29 A T TO T echno logy Fibr eBridge 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manual 4.1.4 SCSI config uration commands The SCSI po rts ar e configured with defau lt settin gs but may be customi zed to your sp ecificati ons using the CLI com mands in thi s sectio n.
30 SCSI configuration com mands ScsiPortW ideT ransfer Specifies whe ther wide SCSI t ransfers shou ld be negotiated. Defa ult: enable d Action: set Scs iPortW ideT ra nsfer [sb[ enable d|disa bled] ].
31 A T TO T echno logy Fibr eBridge 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manual 4.1.5 Fi bre Channel configuration commands The Fibre Channel ports are configur ed wit h default s ettings bu t may be custo mized using t he CLI comma nds in this section.
32 Fibre Channel configuration FcFairArb T urns th e Fibre Channel Arbi trated L oop (FC -AL) arbitrat ion fair ness on o r off . Enabl ing thi s feature causes the Fib r eBrid ge to follow the arbit r ation fairness rules on the FC-AL.
33 A T TO T echno logy Fibr eBridge 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manual FcSCSIBusyStatus Speci fies the S CSI stat us value r eturne d when t he Fib r eBridge is unab le to acce pt a S CSI comman d becaus e of a tempora ry lack of resour ces.
A T TO T echn ology Fib reBridg e 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper atio n Manual 34 4.1.6 Ser ial Por t configuration commands The A TTO Fibr eBri dge seria l ports ar e confi gur ed with d efault set tings bu t may be customi zed to your specific ations using the CLI comman ds in this s ection.
35 A T TO T echno logy Fibr eBridge 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manual 4.1.7 Ethe rnet config uration commands The Ether net confi guration command s configure the Ether net and TCP /IP par ameters f or Fibr e Bridge models with E thern et ports .
36 4.1.8 M apping commands Access to S CSI devices is v ia Fibr e Port and Fibr e LUN ad dr esses m apped to SCS I bus, tar get a nd LUNs. CL I command s ar e used to mod ify the mapp ing. The AddressMap , AutoMap and Ro uteXxxxx map Fibre C hannel Port/LUN t o SCSI bus/target/LUN .
37 A T TO T echn ology Fib reBri dge 4500 Inst allat ion and Op eratio n Manual FcConnMo de Contr ols/r eports t he connection mode the Fibr eBridg e uses when commun ication acr oss a Fibr e Channel networ k, either to an arbit rated loop (FC- AL) when y ou sele ct loop mode, or point-to-po int when you ch oose ptp .
38 Mapping commands RouteDispla y Retu rns a li st of c urr entl y mapped Fibre Channe l-to-SCS I r outes sorted by Fibre Cha nnel add r ess an d assem bled acc or ding to the optional parameters specified. Each list is pr eceded by a count of the lines that imme di ately fo llow .
39 A T TO T echn ology Fib reBri dge 4500 Inst allat ion and Op eratio n Manual 4.2 FibreBr idge m enu te xt-based CLI interface Conf igurat ion of many m odels of the A TTO Fibr eBridge is avai lable via a m enu whi ch conta ins mo st command s availab le thr oug h CLI but in a hierar ch ical user-friendl y format .
40 4.3 A TTO BridgeT ool s provides gr aphical interfac e The simplest wa y to communi cate with the ATT O Fibr eBri dge is to use ATT O BridgeT o ols, a Jav a-based graphi cal interfac e config uration uti lity desi gned to flash firmware a nd manag e the configu ration for all model s of the Fi br eBridg e.
41 A T TO T echn ology Fib reBri dge 4500 Inst allat ion and Op eratio n Manual 4.4 In-band CLI uses SCSI over Fi bre port In-ban d Comm and Line In terface (CL I) config ur es and man ages the ATT O Fi br eBridg e using SC SI- based CL I comman ds over a Fibr e po rt connectio n.
42 In-band CLI The buffer retrieved from the Services LUN during t he data-i n phase of a Read Bu f fer command will be: ➔ ASCII d ata ➔ 8 KByt es (8192 byte s) in length ➔ termina ted with a NULL charac ter (0x00) ➔ Character s followin g the NULL character are meanin gless.
43 A T TO T echn ology Fib reBri dge 4500 Inst allat ion and Op eratio n Manual 5 Enhancing performa nce SpeedW rite is a method to impr ove the performanc e of WRITE commands to SCSI devices attached to the FibreBridge 4500 en abled by CLI com mands.
44 6 Upd ating firmw are The A TTO Fibr eBri dge has several pr ocessors whi ch contr ol the flow of data. The firmware to contr ol these pr ocessors can easil y be upgraded in the field using th e Wr.
45 A T TO T echn ology Fib reBri dge 4500 Inst allat ion and Op eratio n Manual 7 Serverless backup support Serverles s Backup is an a pplicatio n that all ows data to be co pied betw een two storag e devices (F ibr e Channe l disks, S CSI disks an d SCSI tap es) with mini mal in tervention from a server .
46 Serverless backup T o monitor the progr ess of serverless backup operati ons, 1 Access the Fib reBridge through RS-23 2 or Ethernet. 2 Ty p e get XCStatus to d etermine the statu s of Extended Cop y commands. Th e return will presen t the Cmd Numbe r field, a unique i dentifier for a pa rticular Extended Copy command.
i A TTO T ech nology Fi breBri dge 4500 Ins talla tion and Operation Man ual Index: C omman d Line Interface A summ ary of th e Comman d Line Inte rface c ommands , their de faults , an examp le of how t hey migh t be used, and where you can find the specif ics of the command .
ii Index of CLI commands IPDHC P Disab led set ipdh cp enabled 35 IPGat eway 00. 00.00. 00 set i pgat eway 20 0.10. 22.3 35 IPS ubnetMas k 255. 255.255.
iii A TTO T echn ology Fib reBridg e 4500 Instal lat ion and Operat ion Manua l Appe ndix A Boa rd layo uts The FibreBridge 4500R /D/C is avail able in HVD or L VD configu ration s.
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v A TTO T ech nology Fi breBrid ge 4500 Ins tallat ion and Operation Manu al Appendix B Examples of command usage Rou teXxxxx com mands The RouteXx xxx commands are: AutoMap , RouteChan ge, RouteDisplay , Rou teOff l ine, RouteOn line. (See Chapter 4.
vi Appendix B 0 1 0 3 1 Online 0 2 2 0 0 Online 0 3 3 0 0 Online 0 4 xx xx xx 4500 0 5 xx xx xx Offline 0 6 xx xx xx Offline .. 0 30 xx xx xx Offline 0 31 xx xx xx Offline xx xx 0 7 0 Reserved xx xx 1 7 0 Reserved xx xx 2 7 0 Reserved xx xx 3 7 0 Reserved Ready.
vii A TTO T echn ology Fib reBridg e 4500 Inst allat ion and Oper ation Manua l AutoMap Command Sequ ences The followi ng ar e exampl es of typica l command seq uences used in issuing an Aut oMap command . Both the actu al comman ds as well as the ir outpu t to the Services port ar e sh own.
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ix A TTO T echn ology Fib reBridg e 4500 Instal lat ion and Operat ion Manua l Appendix C S tandards a nd compliances The A TTO T echnolo gy Fibr eBridge 45 00 described in this manua l generates an d uses radio fr eque ncy ener gy .
x Appendix D Fibre Cha nnel accessories The f ollowi ng Fibr e Chann el acc essori es ar e availa ble th r ough A TTO T echno logy . Cont act an A TTO T echnol ogy authori zed sales repr esentative to or der .
xi A T TO T echn ology Fib reBri dge 4500 Inst allat ion and Op eratio n Manual GBICS GBIC-DB90- 000 GBIC – DB9 Active Cop per Interface GBIC-HSDC-000 GB IC – HSSDC A ctive Coppe r Interface GBIC-.
xii Appendix E Contact A TT O T echnology , Inc. Customer service, sa les information and technical support are ava ilable by phone Mo nday throug h Friday , Eastern S tandard T im e 8:00 a.m. t o 8:00 p.m., or by fax a nd web site 24 -hours a d ay . A TTO T echnology , Inc.
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