McDATA ULTRANETTM EDGE STORAGE ROUTER 3000 - Manual (Page 45)

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Hardware Configurations 2-5
Typical Configuration of the UltraNet Edge 3000
Typical Configuration of the UltraNet Edge 3000
Figure 2-1 illustrates how two UltraNet Edge 3000 units configured
for E_port extension can be used to interconnect Fibre Channel SANs
using a new or existing Ethernet or ATM WAN.
The UltraNet Edge 3000 can also be configured for F_port which
eliminates the requirement for an external Fibre
Channel switch.
Figure 2-1 Typical UltraNet Edge 3000 1x1 Configuration
Ethernet
Configurations 1x1 and 2x2 configurations are standard Ethernet configurations for
the UltraNet Edge 3000. The UltraNet Edge 3000 can also be
configured in a
1x2, 2x1 and 3x1 configurations, but they are not
supported as standard implementations.
The 1x1 configuration consists of:
• One Fibre Channel interface extended over one 10/100 Ethernet
or one Gigabit Ethernet WAN
The 2x2 configuration consists of:
• Two Fibre Channel interfaces extended over either two 10/100
Ethernet or two Gigabit Ethernet WAN
• Mixed application mode of one FCXL2 and one FCBB Fibre
Channel card is supported for Gigabit Ethernet WAN only
The UltraNet Edge 3000 to IP connectivity is supported through
either a 10/100 Ethernet or a Gigabit Ethernet interface, each with
compression.
UltraNet Edge
Sb125 Disk
10/100 Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
or OC-3 ATM/POS
IP or
ATM/POS
Router Router
Server Server
FC
UltraNet Edge
Disk
Server Server
Fibre
Channel
Switch
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC
FC FC Fibre
Channel
Switch
10/100 Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
or OC-3 ATM/POS