McDATA ULTRANETTM EDGE STORAGE ROUTER 3000 - Manual (Page 62)

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3-8 McDATA UltraNet Edge 3000 User Guide
Network Routing Options
UltraNet ConfigManager
When you perform the initial TCP/IP configuration using the
UltraNet ConfigManager, the PC which has UltraNet ConfigManager
installed on it, must be on the same LAN and subnet as the Ethernet
maintenance interface.
Network Routing Options
When configuring the UltraNet Edge 3000, there are three possible
network routing options; dedicated, load balancing, and fail over.
Table 3-1 shows the availability of the routing options based on the
type of network configuration.
Each section that follows, provides a description of the way UltraNet
ConfigManager operates when that option is chosen.
Dedicated If Dedicated is selected for a FC/IP or Fibre Channel Switch interface
and is a 1x1 configuration, the Fibre channel interface is dedicated to
a single WAN interface.
If this option is selected for a Fibre Channel Switch interface and is a
2x2 configuration, both Fibre Channel Switch ports are dedicated to a
single WAN interface.
If this option is selected for an FC/IP interface and is a 2x2
configuration, the chassis is configured as two virtual 1x1s, each with
a single Fibre Channel interface, and a single WAN interface. Each
Fibre Channel interface is dedicated to a single WAN interface. If the
WAN experiences errors, increased latency, or decreased bandwidth,
the Fibre Channel interface dedicated to it is degraded. In this event,
the other dedicated Fibre Channel/WAN pair continues to run
without degradation.
When using the Dedicated Circuit Network Routing option, there are
separate virtual channels. This means the traffic on each Fibre
Table 3-1 Routing Option Availability
Configuration Dedicated Load Balancing Fail Over
1x1
Available N/A N/A
2x2
Available Available Available