Introduction, About this guide, About this guide -1 – Chaparral VFS113 User Manual
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Introduction
This User’s Guide explains how to install and use the Chaparral™ VFS113 router. This
member of the Velocity family of routers is a Fibre Channel (FC)-to-Small Computer
System Interface (SCSI) router that enables connectivity between SCSI devices and
storage area networks (SANs). The router provides Fibre Channel connection to SCSI
devices allowing them to be attached to either a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)
or switched fabric.
The router allows SCSI and Fibre Channel devices to communicate seamlessly by
converting data to the appropriate protocol and routing it to the desired destination.
The router supports a variety of SCSI devices including:
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Hard disk drives
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Tape drives
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Tape libraries
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Optical devices and libraries
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RAID controllers
About This Guide
This User’s Guide describes how to install and configure your book title. It assumes that
you are familiar with the basic functions of your computer system. It also assumes that
you are familiar with Fibre Channel configurations and basic network administration
terminology.