Chaparral Fibre Channel -to-SCSI Router Chaparral FS 1310 - Manual (Page 11)

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Introduction
The book title 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.