Chaparral FS2620R - Manual (Page 11)

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Introduction
The Chaparral FS2620R router 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 and 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 Chaparral FS2620R router.
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.