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Introducing the PowerVault 35F: Dell PowerVault 35F User's Guide
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Introducing the PowerVault™ 35F: Dell PowerVault 35F User's Guide
Features | Specifications | PowerVault 35F Benefits | How the PowerVault 35F Works | Operating as Both a
SCSI and Fibre Channel Device | Processing SCSI Information
The Dell™ PowerVault™ 35F is a Fibre Channel-to-SCSI bridge. The PowerVault 35F provides connectivity between
a Fibre Channel environment and two Fast/Wide/Ultra SCSI buses.
Supported devices include:
Initiator Devices – Fibre Channel and SCSI hosts
Sequential Access Devices – Tape drives
Changer Devices – Tape Libraries
Figure 1. Front panel of the PowerVault 35F
Figure 2. Back panel of the PowerVault 35F
Features
Fibre Channel Features
Fibre Channel initiator and target modes
Single 1.0625 Gbps port
Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) and Switched Fabric (FC-SW) topologies
Private Loop Direct Attach (PLDA) profile compliant
Class 3 connection with SCSI-FCP protocol
GBIC Support
SCSI Bus Features
SCSI initiator and target modes
Two auto-negotiating SCSI buses (Narrow, Wide, Fast, Ultra)
Ultra Wide SCSI for data transfer up to 40 MB/s per bus