Functional overview – HP STORAGEWORKS E1200-160 User Manual

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Introduction

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Network Storage Router e1200-160

Functional Overview

The router translates the Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) to and from the SCSI
Protocol. It transfers commands, data, and status information to and from Fibre
Channel controllers and SCSI devices.

Supported devices include:

Initiator Devices – Fibre Channel and SCSI hosts

Direct Access Devices – RAID Controllers, disk drives, JBODs

Sequential Access Devices – Tape drives

Changer Devices – Tape and Magneto-Optical Libraries

The router provides multiple Fibre Channel to SCSI I/O configurations.

A sample configuration is illustrated in

Figure 2

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Figure 2: Example configuration

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