Q-Logic 6140 User Manual

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Quick Start Guide
SANbox 6140, an intelligent Storage Router, provides servers with iSCSI connectivity to SAN-attached Fibre 
Channel-based disk or tape storage.
Suggested Configurations
 shows the SANbox 6140 connecting iSCSI servers to a direct-attached storage array.
Figure 1. SANbox 6140 in Direct Attach Configuration
 shows the SANbox 6140 connecting iSCSI servers to a SAN-attached array.
Figure 2. SANbox 6140 in SAN-Attach Configuration
                                                       
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