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Firmware Functionality Specifications
B-5
Fibre Channel Support:
Fibre Channel Support
All Firmware supports Fibre Channels
Channel Mode
All channels configurable to Host or Drive mode, user
configurable.
configurable.
Redundant controller
Redundant using FC controllers supported.
Host-side loop failure
detection
detection
Supported. The LIPs on the host channels will not be
displayed to users.
displayed to users.
Drive-side loop failure
detection
detection
Supported.
Point-to-point topology
Supported.
Arbitrated loop topology
Supported.
Fabric topology
Supported.
Host Redundant loop /
dual-loop topology
dual-loop topology
Supported. (Also requires the host computer Fibre HBA
driver support)
driver support)
Drive side redundant loop
load-sharing
load-sharing
Workloads can be automatically balanced between
member loops for performance optimization.
member loops for performance optimization.
Fibre channel ID
User selectable from ID 0 to 125.
Fibre channel CRC
Supported
Native Fibre Interface
3-pin Copper: can be converted to optical with a MIA or
GBIC HUBs.
DB-9 Copper: MIA compliant, a converter or extender is
necessary
GBIC HUBs.
DB-9 Copper: MIA compliant, a converter or extender is
necessary
Point-to-point and FC-AL
protocol
protocol
User configurable.
LUN Filtering (RAID-
Based Mapping)
Based Mapping)
Host LUN mapping with user-configurable Filter entry
and Filter type (access control), up to 128 Filter entries
can be appended to Host-ID/LUN combinations.
and Filter type (access control), up to 128 Filter entries
can be appended to Host-ID/LUN combinations.
!
Host channel HBA WWN browsing: a list of WWNs
from detected HBAs on the host channel will be
provided for user's convenience when masking LUN
Filtering.
from detected HBAs on the host channel will be
provided for user's convenience when masking LUN
Filtering.
!
Bit-masking: Based on the user provided WWN of
the host HBA (user can enter the WWN manually
from a list browsed or that provided by the controller).
Users can also assign a bit-masking to group a
certain group of WWNs to be included in the LUN
Filtering.
the host HBA (user can enter the WWN manually
from a list browsed or that provided by the controller).
Users can also assign a bit-masking to group a
certain group of WWNs to be included in the LUN
Filtering.
!
Read/Write Privilege: Users can choose the following
privilege for each LUN Filtering: Read/Write, Read
Only, and No Access.
privilege for each LUN Filtering: Read/Write, Read
Only, and No Access.
WWN table stored in
NVRAM
NVRAM
Each WWN number can be assigned with a nick name
for ease of identification
for ease of identification
Sync. cache channel over
Fibre loops
Fibre loops
Supported, no extra cabling between two controllers;
communications data can be distributed to one or two
dedicated channels or over all drive loops.
communications data can be distributed to one or two
dedicated channels or over all drive loops.