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Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide

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Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Router

Software

The Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router installation and configuration tasks consist of the following:

• Install the SN 5428-2 Storage Router according to the Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Hardware

Installation Guide.

• Select how the SN 5428-2 will be deployed: SCSI routing, transparent SCSI routing, or FCIP.

• Configure the SN 5428-2 Storage Router software according to the Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router

Software Configuration Guide (this manual).

• Install and configure iSCSI drivers in IP hosts connected to the storage router.

The iSCSI driver is not required for FCIP deployment, or in IP hosts that have a TCP/IP Offload

Engine (TOE) with embedded iSCSI protocol installed.

This chapter is the starting point for SN 5428-2 Storage Router software configuration. It provides some

very basic, abbreviated information as background to help you understand the SN 5428-2 Storage Router

features and the software configuration process. It contains the following topics:

• SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Overview, page 1-2

• SCSI Routing Overview, page 1-4

• Transparent SCSI Routing Overview, page 1-10

• FCIP Overview, page 1-15

• VLAN Access Overview, page 1-18

• Zoning Overview, page 1-19

• Fibre Channel Interface Overview, page 1-21

• Gigabit Ethernet Interface Overview, page 1-21

• Authentication Overview, page 1-22

• SN 5428-2 Cluster Management Overview, page 1-22

• Interface Naming, page 1-23

• Where to Go Next, page 1-24