Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.5 (Software Release C.75.00) (30216-90336)

Chapter 4

4 Fibre Channel Device and Adapter Support

on HP e 3000 Systems

by Senthil Kumar, Commercial Systems Division

This section contains articles providing information about the following topics:

Fibre Channel Device Adapter Support

• Introduction

• SCSI-FC Router vs. Fibre Channel Adapter

• Benefits to Customers

• Fibre Channel Adapter Cards Supported

• Fibre Channel Concepts

Fibre Channel Adapters and Peripherals Supported

• Fibre Channel Device Adapter Cards

• Fibre Channel Devices

• Fibre Channel Switches

• Fibre Channel Hubs

• Fibre Channel Topologies Supported

• Cables and Connectors

Configuration Examples for Fibre Channel Adapters and Devices

• Determining the type of cards in your system

• Configuring Fibre Channel Adapter Card

• Understanding Fibre Channel device paths

• Determining Fibre Channel Devices connected to an FC adapter card

• Configuring Fibre Channel Devices

• Using Fibre Channel disk as LDEV-1

• PDC Version Requirements for using FC disk as LDEV-1

• Default Configuration Groups for using FC disk as LDEV-1

• Upgrading from MPE/iX 7.0 to MPE/iX 7.5 with FC disk as LDEV-1

FCSCAN — Fibre Channel Device Scanning Utility

• Introduction

• FCSCAN Default Output

• FCSCAN Output with “-n” option

• FCSCAN Output with “-h” option

• FCSCAN Output in Fabric Topology

• Fibre Channel Topology Changes

TDUTIL — Fibre Channel Diagnostic Utility