Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel Troubleshooting Guide

Introduction 1-19
Fibre Channel Tape Controller
The Compaq Fibre Channel Tape Controller provides differential SCSI bus connections and a
port for connection to the FC-AL. It provides connectivity for a single SCSI Fast/Wide or
Ultra SCSI bus running the SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP).
The form factor is 1U (1.7 inches high) and is intended for a standard Compaq Rack System
environment. All connections are on the rear panel of the unit.
Once the configuration is defined, operations of the Fibre Channel Tape Controller are
transparent to application clients.
Figure 1-19. Fibre Channel Tape controller
Features
■ Built in 1.0625 Gigabaud Link Module (GLM) shortwave port
■ User configuration through a standard serial interface at 9600 baud
■ Adheres to ANSI FC-AL (FCP) and PLDA (SCSI-3) and is Class 3-compliant
■ Future 802.3 10 Base T port for SNMP management agent and remote configuration