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To the left of each FC port is an LED that indicates the configuration
and status of the associated port. For more information about these
LEDs, see
Table 3-1, page 3-8.
Intelligent Ports for IP
Connection
The SAN Router provides four intelligent ports for Gig Ethernet (GE)
connectivity, labeled 13 through 16. Each intelligent port for IP
connectivity can be configured for either Internet Small Computer
Systems Interface (iSCSI), or Internet Fibre Channel Protocol (iFCP).
Management Ports There are two management ports located on the front of the SAN
Router. An RS-232 serial port that can be connected to a VT100
terminal emulator for access to SAN Router console that supports the
Command Line Interface (CLI), and an RJ45 port that can be
connected to the LAN for out-of-band management using the 2640
Element Manager or the SANvergence Manager. The RJ45
management port can be accessed by any PC on the LAN with a web
browser or Telnet based CLI.
Operational Features
The SAN Router features are described in Table 1-1, SAN Router
Features. Some features are optional and may not be present in some
SAN Router software versions.
Table 1-1 SAN Router Features
Feature Description
Intelligent Ports Four intelligent ports, which can be configured for
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) or
Internet Fibre Channel Protocol (iFCP). An intelligent
port can be configured for either iSCSI or iFCP. An
Intelligent port is also referred as TCP port.
Internet Fibre Channel
Protocol (iFCP)
standards track
protocols
The SAN Router supports the IETF draft standard for
iFCP, which provides connectivity and networking for
existing Fibre Channel devices over a TCP/IP network.
iSCSI The SAN Router supports IETF standard based iSCSI
protocol. A TCP port can be configured for either iSCSI
or iFCP.