System information
Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Preface
- Overview
- Configuring System Basics
- Configuring RADs and mSAN Connections
- Configuring iSAN Connections
- Configuring iSCSI Connections
- Monitoring SAN Router Operation and Connections
- Configuration, Firmware, and System Log Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Index
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Eclipse™ 2640 SAN Router Administration and Configuration Manual
Glossary
SAN routers send data from one end node to another in a routed
SAN is called SAN Routing or SAN Internetworking.
router attached
devices (RADs)
End nodes that are either directly attached to an Fibre Channel port
on a SAN Router or were imported from a different fabric via a SAN
Router are referred to as router-attached devices. Devices that are
directly attached to an Fibre Channel port on a router are called local
router-attached devices (LRADs) within the context of that mSAN.
Devices that are imported from a different fabric within the mSAN or
a different mSAN altogether (for example, they were imported over
iFCP connections) are called remote router-attached devices
(RRADs).
router fabric manager An R_Port that controls the zoning, fabric discovery, device
registration and other fabric related activities between the router and
an attached fabric. The router fabric manager acts a conduit between
the SNS in the fabric and the router SNS (mSNS and/or iSNS).
router zone set A group of router zones (that may or may not have members) that
you can activate or deactivate as a single entity across the mSAN is
called a router zone set.
routing domain Virtual domains that enable representation/addressing of devices
that are not part of a local fabric. The SAN router uses two routing
domains – one to enable routing between various fabrics within an
mSAN, and the other to enable routing between mSANs. The two
routing domains are visible within a fabric
R_Port An mSAN Routing E_Port (R_Port) is a port on a SAN router used for
an ISL connection to a FC switch.
RS-232 The Electronic Industry Association (EIA)-recommended
specification for asynchronous serial interfaces between computers
and communications equipment. It specifies both the number of pins
and type of connection, but does not specify the electrical signals (D).
S
SA/MVS™ See System Automation for Operating System/390.
mSAN See metro-area storage area network (mSAN); system area network.