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
Configuring IP Addresses
Figure 2-8 FC/Ethernet Port Configuration Dialog Box
Guidelines When Working with Firewalls
The iFCP and iSCSI protocols use TCP for transmission. TCP
provides several benefits such as:
• Retransmission of any packets dropped by the network.
• Guaranteed in-order delivery.
• Fields that are leveraged by firewall devices for added security.
Prior to transmitting data, TCP must first establish a connection
between the TCP sender and the TCP receiver. Only after a