ATTO Technology 2200R/D, 3200R manual

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge   Installation & Operations Manual FibreBridge 2100R, 2200R/D and 3200R © 2000 ATTO Technology, Incorporated. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written p[...]

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ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - ii - ATTO Technology, Inc. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 1 F IBRE B RIDGE P RODUCT M ODULE D ESCRIPTION ................................[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - iii - ATTO Technology, Inc. SCSI T ERMINATION .................................................................................................................................................................. 21 F IBRE C HANNEL C ABLING ....................................[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - iv - ATTO Technology, Inc. APPENDIX B: RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE ................................................................................... 46 APPENDIX C: CIRCUIT BOARD DIMENSIONS & IMPORTANT JUMPER LOCATIONS .......................... 48 APPENDIX D: F[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 1 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION This manual will provide an overview of the various ATTO FibreBridge products and product modules as well as describe how to install and configure the bridge for optimal operation. The following products will be discussed: [...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 2 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Fibre Channel Technology Fibre Channel is a serial communications interface designed for the transfer of large amounts of data between a variety of hardware systems over long distances. It is becoming a key technology for applications that require[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 3 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Chapter 2: ATTO FibreBridge ™ Benefits and Features The different ATTO FibreBridge Product Modules come with a variety of features in an effort to offer users a choice of cost-effective as well as high end solutions for including native SCSI dev[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 4 - ATTO Technology, Inc. can support F_Ports or FL_Ports and automatically configure itself. ATTO Technology recommends that this mode of operation not be used. It is better to force the port to the desired mode. When connecting the bridge to a F_Port device, set the port[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 5 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Chapter 3: ATTO FC Rack Enclosure and Power Modules This chapter provides an overview of the ATTO FC Rack System and the Power Modules, as well the installation process for the Power Modules. The main enclosure of the ATTO FC Rack System houses al[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 6 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Figure 3.3 Side view with hole dimensions in inches (mm in parentheses) Environmental The ATTO FC Rack System is designed to operate in an environment that is 0 ° -40 ° C, 0-90% humidity and non-condensing. Cooling Airflow Each Power Module prov[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 7 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Internal Power Distribution The ATTO FC Rack System provides a redundant power scheme with two "hot swappable" Power Supply Modules. Each Power Supply Module feeds 12V to the backplane . From there, the power is distributed to the bridge[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 8 - ATTO Technology, Inc. • Power Draw: The maximum power draw is 2 Amps @ 110 Volts for the entire ATTO FC Rack System. When the ATTO FC Rack System has two Power Modules, the entire unit will still draw only 2 Amps @ 110 Volts. LED Indicator The green LED indicator on [...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 9 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Step 5 . Turn the power switch on the power module to the on position. Verify that the green LED is illuminated. The correct method for removal of a power module is as follows: Step 1 . The power switch on the rear of the power module must be in t[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 10 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Chapter 4: ATTO FibreBridge ™ Product Module Integration This chapter provides an overview of the ATTO FibreBridge Product Modules and their installation process. ATTO FibreBridge module is designed to slide into and mount to either of the two [...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 11 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Figure 4.2 ATTO FibreBridge Power Connector Figure 4.3 ATTO FibreBridge 2100R Product Module Figure 4.4 ATTO FibreBridge 3200R Product Module[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 12 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Fibre Channel Ports The Fibre Channel ports on the bridge modules are used to connect the bridge into either a Fabric or Arbitrated Loop. Some of the features for the Fibre Channel ports include: • 1.0625 Gigahertz (100 MB/sec) • Support for [...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 13 - ATTO Technology, Inc. • Single Ended Ultra SCSI – 40 MB/sec max per bus • High Voltage Differential (HVD) Ultra SCSI – 40 MB/sec max per bus Each of the two ports is totally independent from the other. This means that each bus is capable of 15 devices and each[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 14 - ATTO Technology, Inc. FC Activity – This LED blinks to show activity occurring on the Fibre Channel port of the unit. The LED may appear to be steadily lit during times of very high activity. SCSI 1 Activity, SCSI 2 Activity – One LED for each SCSI bus displays ac[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 15 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Chapter 5: FibreBridge ™ 2200R/D This chapter provides an overview of the ATTO FibreBridge 2200R/D. The FibreBridge 2200R/D is a Fibre Channel to SCSI bridge for high throughput enterprise environments that is designed for cost sensitive implem[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 16 - ATTO Technology, Inc. The physical dimensions of the FibreBridge 2200R/D are 16.725" W x 10"D x 1.72"H (424.5mm W x 253.8mm D x 43.7mm H) Mounting The FibreBridge 2200R/D was designed with all of the cable connections and the power switch on one side, w[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 17 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Environmental The FibreBridge 2200 is designed to operate in an environment that is 0 ° -40 ° C, 0-90% humidity and non- condensing. Cooling and Airflow There are two fans in the FibreBridge 2200R/D. Each can provide approximately 3 CFM of airf[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 18 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Figure 5.6 FibreBridge 2200R/D Connector Face Fibre Channel Port The Fibre Channel port on the bridge is used to connect the bridge into either a Fabric or Arbitrated Loop. Some of the features for the Fibre Channel port include: • 1.0625 Gigah[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 19 - ATTO Technology, Inc. possible to connect slower “Legacy” devices of one SCSI bus of the bridge while connecting faster devices on the second. Each bus can communicate at independent rates. The ATTO FibreBridge supports a wide variety of SCSI storage devices inclu[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 20 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Chapter 6: Cabling a FibreBridge ™ “Quick” Installation Instructions 1. Connect SCSI devices to the ATTO FibreBridge using a SCSI cable with a 68-pin fine pitch or “P” connector for each port on the bridge. The bridge is terminated inte[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 21 - ATTO Technology, Inc. For best performance, keep SCSI cabling distances as short as possible. A FibreBridge with an LVD SCSI personality module is downward compatible with Single Ended Ultra SCSI as well as Fast, Wide, or Narrow SCSI devices. The entire SCSI bus will [...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 22 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Both ends of each SCSI bus require termination. The ATTO FibreBridge has built-in automatic termination. A terminator does need to be placed on the bus after the last SCSI device. It is important that the correct type of terminator be used for th[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 23 - ATTO Technology, Inc. The FibreBridge modules do not come standard with GBIC modules. They must be ordered separately. GBIC Module and GBIC Guide System Figures 6.3 and 6.4 depict a typical GBIC and GBIC guide system. GBICs may be removed and replaced with the power o[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 24 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Figure 6.5 GBIC Installation GBIC Removal Instructions 1. Disconnect the cable (if one is connected) from the GBIC being removed. 2. Using the thumb and forefinger of one hand, grasp the GBIC latches and squeeze them toward the center of the GBIC[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 25 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Figure 6.7 MIA – DB9 Connector MIA Installation Connect the MIA to the FibreBridge by plugging the male DB9 connector on the MIA to the female DB9 connector on the bridge. Be sure to secure the MIA to the DB9 connector. Connect a fiber optic ca[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 26 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Chapter 7: FibreBridge Services Monitoring and Managing the ATTO FibreBridge The ATTO FibreBridge Services can be used to configure and tune the bridge for many different environments and applications, update the firmware, configure the addresses[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 27 - ATTO Technology, Inc. 1) Connect a DB9 crossover serial cable (null modem) between the ATTO FibreBridge serial port and one of the computer's serial COM ports. A gender changer or DB-9 to DB-25 converter may be needed depending on the cables being used. 2) Enable[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 28 - ATTO Technology, Inc. b) At the FibreBridge Configuration Menu, select option Network Configuration c) At the Network Configuration Menu, select option IP Gateway d) Enter the desired IP Gateway 5) To set the FibreBridge Name, follow the instructions below: a) At the [...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 29 - ATTO Technology, Inc. 3) Login to the ATTO FibreBridge . The username that the bridge will accept is sysadmin . Enter userid as the password. 4) Make sure that the FTP program is in Binary mode. Tip: When using FTP with the FibreBridge 3200R, remember to close the con[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 30 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Chapter 8: Serverless Backup Support What is Serverless Backup? Serverless Backup is an application that allows data to be copied between two storage devices (Fibre Channel disks, SCSI disks and SCSI tapes) with minimal to no intervention from a [...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 31 - ATTO Technology, Inc. The Extended Copy command contains target and segment descriptors that are used to define which data is to be moved between which devices. With Serverless backup, the server sends a single Extended Copy command to the FibreBridge. The bridge then[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 32 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Chapter 9: Updating the Firmware Within the FibreBridge Flashing the FibreBridge The FibreBridge has four separate processors controlling the flow of data. The firmware to control these processors can easily be upgraded in the field using either:[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 33 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Chapter 10: Addressing SCSI Devices The FibreBridge is very dynamic in how SCSI devices are mapped into Fibre Channel addresses. This allows the user to virtually have any possible SCSI configuration. An overview of device addressing is given bel[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 34 - ATTO Technology, Inc. 5. Select the Fibre Channel tab from the main window. 5.1. From within the Fibre Channel panel, the FibreBridge can be set to use Hard Addressing if desired. Default = Soft Addressing. 5.2. Select the value of the Hard Address. Default value = 3.[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 35 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Default Address Translation The default Address Translation method should be sufficient for most configurations. For devices connected to FibreBridge SCSI Bus 1: SCSI Target ID 01234567 Translated into Fibre LUN 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 For devices con[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 36 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Appendix A: Fibre Channel to SCSI Address Mapping The ATTO Technology FibreBridge allows parallel SCSI devices to participate in a Fibre Channel arbitrated loop or on a fabric. Fibre Channel and parallel SCSI use different models to address devic[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 37 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Fibre Channel Addressing Fibre Channel World Wide Name (WWN) Each Fibre Channel device is assigned a unique World Wide Name (WWN). The WWN is used to identify all Fibre Channel devices. The 64-bit WWN has the following format: Field Name WWN Form[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 38 - ATTO Technology, Inc. SCSI Target Identifier The SCSI Target Identifier indicates the SCSI ID assigned to the target. Each device on the same physical SCSI bus must be assigned a unique SCSI ID. A Wide (16-bit) SCSI bus will support a maximum of 16 SCSI IDs (including[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 39 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Bit Number 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Address Method Address Method Specific Definition Bits 15-14 contain the Address Method code. This code is used to determine how the remaining 14 bits are to be interpreted by SCSI devices. The fol[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 40 - ATTO Technology, Inc. parameter allows the host to specify that the peripheral device addressing method will be used regardless of the Addressing Method field in the first level address. This allows custom address translations to be built for systems that may not prop[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 41 - ATTO Technology, Inc. This default method of addressing was developed with the assumption that not all host adapter manufacturers have designed the hierarchical addressing methodology into their products yet. Since the bit positions here are also easily modified in no[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 42 - ATTO Technology, Inc. and the Report LUNs command as described in the next section. FibreBridge hierarchical addressing is limited to the first -level LUN support. More information is available in the reference documentation. SCSI-3 REPORT LUNs Command The SCSI-3 Repo[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 43 - ATTO Technology, Inc. 1 containing even numbered LUNs (the bus bit is the LUN byte is always 0) while Bus 2 will only have odd numbered LUNs (the bus bit is the LUN byte is always 1). Some Fibre Channel host adapters are set to only address LUNs 0 through 7 by default[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 44 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Bit Number 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 N/A LUN Target Bus The RAID Group at SCSI LUN 2 will now be mapped as follows: LLLL = 0010 TTT = 000 B = 0 LUN Byte: LLLL TTTB à 0010 0000 = Fibre Channel LUN 32 à RAID group will be detected[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 45 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Bit Number 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 N/A LUN Target Bus This mapping will allow for two RAID controllers on each FibreBridge SCSI bus (with SCSI IDs 0 and 1). LLLLLL = 000000 T = 0 B = 0 LUN Byte: LLLL LLTB à 0000 0000 = Fibre Ch[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 46 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Appendix B: Radio and Television Interference The equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency energy. If this equipment is not used in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instruction, it can and may cause inte[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 47 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Further results of FCC Testing "In certain instances, extraordinary variances in the AC power supplied to this unit will require the operating system's normal error recovery procedure to retry the current SCSI command. In this case, the[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 48 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Appendix C: Circuit Board Dimensions & Important Jumper Locations Figure C-1 ATTO FibreBridge 2100R Product Module Board Layout Maximum Height = 1.582” (4.015 cm)[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 49 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Figure C-2 ATTO FibreBridge 2200R/D and 3200R Product Modules’ Board Layout Maximum Height = 1.272” (3.228 cm)[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 50 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Figure C-3 ATTO FibreBridge 3200R Connector Layout[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 51 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Appendix D: Fibre Channel Resources To learn more about Fibre Channel, investigate the following resources: • Fibre Channel Industry Association – www.fibrechannel.com • FibreAlliance • Celestra Consortium • Storage Area Networking Indu[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 52 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Appendix E: Fibre Channel Accessories The following is a list of Fibre Channel accessories that are available through ATTO Technology. Contact an ATTO Technology authorized sales representative to order any of these. -----------------------------[...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 53 - ATTO Technology, Inc. CBL-HSDB-010 .... HSSDC to DB9 Copper Fibre Channel Cable (Unequalized) – 10m. CBL-HSHS-003 .... HSSDC to HSSDC Copper Fibre Channel Cable (Unequalized) – 3m. CBL-HSHS-010 .... HSSDC to HSSDC Copper Fibre Channel Cable (Unequalized) – 10m. [...]

ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 54 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Appendix F: How to Contact ATTO Technology, Inc. Customer service, sales information and technical support are available by phone Monday through Friday, Eastern Standard Time 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., or by fax and web site 24-hours a day. ATTO Tec[...]