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Overview of the Fibre Channel to SCSI Router
M8201R Fibre Channel to SCSI Router Installation and User’s Guide—529971-005
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Supported Storage Devices
Supported Storage Devices
The Fibre Channel to SCSI router can be configured with one of these storage
devices:
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CTL700 tape library
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N152xA tape drive
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CT9840-x tape drives
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525x tape drives
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524x tape drives
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524x ACL tape drives
Data Connections
The Fibre Channel to SCSI router has two types of data connections:
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A SCSI High Voltage Differential (HVD) port that connects to a supported
storage device
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A Fibre Channel port that connects to the Fibre Channel ServerNet adapter
(FCSA) on a NonStop NS-series server
SCSI Ports
The Fibre Channel to SCSI router has two Narrow/Wide Fast/Ultra-3 SCSI buses. Both
are Ultra SCSI for data transfer up to 40 megabytes/second per HVD bus.
Fibre Channel Port
The Fibre Channel to SCSI router has a 2 gigabits/second Fibre Channel port
and maximum throughput of 160 megabytes/second.
Power Requirements and Physical Specifications
For the power requirements and physical specifications for the Fibre Channel to SCSI
router, refer to Appendix A, Product Specifications.
Note. The Fibre Channel to SCSI router requires a firmware upgrade when it is used to
connect a N1528A, N1529A, or N1523A tape drive to a NonStop NS-series server.