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CH A P T E R 1-1 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software The Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Rou ter installation and conf.
1-2 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software SN 5428-2 Storage Router O verview SN 5428-2 Storage Router Overview The Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router provides universa l access to storage over IP networks.
1-3 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software SN 5428-2 Storage Router Overview Fibre Channel o ver IP (FCIP) enabl es SN 5428-2 Storage Routers to pro vide connectivity b y tunneling through an IP network betw een storage area n etworks (SANs).
1-4 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software SCSI Routing Overview • LUN T respass feature—pro vides a LUN failo ver featur e for selected storage arrays that operate on the acti ve/passi ve port model.
1-5 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software SCSI Routing Overview Routing SCSI Requests and Responses SCSI routing consists of routi ng SCSI requests an d responses between hosts in an IP network and FC storage.
1-6 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software SCSI Routing Overview Basic Network Structure Figure 1-7 sho ws the basic struc ture of a SCSI routing ne twork.
1-7 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software SCSI Routing Overview If the LUN is a v ailable, it is made a v ailable as an iSCSI LUN and numb ered with the iS CSI LUN number specified.
1-8 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software SCSI Routing Overview Access for SCSI routin g is controlled in the IP hosts an d the storage router .
1-9 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software SCSI Routing Overview Figur e 1 -8 SCSI Routing Storag e Mapp.
1-10 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Transparent SCSI Routing Overview Transparent SCSI Routing O.
1-11 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software Transparent SCSI Routing Overview Routing SCSI Requests and .
1-12 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Transparent SCSI Routing Overview Basic Network Structure Figure 1-12 sho ws the basic structure of a transparent SCSI routing netwo rk.
1-13 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software Transparent SCSI Routing Overview For e xample, if an iSCSI .
1-14 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Transparent SCSI Routing Overview to it, with each host having a WWPN.
1-15 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software FCIP Overview Available Instances of Transparent SCSI Routin.
1-16 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software FCIP Overview Once configured, FCIP instances on each system become acti ve and esta blish their connecti vity via the IP network.
1-17 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software FCIP Overview Figure 1-14 rep resents a basic, non-redundant stru cture of an FCIP netw ork conf iguration.
1-18 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Mixed Mode Overview Note For multiple path s between SANs, multiple pairs of systems deplo yed for FCIP need to be connected to the FC hosts or FC de vices.
1-19 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software Mixed Mode Overview Figur e 1 -19 Mixed Mode Ov erview (SCSI.
1-20 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software VLAN Access Overv iew Basic Network Structure When a storage.
1-21 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software Zoning Overview Figur e 1 -21 VLAN Access Ov er view If the SN 5428-2 is used in a Cisco switched ne twork en vironment, conf igure the SN 5428-2 to use t he Cisco proprietary VLAN T runking Protocol (VTP).
1-22 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Zoning Overview Once initiator WWPN1 and in itiator WWPN2 are conf igured, the SN 5428-2 will suppor t fabric zoning using the WWPNs of each FC storage device attached , either directly or on a fabric.
1-23 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software Fibre Channel Interface Overview T o apply zoning to a f abric, enable the appropriate zo ne set.
1-24 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Authentication Over view • Assignment of a secondary inter.
1-25 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software SN 5428-2 Cluster Management Overview SN 5428-2 Cluster Mana.
1-26 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Where to Go Ne xt Figure 1 -23 SN 5428-2 Interf ace Na ming .
1-27 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configuring SN 5428-2 Storage Ro uter Software Where to Go Next • Chapter 10, “Config uring a High A va.
1-28 Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide OL-4691-01 Chapter 1 Before Configur ing SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Where to Go Ne xt.
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