HP Integrity NonStop H-Series - Manual (Page 15)

9800FC (CT9800FC) Fibre Channel Converter Installation and User’s Guide— 524957-003
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Overview of the Fibre Channel
Converter
This section contains the following topics:
Fibre Channel Converter
The Fibre Channel converter is a fast, reliable data transport system that allows
simultaneous communications between HP NonStop S-series servers and data
storage devices.
Figure 1-1 is an example of a Fibre Channel converter
connecting a tape drive to a NonStop S-series server.
Figure 1-1. Example of the Fibre Channel Converter Configuration
Fibre Channel Converter 1-1
7290 and 7291 Enclosure 1-6
Fibre
SCSI cable
Tape drives
in a Tape
enclosure
NonStop S-series
server
Channel
(23 meters max.)
Fiber connects
to only one
tape drive
50/125 micro meters optical
fiber distance = 3 to 500 m
OR
62.5/125 micro meters optical
fiber distance = 3 to 250 m
converter