HP StorageWorks IP Storage Router - Manual (Page 74)

Software Overview
74 IP Storage Router SR2122-2 User Guide
Mixed Mode Overview
When the SR2122-2 is deployed for SCSI routing you can optionally configure
one of the internal FC initiator interfaces for FCIP. When it is deployed for FCIP,
one of the internal FC initiator interfaces can be configured for SCSI routing. This
mixed mode deployment allows the storage router to provide IP hosts with access
to the FC storage via one initiator interface and FCIP connectivity for FC hosts
and FC storage devices via the other initiator interface.
Figure 41 shows a storage router deployed for mixed mode, with one internal FC
initiator interface dedicated to SCSI routing and the other internal interface
dedicated to FCIP.
When the storage router is deployed for mixed mode, all of the features and
functionality of the primary deployment mode (SCSI routing or FCIP), and the
additional mode, are available.
Figure 41: Mixed mode overview (SCSI routing and FCIP)
IP
SR2122-2 SR2122-2
One internal FC initiator
interface is deployed for FCIP, providing
connectivity between SANs over an IP
network
One internal FC initiator interface is
deployed for SCSI routing, providing
IP hosts with access to FC storage as
if they were directly attached.
FC hosts and
storage devices
FC hosts and
storage devices
SAN 1
SAN 2
IP hosts FC storage
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