Page 2 - ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual
ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - i - ATTO Technology, Inc.
Page 3 - CHAPTER 2: ATTO FIBREBRIDGE
ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - ii - ATTO Technology, Inc. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................................. 1 F IBRE B RIDGE P RODUCT M OD...
Page 6 - Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION; FibreBridge Product Module Description
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 aswell as describe how to install and configure the bridge for optimal oper...
Page 7 - Fibre Channel Technology
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 databetween a variety of hardware systems over long distances. It is becomi...
Page 8 - ATTO FibreChain
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 usersa choice of cost-effective as well as h...
Page 9 - Feature
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 thatthis mode of operation not be used. It is better to force the port to the desired mode. When conne...
Page 10 - Chapter 3: ATTO FC Rack Enclosure and Power Modules; Modules and two bays for Power Modules.; Figure 3.1 Rear view with dual redundant power supplies; Mounting
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 theinstallation process for the Power Modules. The ma...
Page 11 - Figure 3.4 Cooling Airflow
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-co...
Page 12 - Figure 3.5 Rack System Power Module
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 SupplyModules. Each Power Supply Module feeds 12V to the backplane. From...
Page 13 - Figure 3.7 Power Module Connector Pinout; Installation and Removal
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 RackSystem. When the ATTO FC Rack System has two Power Modules, the entire unit will still drawonly 2 Amps @ 110 Vo...
Page 14 - ATTO FC Rack System Installation Considerations; Operating Temperature
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 s...
Page 15 - Chapter 4: ATTO FibreBridge; Figure 4.1 ATTO FibreBridge Product Module; Environmental
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 installationprocess. ATTO FibreBridge module is designe...
Page 16 - Figure 4.2 ATTO FibreBridge Power Connector
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
Page 18 - Figure 4.5 FibreChain Expansion
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 ...
Page 19 - Ethernet Port
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 Ac...
Page 20 - Chapter 5: FibreBridge; This chapter provides an overview of the ATTO FibreBridge 2200R/D.
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 environ...
Page 21 - Figure 5.4 2200R/D Side view with hole dimensions
ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 16 - ATTO Technology, Inc. The physical dimensions of the FibreBridge 2200R/D are16.725" 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 co...
Page 22 - Figure 5.5 Cooling Airflow; Power Supply
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...
Page 23 - Figure 5.6 FibreBridge 2200R/D Connector Face; Fibre Channel Port
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...
Page 24 - Figure 5.7 LED Indicators on FibreBridge 2200R/D; – There is an LED to indicate if power is available from the supply.; FC Activity; appear to be steadily lit during times of very high activity.; SCSI 1 Activity, SCSI 2 Activity
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 fasterdevices on the second. Each bus can communicate at independent rates. The ATTO FibreBridge supports...
Page 25 - Chapter 6: Cabling a FibreBridge; “Quick” Installation Instructions
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 t...
Page 26 - Figure 6.1 Typical SCSI Cables; SCSI Termination
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 UltraSCSI as well as Fast, Wide, ...
Page 27 - Figure 6.2 SCSI Termination; Fibre Channel Cabling; Table 6.1 Copper Cable Recommendations; GBICs; ATTO
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 automatictermination. A terminator does need to be placed on the bus after the last SCSI device. It is importantth...
Page 28 - Figure 6.3 GBIC Module; GBIC Installation Instructions
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. ...
Page 29 - Figure 6.5 GBIC Installation; GBIC Removal Instructions; Figure 6.6 Illustration of the DB9 Connector; VCC
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 latc...
Page 30 - Figure 6.7 MIA – DB9 Connector; MIA Installation; Figure 6.8 MIA Transmit and Receive Lines; Transmit
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 DB9connector on the bridge. Be sure to secure the MIA...
Page 31 - Chapter 7: FibreBridge Services; Monitoring and Managing the ATTO FibreBridge
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 differentenvironments and applicati...
Page 32 - Accessing the ATTO FibreBridge over the Ethernet Port; default IP address; MENU
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 maybe needed d...
Page 33 - Accessing through FTP
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 FibreBrid...
Page 34 - sysadmin; ) Make sure that the FTP program is in Binary mode.
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...
Page 35 - Chapter 8: Serverless Backup Support; What is Serverless Backup?; Figure 8.1 Serverless Backup
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 (FibreChannel disks, SCSI disks and SC...
Page 37 - Chapter 9: Updating the Firmware Within the FibreBridge; Flashing the FibreBridge
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 theseprocessors ...
Page 38 - Chapter 10: Addressing SCSI Devices; Identifying the FibreBridge
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. Thisallows the user to virtually have any possible SCSI configurati...
Page 40 - Default Address Translation
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 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tra...
Page 41 - Appendix A: Fibre Channel to SCSI Address Mapping; SCSI device operation.; Addressing Devices Connected to the FibreBridge
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 Channelarbitrated loop or on a fabric. Fibre Channel and pa...
Page 42 - Fibre Channel Addressing; xx; SCSI Address Components; SCSI Bus Identifier
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 identifyall Fibre Channel devices. The 64-bit ...
Page 43 - Bit; Byte; First level addressing field
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 samephysical SCSI bus must be assigned a unique SCSI ID. A Wide (16-bit) SCSI bus...
Page 44 - Address Method Code; Description; Peripheral device addressing method; RESERVED; Peripheral Device Addressing Method; Bit Number
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 b...
Page 45 - Logical Unit Addressing Method; FibreBridge Default Mode
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 regardlessof the Addressing Method field in the first level address. This allows custom address trans...
Page 46 - Fibre Channel to SCSI Address Mapping; Address Descriptors; SCSI-3 Command Changes for Hierarchical Addressing Support; SCSI-3 INQUIRY Command
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 adaptermanufacturers have designed the hierarchical addressing methodology into their products yet. Since theb...
Page 47 - What to Expect When Setting Device IDs; Setting the ID of the FibreBridge; LUN
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 islimited to the first-level LUN support. More information is available in the reference documenta...
Page 49 - The RAID Group at SCSI LUN 2 will now be mapped as follows:; For FibreBridge SCSI channel 1:
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 = Fi...
Page 50 - Identify all SCSI devices to be supported on the FibreBridge.
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...
Page 51 - Appendix B: Radio and Television Interference; Move the receiving antenna.; Canadian Standards; Declaration of Conformity
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 isnot used in strict accordance with the manufactu...
Page 52 - Further results of FCC Testing
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 theoperating system's normal error recovery procedure to retry ...
Page 53 - Appendix C: Circuit Board Dimensions & Important Jumper; Figure C-1 ATTO FibreBridge 2100R Product Module Board Layout
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)
Page 55 - Figure C-3 ATTO FibreBridge 3200R Connector Layout
ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO FibreBridge Installation & Operation Manual - 50 - ATTO Technology, Inc. Figure C-3 ATTO FibreBridge 3200R Connector Layout
Page 56 - Appendix D: Fibre Channel Resources
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 C...
Page 57 - Appendix E: Fibre Channel Accessories; FC Rack Enclosures with Power Supplies; MIAs
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. Contactan ATTO Technology authorized sales representative to ...