Fibre Channel—Standard Port Types
Fibre Channel ports are intelligent interface points on the Fibre Channel SAN. They are found embedded in various devices, such as an I/O adapter, array or tape controller, and switched fabric.
When a server or storage device communicates, the interface point acts as the initiator or target for the connection. The server or storage device issues SCSI commands, which the interface point formats to be sent to the target device. These ports understand Fibre Channel. The Fibre Channel switch recognizes which type of device is attaching to the SAN and configures the ports accordingly. Figure 6-32 portrays the various ...
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