The 2109-S16 is a SAN switch. You connect 2108's, devices with native fibre
support, and/or servers to the switch.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Bach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: SAN Data Gateway
> Are 2109-S16 supported?
> Jeff Bach
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Thompson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 2:54 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: SAN Data Gateway
>
> Notice that you have the Routers 2108-R03 and the initial
> post was for the gateway model 2108-G07.
>
> The 2108-R03 are suppported, the 2108-G07 are not.
>
> James Thompson
>
> >From: "Caffey, Jeff L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: SAN Data Gateway
> >Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 13:42:42 -0500
> >
> >Not supported...?!?!? Ours works great!
> >
> >We use this to connect our LTO drives to our SAN:
> >IBM 2108-R03 SAN Data Gateway Routers (3)
> >IBM 3584 LTO Ultrium Ultra-Scalable Tape Library (1 library w/5
> SCSI
> >drives)
> >McData ED-5000 Director Class Fibre Channel Switch (1)
> >
> >All we had to do is create an "LTO Zone" on the switch. The only
> things in
> >that zone are the three SAN Data Gateway Routers and three of the
> four
> >Fibre
> >Channel Adapters on our TSM server (RS/6000 H80). The other FCA
> in the
> >TSM
> >server goes to the ED-5000, but it's outside the "LTO Zone".
> Instead of
> >seeing the LTO drives, it sees our Shark...
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >Jeff Caffey
> >Enterprise Systems Programmer
> >(AIX & Storage Administrator)
> >Pier 1 imports, Inc. - Information Services
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >From: Rosetti, Bill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 11:23 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: SAN Data Gateway
> >
> >The SAN Data Gateway does not support the LTO. According to IBM
> you
> >need the SAN Data Router.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Caffey, Jeff L. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 7:53 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: SAN Data Gateway
> >
> >
> >I have experience with McData (rather than Brocade) SAN
equipment,
> but
> >my
> >first guess would be a ZONING issue within the SAN software on
the
> >Brocade
> >switch. Our 2108's know nothing about what kind of equipment our
> SAN
> >has.
> >In fact, our 2108's, our IBM Shark, and all of the individual
Fibre
> >Channel
> >clients are all completely unaware of the McData equipment in the
> >middle.
> >All they see is the SCSI equipment at the other end (in their
> zone).
> >Some
> >servers see disk (from the Shark), some see tape drives (from our
> LTO
> >library), and our TSM server sees both.
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >Jeff Caffey
> >Enterprise Systems Programmer
> >(AIX & Storage Administrator)
> >Pier 1 imports, Inc. - Information Services
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Voice: (817) 252-6222
> >Fax: (817) 252-7299
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >From: Van Ruler, Ruud R SSI-ISES-31
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 10:12 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: SAN Data Gateway
> >
> >Hi
> >
> >We have a SAN Data Gateway 2108-G07 installed.
> >An AIX server is connected through a brocade SAN switch to the
SAN
> Data
> >Gateway. Connected to this Gateway are 4 LTO devices.
> >We seem to have installed the 2108-G07 ok , but nevertheless the
> LTO
> >drives
> >can not be "seen" from the AIX server !!!!!!?
> >any ideas ??????
> >
> >Does this brocade switch needs to be identified on the SAN Data
> Gateway
> >(via
> >StorWatch - SAN Data Gateway Specialist software) and the AIX
> server as
> >well ???
> >any additional comments ??
> >
> >thanks in advance
> >
> >
> >
> >Ruud van Ruler, Shell Services International BV - ISES/31
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> >
> R.vanRuler
>
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