The FC3171 8 Gb SAN pass-thru module provides a fully interoperable solution that can integrate Fibre Channel initiators with any existing external fabric.
The FC3171 pass-thru module operates in transparent mode and uses industry-standard Node port ID virtualization (NPIV) technology to present initiators directly to the external fabric, without using Expansion port (E_port) or consuming a Fibre Channel domain ID. In transparent mode, the external fabric management is not affected by the FC3171 pass-thru module, so administrative complexity and cost is eliminated. The FC3171 pass-thru module provides twenty 8/4 Gb Fibre channel ports that are configured as fourteen internal ports and six external ports.
The following documentation
is available for this pass-thru module:
Flex System FC3171
8Gb SAN Pass-thru User's Guide, Second edition- Flex
System Network Devices Basic Troubleshooting Information, Seventh
edition
- Flex System FC3171
8Gb SAN Pass-thru Quick Tools User's Guide
- Flex System FC3171
8Gb SAN Pass-thru Command Line Interface User's Guide
- Flex System FC3171
8Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thru CIM Agent Reference Guide
- Flex System FC3171
8Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thru Event Message Reference Guide
- Flex System FC3171
8Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thru Simple Network Management Protocol Reference
Guide