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If you want to use a LUSE volume as a command device, you must specify only the first LU as the command
device.
Fibre Channel port attributes
In Fibre Channel environments, you must configure the Fibre Channel topology and set addresses for the
Fibre Channel ports. You can enhance system performance by adjusting the data transfer speed at the
Fibre Channel ports and changing the channel adapter mode.
Fibre Channel topologies
Fibre Channel provides the following topologies:
• Fabric: Uses a fabric switch to connect a large number of devices. Each device has the full bandwidth
of 100 MB/sec.
• FC-AL (Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop): A shared-bandwidth topology that can connect up to 126
devices (AL ports).
• Point-to-point: A simple Fibre Channel topology in which two devices are connected directly.
When configuring the disk array, use LUN Manager to specify whether the hosts and the disk array are
connected by a fabric switch. Also, you must specify FC-AL or point-to-point in the LUN Manager pane. The
default is FC-AL.
If you are using a fabric switch, consult the switch’s documentation to learn whether FC-AL or point-to-point
should be used. Some fabric switches require that you specify point-to-point to get the system running.
Arbitrated loop physical addresses
You will need to set addresses for Fibre Channel ports. When addressing Fibre Channel ports, you can use
AL-PA (arbitrated loop physical address) or loop IDs as the addresses (see Table 4).
Table 4 AL-PA and loop IDs
AL-PA Loop ID AL-PA Loop ID AL-PA Loop ID AL-PA Loop ID
EF 0 B2 32 72 64 3A 96
E81 B13371653997
E42 AE346E663698
E2 3 AD 35 6D 67 35 99
E1 4 AC 36 6C 68 34 100
E0 5 AB 37 6B 69 33 101
DC 6 AA 38 6A 70 32 102
DA 7 A9 39 69 71 31 103
D9 8 A7 40 67 72 2E 104
D6 9 A6 41 66 73 2D 105
D5 10 A5 42 65 74 2C 106
D4 11 A3 43 63 75 2B 107
D3 12 9F 44 5C 76 2A 108
D2 13 9E 45 5A 77 29 109
D1 14 9D 46 59 78 27 110
CE 15 9B 47 56 79 26 111
CD 16 98 48 55 80 25 112
CC 17 97 49 54 81 23 113
CB 18 90 50 53 82 1F 114
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