Cisco Systems SN 5428 Saw User Manual


 
Chapter 1 Product Overview
SN 5428 Basic Description
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Cisco SN 5428 Storage Router Hardware Installation Guide
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SN 5428 Basic Description
The SN 5428 Storage Router is a 1U rack-mountable chassis (see Figure 1-1) that
provides IP hosts with access to Fibre Channel storage through an IP network.
Figure 1-1 SN 5428 Storage Router Chassis
The storage router provides IP hosts with access to Fibre Channel storage as if the
IP hosts were directly attached to the storage. (See Figure 1-2.) For more
information about the types of storage access available with the SN 5428 Storage
Router, see the SN 5428 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide and other
related documentation.
Figure 1-2 IP Hosts Accessing Storage Through the SN 5428 Storage Router
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FC storage as if it
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