[Info-vax] RX4640 and Fibre channels

[vaxinf at chemie.uni-konstanz.de]

Am Donnerstag, 22. März 2012 16:41:37 UTC+1 schrieb Joukj:
> Jilly wrote:
> > 
> > "Joukj" <joukj at hrem.nano.tudelft.nl> wrote in message 
> > news:jkeid0$ep5$1 at speranza.aioe.org...
> >> MG wrote:
> >>> On 21-3-2012 21:06, Kari Uusimäki wrote:
> >>>> FC loop topology isn't supported on VMS - only Fabric.
> >>>> I doubt you'll ever get that setup to work.
> >>>
> >>> FC-AL indeed isn't, as far as I read, but this should be a
> >>> point-to-point setup; one enclosure (providing two channels)
> >>> and one controller, directly connected to each other.
> >>>
> >>>  - MG
> >>
> >> correct, this is the set-up
> > 
> > Not supported and will not work on VMS.  VMS requires the use of fibre 
> > switches.
> is it somewhere documented what type of switches are supported?
> 
> 
>                Jouk

Unsupported but working:

MSA1000 & Compaq Six Port Fabric switch

Eberhard