Are 2109-S16 supported?
Jeff Bach
Home Office Open Systems Engineering
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

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        -----Original Message-----
        From:   James Thompson [SMTP:mezron AT HOTMAIL DOT COM]
        Sent:   Monday, May 21, 2001 2:54 PM
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        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." <jlcaffey AT PIER1 DOT COM>
        >Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
        >To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        >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
        >jlcaffey AT pier1 DOT com
        >Voice: (817) 252-6222
        >Fax:   (817) 252-7299
        >
        >  -----Original Message-----
        >From:   Rosetti, Bill [mailto:BROSETTI AT COMPUCOM DOT COM]
        >Sent:   Monday, May 21, 2001 11:23 AM
        >To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        >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:jlcaffey AT PIER1 DOT COM]
        >Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 7:53 AM
        >To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        >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
        >jlcaffey AT pier1 DOT com
        >Voice: (817) 252-6222
        >Fax:   (817) 252-7299
        >
        >  -----Original Message-----
        >From:   Van Ruler, Ruud R SSI-ISES-31
        >[mailto:Ruud.R.vanRuler AT IS.SHELL DOT COM]
        >Sent:   Monday, May 21, 2001 10:12 AM
        >To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        >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
        >Our Central Data Storage Management home page:
        >http://sww2.shell.com/cdsm/
        > > Room 1B/G01
        > > Dokter van Zeelandstraat 1, 2285 BD Leidschendam NL
        >Tel : +31 (0)70 - 3034644, Fax 4011, Mobile +31 (0)6-55127646
        >Email Internet: ruud.r.vanruler AT is.shell DOT com
        >                           rvanruler AT hotmail DOT com
        >
        >
R.vanRuler

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