ATTO Technology 3100, 2100, 2200, 1100, 3200 User Manual

ATTO Technology, Inc.

ATTO BridgeTools

TM

for ATTO FibreBridgeTM 1100, 2100, 3100, 2200, 3200

Installation & Operations Manual

Copyright © 2002 A TTO Technology, Incorporated. All brand or product names are trademarks of their
respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the
expressed wri tte n permission of ATT O Technology, Incorporated.

Jan. 2002.....................................................2.10.....Document Control Number: PRMA–0312-000MD

Contents

1 ATTO FibreBridge supports diverse SAN needs .............................1

2 BridgeTools aids FibreBridge management ....................................3

Glossary

3 Installing the BridgeTools program ..................................................5

Requirements
Installation step by step

4 The BridgeTools graphical interface is ready ..................................7

4.1 FibreBridge connection pages ............................................9

Welcome page
In-Band Fibre Channel connection page
Ethernet connection page
Serial port connection page

4.2 General panel ........................................................................11

4.3 SCSI Port configuration panel .............................................12

4.4 Ethernet port configuration panel .......................................13

4.5 Serial port configuration panel ............................................14

4.6 Firmware updater panel ........................................................15

4.7 Fibre Channel port configuration panel ..............................16

4.8 Mapping panel .......................................................................19

4.9 Events panel ..........................................................................21

4.10 Save/Restore panel .............................................................22

Appendix A Available products and accessories ...............................i

Appendix B How to contact ATTO Technology, Inc. ..........................iii

1 ATTO FibreBridge supports diverse SAN needs

The ATTO FibreBridge

TM

family of products provides a Fibre Channel-to-SCSI bridge available as a
Compact PCI board, a stand alone enclosure that can be fitted for rackmount integration, or a desktop
unit, depending on the model and your needs.

The ATTO FibreBridge family of products share
common forms and functions to provide the most
versatile connectivity options available. Each
product has been engineered to address specific
customer needs. New capabilities are integrated
into products throughout the FibreBridge family
as much as possible, requiring only an upgrade of
firmware to incorporate them into your SAN.
All A TTO FibreBridge models include full duplex

Please refer to the Technical Specifications and
the FibreBridge Installation and Operation
Manual for complete information about your
FibreBridge model.
Exhibit 1-1 provides an overview of the features
and capabilities for current FibreBridge models.
Contact your authorized ATTO representative or
visit ATTO Technology’s website,

www.attotech.com, for additional information.
mode, Class 2 transfers, Intermix transfers and
direct fabric connect capabilities.

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Exhibit 1-1 ATTO Technology Inc. has a complete line of FibreBridge products to fit your needs.

ATTO FibreBridgeTM feature availability matrix

1180E/D 1190E 2200R/D 2300E/R/D 3200R 3300R 4500C/R/D

FC Ports1111113
FC port

number (fp)
FC interface DB9/SC DB9/SC GBIC
Data transfer 1 Gigabit 1 Gigabit 1 Gigabit 2 Gigabit 1 Gigabit 2 Gig abit 1 Gigabit
SCSI ports 1 2 2
SCSI bus

number (sb)
Configuration Board

Error chec king
& correction
memory

Serial
management
interface

000

0 0, 1 0, 1

Board Desktop

Desktop

Rackmount

✓✓ ✓✓✓

✓✓✓✓✓✓✓

0000, 1, 2

SFP GBIC SFP SC

2224

0, 1 0, 1 0, 1 0, 1, 2, 3

Board

Desktop

Rackmount

Rackmount Rackmount Board

Desktop

Rackmount

FibreBridge family

Management
via Telnet/FTP

In-band SCSI
management
interface

Menu
interface

BridgeTools
management
interface

In-band CLI
Serverless

backup

✓✓✓✓✓✓

✓✓✓✓✓✓✓

✓✓✓✓✓✓✓

✓✓ ✓✓✓

✓✓✓✓✓✓✓

✓✓✓✓✓✓✓

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2 BridgeTools aids FibreBridge management

ATTO BridgeToolsTM is a Java-based configuration utility designed to flash firmware and manage the
configuration of your ATTO FibreBridge.

Fibre Channel is a serial communications
technology designed to transfer large amounts of
data between a variety of hardware systems over
long distances. It is a key technology for
applications that require shared, high bandwidth
access to storage.

Fibre Channel provides a logical point-to point
serial channel for the transfer of data between a
buffer at a source device and a buffer at a
destination device. It moves buffer contents from
one port to another, without regard to the format
or meaning of the data so different upper level
protocols are able to run over Fibre Channel
hardware.

The Fibre Channel architecture is structured as a
hierarchica l set of pro tocol laye rs. Def ined with in
these layers are rules for signal interfaces, serial
encoding and decoding, error control, frame
format and communications protocols.

All ATTO FibreBridge models can be used in a
SAN (Storage Area Network) to connect a variety
of Fibre Channel and SCSI devices to meet your
needs.

A SAN is a shared storage architecture connecting
computers and storage devices for online data
access. Each connected system can directly access
any attached storage device. Storage devices
could includ e RA ID, tape backup, ta pe libr a ry,
CD-ROM library or JBOD.

ATTO FibreBridge models provide the interface

between SCSI and Fibre Channel resources in

SANs. Possible configurations depend upon your

current hardware and what you need to do.

The FibreBridge allows parallel SCSI devices to

participate in a Fibre Channel arbitrated loop or

on a fabric. Fibre Channel and SCSI

configurations address devices differently, and the

FibreBridge translates between these addressing

models.

The simplest way to communicate with the A TT O

FibreBridge is to use ATTO BridgeTools, a Java-

based graphical interface configuration utility

designed to fla sh firmwa re and m a nag e the

configuration for all models of the FibreBridge.

BridgeTools detects which FibreBridge model is

available and presents you with the applicable

configuration options.

At the startup, a wizard-type interface will ask

you how you want to communicate with the

ATTO FibreBridge. You can choose between an

in-band connection direct over the Fibre Channel

link, an RS-232 port or an Ethernet port.

A tabbed panel interface presents configuration

parameters in a simple, one-window display.

Message boxes, icons, drop-down boxes, menu

bars and other common graphical constructs will

lead you through the configuration process.

Refer to the ATTO FibreBridge Installation and

Operation Manual for more information about

other methods to manage your FibreBridge.

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Glossary

Some terms used in the Fibre Channel industry are defined below . More information is available through
the F ibre C hannel Industry Assoc iation (www.fibrechannel.com), the Storage Area Networking Industry
Association (www.snia.org) and the Fibre Channel Consortium (www.iol.unh.edu).

Term Definition

fabric A Fibre Channel s witch or two or m ore Fibre Channe l s witche s interconnec ted to

physically transmit data between any two N_Ports on a switch or switches.
failover The substitution of a working system for one which has failed.
FC-AL Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop: A Fibre Channel network in which up to 126

systems and devices are connected in a loop topology, with each transmitter

connecting to the receiver of the device to its logical right. The Fibre Channel

Arbitrated Loop protocol used for transmission is different from Fibre Channel

switche d and point to point prot ocols. Multiple FC-A L loops can be conn ected via

a fabric switch to extend the network.
firmware Software stored in read-only memory (ROM) or programmable ROM (PROM).

Firmware is often resp onsible f or the beha vior of a sy stem when it is fi rst switc hed

on.
F_port A port in the Fibre Channel fabric where a N_port may attach
FL-port A port in the Fibre Channel fabric where a NL_port may attach in an arbitrated

loop

Glossary

initiator device A component which originates a command
LED Light-emitting diode , a type of dio de that emits li ght when current pas ses through

it. Visible LEDs are used as indicator lights on all sorts of electronic devices.
LUN Logical Unit Number: a SCSI or Fibre Channel identifier of a device
NL port a port attached to a node in Fibre Channel arbitrated loop or fabric loop

configurations
N_port a port attached to a node used with point to point or fabric configurations
SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface: a processor-independent standard for

system-le v el interf ac e betw een a compute r and in telligent d e vices i ncluding hard

disks, floppy disks, CD-ROM, printers, scanners, etc.
topology logical layout of the parts of a computer system or network and their

interconnections

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3 Installi ng the BridgeTools program

The installation and startup procedures are the same for all FibreBridge models except for the
configuration pa ne ls .

ATTO FibreBridge models provide the interface
between SCSI and Fibre Channel resources in
SANs. Possible configurations depend upon your
current hardware and what you need to do.
BridgeTools detects which FibreBridge model is
available and presents you with the applicable
configuration options.

Requirements

1 BridgeTools installed on a computer

running any of the approved operating
systems

Windows NT 4.0

✛

Windows 2000

✛

Mac OS 8.X, 9.X and Mac OS X

✛

Solaris 2.7 and 2.8

✛

2 One or more FibreBridge models.
3 Java Virtual Machine software
4 Any of the following three connections

between your computer and one or more
FibreBridge:

One Fibre Channel host adapter connected

✛

to the FibreBridge with a Fibre Channel cable
(ATTO ExpressPCI FC HBA is recommended).

An RS-232 null modem serial cable

✛

connected between your computer and the
FibreBridge.

An Ethernet connection between your

✛

computer and the FibreBridge. A direct
connection requires a crossover cable.

Refer to the FibreBridge installation and
operation manual for complete instructions on
how to access the FibreBridge.

Installation step by step

Windows NT 4.0 & Windows 2000

1 Place the ATTO BridgeTools CD in the CD

drive. An installation wizard will guide
installation.

2 Choose a location for program files

installation. The default location is

C:\Program Files\BridgeTools.

“Choose” button to select an alternative
location.

3 The installer will ask where you want a

shortcut. Choices include:

New Program Group
Existing Program Group
Start Menu
Desktop
Other
No Shortcut Icon

4 Java Virtual Machine software is required

BridgeTools execution. If it is already
installed, select it to run BridgeTools. If Jav a
VM software is not already installed, select
the option to have the installer pr ogram load
the Java software from the BridgeTools CD.

5 The installer will set up Prog ram Gr oup and

load necessary files. A message will appear
indicating completion.

Click the

Note: An uninstaller program can be found in
the Program Group.

Macintosh

1 Place ATTO BridgeTools CD in CD drive.

Double click on the installation program and
an installation wizard will guide installation.

2 Choose a location for program files

installation. The default location is to create
a

BridgeTools

folder on the Macintosh drive. Click the
“Choose” button to select an alternative
location.

3 The installer will ask you to select where to

create an alias. Choices include:

Apple Menu
Desktop
Other
Create no alias

folder within the Applications

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4 The installer will set up Program Group and

load necessary files. A message will appear
indicating completion.

Note: An uninstaller program can be found in
the Pro gr a m Group.

5 Java Virtual Machine software, built in to the

Mac OS, is required for BridgeTools to
execute. An updated version is f ound on the
BridgeTools CD.

Sun Solaris

Unix platform operation of BridgeTools requires
general UNIX shell experience. You must have a
Java 2 runtime en vironment installed and running
before attempting to install BridgeTools. Java
runtime environments for certain platforms are on
the BridgeTo ols CD. Java 2 environments are also
available on the Internet at java.sun.com. The
latest versions of Solaris include Java 2.

1 T ype java –version from a command shell to

determine if Java is installed. A version of

or later should be reported if it is

1.2.0

installed. If not, you must install Java and
add it to your path.

2 Log in.

Note: Being root is not required to install and
operate BridgeTools.

3 Place A TTO BridgeT ools CD in CD drive. The

CD will automatically appear on the screen.

4Open folders

to the instdata/unix/solaris direct or y.
Double click on the
installer.

instdata, unix

bt200.bin

and

file to start the

solaris

to get

5 Click OK on the SUN execution options

window. An installation wizard will
automatically appear to guide installation.

6 Choose a location for program files

installation. The default location is the home
directory. Click the
an alternative location.

7 The installer will ask you where to create a

link. Choices include:

Home folder
Other
Create no link

8 Java Virtual Machine software is required

for BridgeT ools to execute. The installer will
search your system to see if a compatible
version of Java VM software is already
installed. If it is installed on your system,
select this software to run BridgeTools. If
not, an updated version is found on the
BridgeTools CD.

9 The installer will set up Prog ram Gr oup and

load necessary files. A message will appear
indicating completion.

10 From a command shell, go to the directory

where you installed BridgeTools and untar
the

start.tar

create a file called
will have the proper permissions to run
BridgeTools with a Java 2 virtual machine.

11 Type

file by typing

startBridgeTools

Choose

startBridgeTools.

button to select

tar –xf start.tar

to launch the program.

to

The file

Note: An uninstaller program can be found in
the Program Group.

Installing the program

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