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Services Modules
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m .
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Figure 37-1 FCIP Scenarios
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Figure 37-2 iSCSI Scenarios
iqn.host-2
iSCSI
iqn.host-1
iSCSI
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide
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FCIP—FCIP transports Fibre Channel frames transparently over an IP network between two Cisco
MDS 9000 Family switches or other FCIP standards-compliant devices.
IPS module is used in different FCIP scenarios.
FC
Fabric
IP
network
FC
Fabric
iSCSI—The IPS module provides IP hosts access to Fibre Channel storage devices. The IP host
sends SCSI commands encapsulated in iSCSI protocol data units (PDUs) to a Cisco MDS 9000
Family switch IPS port over a TCP/IP connection. At this point, the commands are routed from an
IP network into a Fibre Channel network and forwarded to the intended target.
the iSCSI scenarios in which the IPS module is used.
IP
IP-10.1.1.1
network
pWWW - P1
"Control" TCP
connection
"Data" TCP
connection
FC
Fabric
FC
pWWW - P3
Fibre
channel
fabric
Chapter 37
Configuring IP Storage
Figure 37-1
shows how the
Figure 37-2
pWWW - P2
OL-6973-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
depicts
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