ACRONYMS / GLOSSARIES |
CISCO & IOS |
Ethernet |
Fast Ethernet |
FATA |
FC - Fibre Channel Overview |
FC Glossary |
FC INFO |
FC-AL |
Fibre Channel Companies |
FCIP |
FCoE - Fibre Channel over Ethernet|
FCP - Fibre Channel Protocol |
FCP-2 |
FCP-3 |
FC-SP |
Fibre Channel Test Tools |
Fibre Optics |
FICON |
10 Gigabit Ethernet |
Gigabit Ethernet |
HBAs |
8 Gbps HBAs |
16 Gbps HBAs |
iFCP |
iSCSI |
Other Information |
Other Resources |
RAID |
Reference Books |
REFERENCES |
SAS |
SATA |
SCSI |
SFF - Small Form Factor |
SFP |
Fiber Optics
Fiber Optics
Fiber Optic Cable Tutorial
Fiber Optic History
www.fiber-optics.info
The Fiber Optic Association
FIBRE CHANNEL, Overview
Fibre Channel - Wikipedia
Fibre Channel Overview
Fibre Channel devices put you in touch with large stores of off-site data
FC Installation, configuring and maintaining - QLogic
Government Computer News - Fibre Channel
SAS and FCP Comparison
Fibre Channel TROUBLESHOOTING in PCs
Why there is FCIP and iFCP?
Fibre Channel Glossary - ATTO
Fibre Channel - Mapping to HIPPI-FP (FC-FP)
See also FIBRE CHANNEL BOOKS (search for "fibre & fc")
Fibre Channel (FC)
FC GUIDE
Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA)
CERN Fibre Channel Homepage
Emulex Fibre Channel Products HomePage
InterOperability Laboratory Consortiums **
TC T11 - which standardizes Fibre Channel (FC) HIPPI & IPI interfacesFIBRE CHANNEL COMPANIES
Brocade
QLogic Fibre Channel Adapters
See also FIBRE CHANNEL BOOKS (search for "fibre & fc")
FC-AL
Currently (9/2005) 2 Gbit w/2000 MB/s Bandwidth
FC-AL - answers
FC-AL - scroll down to SCSI interface overview table
FCoE - Fibre Channel over Ethernet
FCoE (developed at ANSI T-11) would insert
FC information Ethernet packets, and would work best with 10 Gibabit Ethernet.
FCoE seems to be of limited use, targeted for low-end storage.
However other FCoE players see FCoE targeting low to mid-range storage.
FCoE - Storage vendors propose FC over Ethernet standard - 4/2007
FCoE: An Additional Mapping for FC-BB-5
The uncomfortable marriage of Fibre Channel and iSCSI — Storage Soup
Chuck's Blog: Why FCoE Works For Me
The Storage Architect: AoE/FCoE/iSCSI
FCoE - "marketing fluff"???
FCoE: The Latest Standard We Don't Need - Storage & Servers - Network ...
FCoE - Storage @ Work - Marc Farley's Blog
Catfight over FCoE
A single protocol in your SAN? | InfoWorld | Column | 2007-04-13
FCoE: Fibre Channel's Last Stand? - Topix
RE: [Ips] Recent comments about FCoE and iSCSI
RE: FW: [Ips] Recent comments about FCoE and iSCSI
FCP - Fibre Channel Protocol
Fibre Channel Protocol - Revision 12
SAS and FCP Comparison
FCP2 - Fibre Channel Protocol
SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol - 2 (FCP-2) Rev 8
FCP3 - Fibre Channel Protocol
SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol - 3 (FCP-3)
FC-SP - (Fibre Channel - Security Protocol)
What is FC-SP (Fibre Channel - Security Protocol)?
FIBRE CHANNEL TEST TOOLS
Ancot FC Test Hardware - NOW OWNED BY Catalyst Enterprises, Inc.
Finisar FC Testers & Transceivers - I've used this one
SCSI & Fibre Channel Test Tools
Hardware Testing and Test Tools
FICON - IBM's FICON (FC-SB-2)
FICON is the (IBM) Fibre Channel version of ESCON.
What's FICON?
FICON promises speed boost for mainframe connections, backup
FICON goes native
HBA - Host Bus Adapter (FC)
HBAs are used in Host/Server computers to convert data
storage IO and commands to and from Fibre Channel (FC). The storage industry
standard is currently HBAs that run at 4 Gbps, with 8 Gbps and 16 Gbps
HBAs on the horizon. Previously, the industry used 1 and 2 Gbps HBAs.
8 Gbps HBAs
QLogic “scoops” Emulex with 8 Gbps FC announcement — Storage Soup
Brocade talks 8 Gbit, but is mum on new director
Experts say Brocade's move into the HBA business could lower pricing across
The next big push for port speeds is 8 Gbps, but it's not quite ready yet
In short order, the company plans to expand into 8 Gbps and 10 Gbps
16 Gbps HBAs
Stay tuned...
iFCP - is a gateway to gateway protocol for providing FC fabric services to FC
end devices over a TCP/IP network. Like FCIP & iSCSI, iFCP uses TCP for
congestion control, error detection and recovery. Can be used IN PLACE OF
FC fabrics to provide a more integrated IP storage solution.
iFCP, FCIP and iSCSI in IP Storage
The differences between iFCP and FCIP?
iSCSI Review - iFCP
iSNS
Internet Storage Name Service
iSCSI Review - digit-life
REFERENCE BOOKS
A subset of My Recommended Technical Books (click here)
Benner, Alan F.
Fibre Channel: Gigabit Communications and I/O for Computer Networks
McGraw $ 90 0-07-005669-2
Clark, Tom
IP SANs: A Guide to iSCSI, iFCP, and FCIP Protocols
for Storage Area Networks.
SW $45 0-201-75277-8
Kembel, Robert W.
Comprehensive Introduction to Fibre Channel
Solution Technology (requires $1200 course) 0-931836-83-2
Kembel, Robert W.
In-Depth Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop
Solution Technology (requires $1200 course) 0-931836-81-6
Stai, Jeffrey D.
The Fibre Channel Bench Reference
ENDL Publications, $ 160 1-879936-17-8
OTHER RESOURCES - Caveat Emptor
OTHER INFORMATION