Open-systems host attachment with Fibre Channel adapters

You can attach a storage system to an open-systems host with Fibre Channel adapters.

The storage system supports SAN speeds of up to 32 Gbps with the current 32 Gbps host adapters. The storage system detects and operates at the greatest available link speed that is shared by both sides of the system.

Fibre Channel technology transfers data between the sources and the users of the information. Fibre Channel connections are established between Fibre Channel ports that reside in I/O devices, host systems, and the network that interconnects them. The network consists of elements like switches, bridges, and repeaters that are used to interconnect the Fibre Channel ports.