The FC configuration using SFP or optical connectors is used for implementations, where the Oracle FS System has FC SAN network connectivity. The FC configuration provides an FC SAN data path between the Oracle FS System and the Oracle MaxRep Replication Engine. The FC SAN data path is the primary data path for data transfers between the Oracle FS System and the Replication Engine. The Replication Engine is connected to the customer’s LAN using 1 Gb/s or 10 Gb/s optical connections.
The FC configuration using SFP or optical connectors requires three 10 Gb/s SFP HBAs and two 8 Gb/s FC HBAs to be installed in the PCIe slots of the Replication Engine in addition to the standard SAS RAID controller. The following figure indicates the HBAs that must be installed on the Replication Engine PCIe slots for the redundant FC configuration using SFP or optical connectors.
Figure 1: HBA ports for FC configuration using SFP or optical connectors
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1 Slot 1: SAS RAID controller HBA 4 Slot 4: 10 Gb/s SFP HBA 2 Slot 2: 10 Gb/s SFP HBA 5 Slot 5: 10 Gb/s SFP HBA 3 Slot 3: 8 Gb/s FC HBA 6 Slot 6: 8 Gb/s FC HBA