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Overview 2 Chapter Overview This chapter contains information on the following: ■ Choosing the Right Configuration on page 32 ■ Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Addressing on page 35 ■ Host Device Configuration on page 36 ■ SCSI Addressing on page 37 ■ Buffered Tape Writes on page 38 ■ Fibre Channel-to-SCSI Mode on page 39 ■ Address Mapping on page 40 ■ Configuration Methods on page 44 The bridge can be configured through one of several user interfaces: ■ Over a Serial port via a terminal or terminal emulation utility ■ Over Ethernet via a Telnet utility, or Internet Web browser Before configuring the bridge, a basic understanding of Fibre Channel and SCSI devices is recommended. For information on SCSI standards, refer to publications from the X3T10 committee of ANSI (American National Standards Institute). For information on Fibre Channel standards, refer to publications from the X3T11 committee of ANSI. Approved American National Standards and Technical Reports may be purchased from: ANSI, 11 West 42nd Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10036. Sales Department: (212) 642-4900. Chapter Overview 31