Fibre Channel (FC) Bridges and Routers

Crossroads Fibre Channel (FC) Storage Bridges and Routers provide seamless, reliable connectivity and protocol conversion from the FC Storage Area Network (SAN) to tape and disk storage devices. Our proven technology brings the best-of-class data accessibility, device management, system performance and security functionality required by today’s enterprise SANs.

What value do Crossroads Bridges provide to my SAN?

Crossroads Bridges provide value by extending the useful life of SCSI storage resources, and aggregating device ports to save on switch port expenses. They are simple to deploy (via either rack or desktop), manage (using CLI or Ethernet interface options) and support (with field updateable firmware). Crossroads bridges add reliability to SANs by detecting and tracking path readiness and network event errors and reporting configuration issues and conflicts.

Why upgrade to a Crossroads Router?

Crossroads Routers include industry-leading functionality to enhance the management, performance and security of enterprise SANs. Crossroads Visual Manager (CVM), a web-based management console, provides “point and click” access to status information and management settings and adds a comprehensive suite of troubleshooting utilities, traces and event logs. SAN performance is enhanced using configurable buffered tape writes and inquiry caching. With Crossroads patented Router Management Interface (RMI) technology, storage resources are securely allocated and up to eight custom device maps are supported. Dynamic mapping allows device maps to be updated without rebooting the router.

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