Thanks Jason, I was sure their had to be alternatives, though I hadn't gotten as far as researching the options because of, well...the "blame game" thing Tim brought and the introduction introducing yet another third party product into the mix. Ugh! :-) But I do very much appreciate the lead to one of the options and also good to know of a reference. - Al >>> On 6/9/2006 at 12:59 pm, in message <[log in to unmask]>, jason justman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > just FYI, you can generally find FC->scsi converters for gear, e.g.: > > http://www.crossroads.com/Products/StorageRouters/Crossroads6240.asp > googling turns up a vendor here: > http://www.sanspot.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=168 > > of course, i'm partial to storagetek (now that they are owned by sun), > but you can find a 4 port LVD for price point that is more economical > than 3800 for a single interface card.. especially if you need to bring > in DR gear in a spur of your FC network off-site. > > j > > Al Bray wrote: