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Optional brocade features

Optional Brocade features include:

Advanced Performance Monitoring

Enables more effective end-to-end SAN performance analysis to enhance performance tuning,

increase productivity, optimize resource utilization, and reduce costs.

Extended Fabrics

Supports the reliable, high-speed connectivity of Brocade switches over dark fiber or Dense

Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) equipment at distances up to 500 kilometers to enhance

business continuance operations.

Fabric Watch

Continuously monitors SAN fabrics for potential faults based on thresholds set for a variety of

SAN fabric elements and events—automatically alerting administrators to potential problem s

before they become costly failures.

ISL Trunking

Optimizes the performance and availability of SAN fabrics while simplifying ISL management.

Two 4 Gbit/sec Brocade switches can automatically group up to eight ISLs into a single logical

“trunk,” with a total throughput of up to 32 Gbit/sec.

Other industry resources

For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 Web site. This Web site

provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre

Channel, storage management, as well as other applications:

http://www.t11.org

For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association Web

site:

http://www.fibrechannel.org

Getting technical help

Contact your SAN I/O Module support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support,

including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information

available:

1. General Information

•Technical Support contract number, if applicable

•SAN I/O Module model

•SAN I/O Module operating system version

•Error numbers and messages received

•supportSave command output

•Detailed description of the problem and specific questions

Contents

Main Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Document History Hardware Reference Manual 53-1000571-01 New document November 2007 Title Publication Number Summary of Changes Date Contents About this document Chapter 1 Introducing the SAN I/O Module Chapter 2 Configuring the SAN I/O Module Chapter 3 Operating the SAN I/O Module Appendix A SAN I/O Module specifications Index About this document How this document is organized Supported hardware and software Whats new in this document Document conventions Text formatting Notes, attention, caution, and danger Additional information Brocade resources Optional brocade features Other industry resources Getting technical help Document feedback Page Introducing the SAN I/O Module Dual function and access gateway configurations - Determining module configuration Features Full Fabric Switch mode Access Gateway mode Ports on Demand (POD) Hardware Description 56 Port side FIGURE 1 TABLE 1 Nonport side FIGURE 3 3 Labeling SFPs ISL trunking groups Optional features Full Fabric Switch Mode Access Gateway Mode Unpacking and installing the SAN I/O Module Cabling guidelines Configuring the SAN I/O Module Items required Modify the SAN I/O Module IP address Using the SAN I/O Module CLI to set the IP address Task 1: Establish a terminal session with the SAN I/O Module Using the CMC CLI to set the IP address Using the CMC GUI to set the IP address FIGURE 4 Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the Ethernet network Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the fabric Page Changing from Fabric Switch mode to Access Gateway mode Notes Web Tools Command Line Interface Changing from Access Gateway Mode to Fabric Switch Mode Notes Activating Ports on Demand (POD) Activating ports with a POD license Connecting to the SAN I/O Module Using Web Tools Operating the SAN I/O Module Interoperability Port negotiation Operating system support Accessing the SAN I/O Module TABLE 2 TABLE 3 Interpreting POST results Interpreting LED activity Interpreting LED activity Each SAN I/O Module uses LEDs to indicate status. These LEDs are shown in Figure5. FIGURE 5 TABLE 4 Location Indicator Color Operation Removing and replacing the SAN I/O Module TABLE 4 FIGURE 6 Appendix A SAN I/O Module specifications Access Gateway Mode default port mapping Processor and memory specifications Weight and physical dimensions Weight and physical dimensions Table 6 lists the weight and physical dimensions of the SAN I/O Module. Facility requirements TABLE 6 Dimension Measurements Architectural specification Supported HBAs Fibre Channel standards compliance TABLE 8 Regulatory compliance FCC warning (US only) MIC Statement (Republic of Korea) VCCI statement (Japan) Page CE statement Canadian requirements Laser compliance Environmental regulation compliance China RoHS Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) Disclaimer TS/HS Dual Language Sheet Environmental regulation compliance A Regulatory certifications CHINAROHS /(HS/TS) TABLE 9 Country Safety specification EMC specification Environmental regulation compliance TABLE 9 Country Safety specification EMC specification Index F