SFP Properties panel

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SFP Properties panel

The SFP Properties panel enables you to display the properties that are associated with a selected small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver.

NOTE

Brocade 804 mezzanine cards connect to the embedded switch modules or embedded interconnect modules on the Blade System chassis by way of an internal backplane and therefore, no optical modules (SFPs) are involved. With the exception of no SFPs, the Brocade 804 mezzanine FC HBA card functions the same as the other Brocade HBAs.

Opening the properties panel

1.Select a port in the device tree.

2.Click the SFP tab in the right pane.

NOTE

Only Brocade-branded SFPs are supported with the 8 Gbps FC HBA.

Fields and components

Field

Description

 

 

Port Technology

 

 

 

SFP Supported

The name of the supported SFP.

 

 

Connector Type

The type of port connector; for example, LC. SC, or Cu (copper cable).

 

 

Transceiver

The type of transceiver; for example, XFP or GBIC.

 

 

Media

The type of media for the transceiver; for example, single mode.

 

 

Speed

The port speed. Options for the 8 Gbps HBA (825 and 815) are

 

2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 8 Gbps (1 Gbps not supported). Port speed

 

options for the 4 Gbps HBA (425 and 415) and the mezzanine card

 

(804) are 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 8 Gbps.

 

 

Extended Information

 

 

 

Identifier

The identifier for the extended link.

 

 

Encoding

Displays how the extended link is encoded, for example, 8B10B.

 

 

Baud Rate

The transmission rate, roughly equivalent to the number of bits per

 

second.

 

 

Length 9u

The length of the single-mode fiber optic cable, used in situations

 

where gigabit performance is not required (for distances greater

 

than 100 meters).

 

 

Length 50u

The length of the fiber optic cable (for distances greater than 10

 

meters).

 

 

Length 62.5u

The length of the fiber optic cable (for distances greater than 10

 

meters).

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