Cisco Systems DSC9148D8G48PK9 manual Dedicated Rate Mode Configurations for the 8-Gbps Modules

Chapter 3 Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces

Information About Fibre Channel Interfaces

All ports in 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switching modules where bandwidth is shared support

1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, 4-Gbps, or 8 Gbps traffic. However, it is possible to configure one or more ports in a port group to operate in dedicated rate mode with 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, 4-Gbps, or 8 Gbps operating speed.

All ports in 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules where bandwidth is shared support 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, or 4-Gbps traffic. However, it is possible to configure one or more ports in a port group to operate in dedicated rate mode with 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, or 4-Gbps operating speed.

All ports in the 32-Port or 48-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel modules where bandwidth is shared support 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, 4-Gbps, or 8-Gbps traffic in a maximum or 32 or 48 ports.

All ports in the 48-Port and 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules where bandwidth is shared support 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, 4-Gbps, or 8-Gbps traffic.

In the 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel switching module, all the ports where bandwidth is shared support 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, 4-Gbps in a maximum of 44 ports, or 8 Gbps in a maximum of 4 ports.

Dedicated Rate Mode Configurations for the 8-Gbps Modules

Table 3-7shows the maximum possible dedicated rate mode configuration scenarios for the Generation 4 Fibre Channel modules.

Table 3-7	Dedicated Rate Mode Bandwidth Reservation for Generation 4 Fibre Channel
	Modules
				Maximum
			Dedicated	Allowed Ports
		Product Name/	Bandwidth	That Can Come
Part Number		Description	per Port	Up	Ports in Shared Mode
DS-X9248-256K9		48-port 8-Gbps	10 Gbps	24 Ports	All the remaining ports
		Advanced Fibre			are 8 Gbps shared.
			8 Gbps	32 Ports
		Channel switching
			4 Gbps	48 Ports
		module
			2 Gbps	48 Ports
			1 Gbps	48 Ports
DS-X9232-256K9		32-port 8-Gbps	10 Gbps	24 Ports	All the remaining ports
		Advanced Fibre			are 8 Gbps shared.
			8 Gbps	32 Ports
		Channel switching
			4 Gbps	32 Ports
		module
			2 Gbps	32 Ports
			1 Gbps	32 Ports

Table 3-8shows the maximum possible dedicated rate mode configuration scenarios for the Generation 3 Fibre Channel modules.

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