Chapter 3 Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces

Information About Fibre Channel Interfaces

Table 3-8

Dedicated Rate Mode Bandwidth Reservation for Generation 3 Fibre Channel

 

Modules

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum

 

 

 

 

Dedicated

Allowed Ports

 

 

 

Product Name/

Bandwidth

That Can Come

 

Part Number

 

Description

per Port

Up

Ports in Shared Mode

 

 

 

 

 

DS-X9224-96K9

24-port 8-Gbps

8 Gbps

8 Ports

All the remaining ports

 

 

Fibre Channel

 

 

are 8 Gbps shared.

 

 

4 Gbps

24 Ports

 

 

switching module

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DS-X9248-96K9

48-port 8-Gbps

8 Gbps

8 Ports

All the remaining ports

 

 

Fibre Channel

 

 

are 8 Gbps shared.

 

 

4 Gbps

24 Ports

 

 

switching module

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Gbps

48 Ports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DS-X9248-48K9

4/44-port 8-Gbps

8 Gbps

4 Ports

All the remaining ports

 

 

Host-Optimized

 

 

are 4 Gbps shared (8 Gbps

 

 

4 Gbps

12 Ports

 

 

Fibre Channel

of bandwidth can be

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Gbps

24 Ports

 

 

switching module

provided only to one port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Gbps

48 Ports

per port group in

 

 

 

 

 

dedicated or shared rate

 

 

 

 

 

mode).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port Speed

 

 

The port speed on an interface, combined with the rate mode, determines the amount of shared resources

 

 

available to the ports in the port group on a 48-port, 24-port 4-Gbps, or any 8-Gbps Fibre Channel

 

 

switching module. Especially in the case of dedicated rate mode, the port group resources are reserved

 

 

even though the bandwidth is not used. For example, on Generation 2 modules, if an interface is

 

 

configured for autosensing (auto) and dedicated rate mode, then 4 Gbps of bandwidth is reserved even

 

 

though the maximum operating speed is 2 Gbps. For the same interface, if autosensing with a maximum

 

 

speed of 2 Gbps (auto max 2000) is configured, then only 2 Gbps of bandwidth is reserved and the

 

 

unused 2 Gbps is shared with the other interface in the port group.

 

 

 

Note

The Generation 2, 4-port 10-Gbps switching module supports 10-Gbps traffic only.

 

 

On Generation 2, 4-Gbps modules, setting the port speed to auto enables autosensing, which

 

 

negotiates to a maximum speed of 4 Gbps.

 

 

On Generation 3, 8-Gbps modules, setting the port speed to auto enables autosensing, which

 

 

negotiates to a maximum speed of 8 Gbps.

 

 

On Generation 4, 8-Gbps modules, setting the port speed to auto enables autosensing, which

 

 

negotiates to a maximum speed of 8 Gbps.

 

 

 

Dynamic Bandwidth Management

On port switching modules where bandwidth is shared, the bandwidth available to each port within a port group can be configured based on the port rate mode and speed configurations. Within a port group, some ports can be configured in dedicated rate mode while others operate in shared mode.

 

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Cisco Systems DSC9148D8G48PK9 manual Port Speed, Dynamic Bandwidth Management, Negotiates to a maximum speed of 4 Gbps