Cisco Systems MDS 9200 Series manual 14/2-Port Multiprotocol Services Module, 1-23

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Services Modules

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LEDs on the 18/4-Port Multiservice Module

Table 1-6describes the LEDs for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18/4-Port Multiservice module.

Table 1-6		LEDs for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18/4-Port Multiservice Modules
LED	Status		Description
Status	Green		All diagnostics pass. The module is operational (normal
			initialization sequence).
	Orange		One of the following occurs or occurred:
			• The module is booting or running diagnostics (normal
			initialization sequence).
			• The inlet air temperature of the system exceeded the
			maximum system operating temperature limit (a minor
			environmental warning). To ensure maximum product
			life, you should immediately correct the environmental
			temperature and restore the system to normal operation.
	Red		One of the following occurred:
			• The diagnostic test failed. The module is not operational
			because a fault occurred during the initialization
			sequence.
			• The inlet air temperature of the system exceeded the safe
			operating temperature limits of the card (a major
			environmental warning). The card shut down to prevent
			permanent damage.
Link	Solid		Link is up.
	green
	Solid		Link is disabled by software.
	yellow
	Flashing		A fault condition exists.
	yellow
	Off		No link.

14/2-Port Multiprotocol Services Module

The 14/2-port Multiprotocol Services (MPS-14/2) module provides 14 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Fibre Channel autosensing ports and two 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports for iSCSI and FCIP over Gigabit Ethernet. The MPS-14/2 module supports the intelligent features available on other modules, including VSANs, security, and traffic management.

The 14 1-Gbps/2-Gbps autosensing Fibre Channel ports (labeled 1 through 14) are best used for applications requiring high bandwidth; for example, Inter-Switch Link (ISL) connections between switches and high-performance host or storage controllers. Each Fibre Channel port supports a sustained data rate of up to 2 Gbps in each direction.

The Cisco MDS 9216 Switch supports one MPS-14/2 module. The two Gigabit Ethernet ports (labeled 1 and 2) provide 1-Gbps throughput for IP services, including iSCSI and FCIP over Gigabit Ethernet. The MPS-14/2 also supports hardware-based encryption and compression for these Gigabit Ethernet ports. This hardware-based encryption handles the computationally intensive IPsec feature for IP services.

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