Dell M8428-K manual Interoperability, Port negotiation on Fibre Channel ports

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In this chapter

•Interoperability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

•Accessing the converged network switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

•Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

•Interpreting LED activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

•Locating the serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

•Removing and replacing the converged network switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Interoperability

The converged network switch supports interoperability for the following functions:

•	link initialization	•	soft WWN zoning
•	principal converged network	•	SNMP facilities
•	switch selection	•	translative mode (private target support on fabrics)
	routing (FSPF)	• trunking (between two Dell switches)
•	Simple Name Service
		•	Advanced Performance Monitoring

•state change notification

Port negotiation on Fibre Channel ports

The converged network switch has been designed to be highly interoperable. 8 Gbps ports support 2, 4, and 8 Gbps transmit and receive rates with autonegotiation using SFP+ transceivers. You can also install 4 Gbps SFP transceivers, which allow 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, and 4 Gbps transmit and receive rates with autonegotiation. The actual data signaling rate used on a port is automatically sensed and set to the rate supported by the device or devices attached to the port.

NOTE

You must install Dell-approved transceivers in the switch module.

If the converged network switch is connected to a device, but is unable to negotiate the signaling rate, the operator can manually set the speed of each port through the management interfaces.

The converged network switch is compliant with current Fibre Channel standards, including most current-generation switch N_Ports, NL_Ports, and E_Ports as well as host adapters, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage devices, hubs, Fibre-SCSI bridge devices, and older switch families.

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