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SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide D
2.1.3.3 Heartbeat LED (Amber).................................................................... 2-4
2.1.3.4 Input Power LED (Green)................................................................. 2-4
2.2 Fibre Channel Ports ...........................................................................................2-4
2.2.1 Port LEDs.................................................................................................. 2-5
2.2.1.1 Logged-In LED .................................................................................2-5
2.2.1.2 Activity LED...................................................................................... 2-5
2.2.2 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceivers....................................2-6
2.2.3 Port Modes................................................................................................ 2-6
2.2.3.1 Fabric Ports...................................................................................... 2-7
2.2.3.2 Translated Loop Port........................................................................ 2-7
2.2.3.3 Expansion Port................................................................................. 2-7
2.3 Ethernet Port...................................................................................................... 2-8
2.4 Serial Port...........................................................................................................2-8
2.5 Power Supplies ..................................................................................................2-9
2.6 Fans .................................................................................................................2-10
2.7 Switch Management......................................................................................... 2-11
Section 3 Planning
3.1 Devices...............................................................................................................3-1
3.2 Multiple Chassis Fabrics ....................................................................................3-2
3.2.1 Domain ID, Principal Priority, and Domain ID Lock................................... 3-2
3.2.2 Common Topologies..................................................................................3-3
3.2.2.1 Cascade Topology............................................................................3-3
3.2.2.2 Mesh Topology................................................................................. 3-4
3.2.2.3 Multistage Topology..........................................................................3-5
3.3 Performance.......................................................................................................3-6
3.3.1 Distance.....................................................................................................3-6
3.3.2 Bandwidth..................................................................................................3-7
3.3.3 Latency......................................................................................................3-7
3.4 Device Access....................................................................................................3-8
3.4.1 Soft Zones................................................................................................. 3-9
3.4.2 Access Control List Hard Zones................................................................ 3-9
3.4.3 Virtual Private Fabric Hard Zones........................................................... 3-10
3.5 Fabric Management......................................................................................... 3-10
3.6 Security ............................................................................................................3-11
Section 4 Installation
4.1 Site Requirements..............................................................................................4-1
4.1.1 Fabric Management Workstation...............................................................4-1
4.1.2 Switch Power Requirements .....................................................................4-1