Q-Logic 5000 manual Fibre Channel Ports

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2 – General Description Fibre Channel Ports

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Fibre Channel Ports

NOTE: This document refers to ports 0–15 as 1/2/4-Gbps ports for convenience though SANbox 5200 Series switches do not support 4-Gbps transmission.

The SANbox 5000 Series switch has sixteen 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and four 10-Gbps Fibre Channel ports. Ports are numbered 0–19 as shown in Figure 2-4. Each of the 1/2/4-Gbps ports is served by a Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver and is capable of 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, or 4-Gbps transmission. SFPs are hot-pluggable. User ports can self-discover both the port type and transmission speed when connected to devices or other switches. The 1/2/4-Gbps port LEDs are located above their respective ports and provide port login and activity status information.

Each 10-Gbps port is served by an XPAK optical transceiver or an XPAK switch stacking cable for connecting to other SANbox 5000 Series switches. The XPAK switch stacking cable is a passive cable and transceiver assembly that is hot-pluggable. The 10-Gbps ports come from the factory with covers that must be removed before installing transceivers or cables. 10-Gbps port LEDs are located to the left of their respective ports and provide port login and activity status.

				1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel Ports														10-Gbps Ports
																	16	16		18	18
																L			L
																A			A
L 0 A L 1 A L 2 A L 3 A				L 4 A L 5 A		L 6 A L 7 A		L 8 A L 9 A L 10 A L 11 A				L 12 A L 13 A L 14 A			L 15 A
																	17			19
																L		17	L		19
																A			A
0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15

Figure 2-4. Fibre Channel Ports

The SANbox 5000 Series switch comes from the factory as an 8-, 12-, 16-, or 20-port switch, enabling ports 0–7, 0–11, 0–15, or 0–19 respectively. You can choose which ports are active using the mPort Technology feature in Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007, or enable additional ports up to the 20-port maximum through the purchase of a license key. Refer to “Installing Feature License Keys” on page 4-21for more information.

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