Q-Logic manual Chassis Hardware, SANbox2-64 64-Port Fibre Channel Switch

2 – General Description Chassis Hardware

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Chassis Hardware

The SANbox2-64 switch is set of up to eight 8-port I/O blades. Each I/O blade is interconnected with all other I/O blades through the backplane which is supported by four cross-connect ASICs. A CPU module provides configuration, monitoring, data path management, and control functions.

The base SANbox2-64 switch is configured as a 16-port switch. The 16-port switch is equipped with 2 I/O blades, 2 power supply modules, and a CPU module. To maintain proper air flow and cooling in the 16-port switch, blank panels are installed in empty I/O blade slots. You can expand the switch by installing additional I/O blades up to a total of eight. The 64-port switch is equipped with

8 I/O blades, 2 power supply modules, and a CPU module as shown in Figure 2-1. Refer to Section 6 Removal/Replacement for the marginal operating configurations.

	Power Supply
	Modules
I/O Blades
CPU Module	I/O
Figure 2-1. SANbox2-64 64-Port Fibre Channel Switch

There are 11 slots numbered #0–#10 as shown in Figure 2-2. Power supply modules occupy slots #0 and #10. The CPU module occupies slot #5. I/O blades occupy slots #1–#4 and #6–#9. The Fibre Channel ports on the I/O blades are

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