A–Specifications

Maintainability

Maintainability

Table A-7. Maintainability

 

 

Maintenance Strategy

Customer Replaceable Units (CRU)

 

SFP and X2 transceivers

 

I/O blades (8 maximum)

 

CPU blades (2)

 

Power supply blades (2)

 

Fan blades (2)

 

 

Data Integrity

Enhanced data integrity on all data paths

 

 

Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) ..

FSPF rerouting around failed links

 

 

SNMP Integration

Integration with SNMP managers

 

 

Firmware

Non-disruptive firmware code load and

 

activation (NDCLA)

 

 

Switch Configurations

Easy configuration, save, and restore

 

 

Maintenance Access Methods

Single point in-band management with

 

auto discovery across multiple switches

 

One out-of-band Ethernet 10/100Mb

 

Base T RJ-45 management port per

 

CPU Blade, each replicated on

 

Maintenance Panel

 

One RJ-45 serial port per CPU Blade

 

(RJ-45 to DB-9 conversion dongle

 

included)

 

FC-GS4 Management Server

 

 

Power-On Self Test Diagnostics

Power-On Self Test (POST) tests all

 

functional components except

 

transceivers.

 

 

SANdoctor Diagnostics

FC Ping: verifies functional path

(optional)

existence between two ports

FC Trace route: displays path

 

 

information between a source and

 

destination

 

Digital Diagnostics Monitoring: displays

 

real-time SFP, X2, and XPAK

 

transceiver data

 

 

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59229-05 A, 9100 specifications

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