2–Planning Multiple Chassis Fabrics

Interconnecting QLogic 9000 Series Switches

There are three ways to interconnect QLogic 9000 Series switches. The method you choose depends on your port count and bandwidth needs:

SFP port-to-SFP port

X2 port-to-X2 port

ICC port-to-ICC port

An SFP-port connection provides up to 1700 MB of full duplex bandwidth for a FC8G16 I/O blade, while sacrificing an SFP port that would otherwise be available for devices.

An X2-port connection is established using an X2-X2 stacking cable. A 10-Gbps I/O blade is required in each switch. A 10-Gbps connection provides 2550 MB of full duplex bandwidth while preserving the SFP ports for devices. Refer to “Install Transceivers” on page 3-12for more information.

ICC port connections require the HyperStacking license key on both switches and four HyperStacking cables. Each HyperStacking cable consists of eight 10-Gbps links connecting a CPU blade on one switch to a CPU blade on the second switch. This provides a total of 81.6 GB of full duplex bandwidth while preserving the I/O blade ports for devices. Refer to “HyperStacking” on page 3-29for more information.

NOTE:

If you connect two QLogic 9000 Series switches that have the same domain ID, the switches will isolate–there is no automatic domain ID conflict resolution. You must explicitly change the domain ID on one of the switches.

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59229-05 A, 9100 specifications

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