Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 12)

2 M5424 SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual
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Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes
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These ports are capable of Brocade ISL Trunking with appropriate licensing.
• Up to 16 internal backplane F_Ports. Each port can automatically negotiate its speed at either
4 Gbps or 8 Gbps to match the speed of attached devices.
• Dynamic ports on demand, which allows ports to be activated as needed based on available
licenses.
• Frame filtering that augments the hardware zoning capabilities of the Brocade ASIC, which
implements hardware zoning at the port level of the SAN I/O Module.
• Brocade ASIC expanded capabilities, including World Wide Name (WWN) and device-level
zoning.
• Hardware zoning implemented by firmware-accessible table per output port.
• Extensive diagnostics and monitoring capabilities.
• Unicast and broadcast data traffic support.
• Up to eight Brocade-branded small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers.
Although the product ships with a specific number of transceivers, you can add additional
transceivers by purchasing a Ports on Demand (POD) license.
NOTE
You can also install 4 Gbps SFPs in the SAN I/O Module, however all SFPs must be
Brocade-branded.
• One serial console port on the front panel.
• One green and amber light-emitting diode (LED) above each port to indicate port status.
If dark, the port is unlicensed.
• The following system LEDs:
- One green power LED to indicate module power-on.
- One green/amber LED to indicate module status.
- One blue, identify module and flash blue to locate module.
See “Interpreting LED activity” on page 22 for details about the SAN I/O Module LEDs.
Access Gateway mode
• Up to 8 autosensing (2, 4, and 8 Gbps) Fibre Channel ports. These are universal and
self-configuring ports capable of becoming the following types:
- F_Port (fabric enabled)
- N_Port (fabric enabled)
• Up to 16 internal backplane F_Ports. Each port can automatically negotiate its speed at either
4 Gbps or 8 Gbps to match the speed of attached devices
• Dynamic ports on demand, which allows any port to be activated as needed based on available
licenses.
• Up to eight Brocade-branded small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers.
The SAN I/O module ships with a specific number of 8 Gbps SFPs. If you purchase a POD
license, you will receive additional SFPs.