Dell 8/4 gbps fc san module – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Configuring the I/O Modules

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Dell 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module

The Dell 8/4 Gbps FC SAN module (see Figure 3-15) includes 24 total

autosensing Fibre Channel ports (12 ports are enabled in the standard

configuration and 12 additional ports may be enabled as an optional upgrade)

and one serial port with an RJ-45 connector. The internal Fibre Channel ports

operate at 8 Gb/sec or 4 Gb/sec. The external Fibre Channel ports operate at

8 Gb/sec, 4 Gb/sec, or 2 Gb/sec.

NOTE:

CMC firmware version 1.3 is required to support FC8 mezzanine cards and

I/O modules.

NOTE:

This Fibre Channel switch module includes Short Wave Small Form Factor

Pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers. To ensure proper functionality, use only SFPs

provided with this module.

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