Fibre Channel Switching Modules; Ibm 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module; Ibm 48 Port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching; Fibre Channel Switching - IBM SAN192C-6 Installation, Service And User Manual

When a fabric module needs to be located, the locator LED of the corresponding
fan module needs to be activated, followed by the locator LED of fabric module,
using CLIs locator-led fan <fan module number> and locator-led xbar <xbar
slot number>. For example, to locate crossbar fabric module 4, the locator LED of
fan module 2 needs to be activated followed by the locator LED of fabric module
4.

Fibre Channel Switching Modules

This section describes "IBM 48 port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module"
supported by the IBM c-type SAN switches and directors switches.

IBM 48 port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

The IBM 48 port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel switching module is designed specifically
for the IBM c-type SAN directors.
With 768 line-rate 32 Gbps Fibre Channel ports per director, the 32 Gbps 48 port
Fibre Channel switching module meets the high-performance needs for
flash-memory and Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) over Fibre Channel
workloads. The switching module is hot swappable and compatible with 4 Gbps, 8
Gbps, 16 Gbps, and 32 Gbps Fibre Channel interfaces. This module also supports
hot swappable Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) transceivers.
Individual ports can be configured with 32 Gbps, 16 Gbps, 8 Gbps and 4 Gbps
SFP+ transceivers. Each port supports 500 buffer credits for exceptional
extensibility without the need for additional licenses. With the Enterprise Package
license, up to 8191 buffer credits can be allocated to an individual port, enabling
full link bandwidth over long distances with no degradation in link utilization.
For more information on the IBM 48 port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching
Module, see the IBM 48-Port 32-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Data Sheet.
Figure 12 shows a IBM 48 port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module.
Figure 12. IBM 48 port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
1. Captive screw
2. Unlock button
3. Unlocking lever
4. Status LED
5. ID LED
6. Fibre Channel ports
7. Link LEDs
8. Fibre Channel port group
Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM c-type SAN Directors
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