Conserving Power; Blade Terminology And Compatibility - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

ports 16–31 with an FC4-48, the FC4-48 faults. To correct this, reinsert the FC4-32 and issue portSwap
to restore the original area IDs to ports 16–31.

Conserving power

To conserve power and ensure that more critical components are the least affected by a power fluctuation,
you can power off components in a specified order, using the powerOffListSet command.
The available power is compared to the power demand to determine if there is enough power to operate.
If there is less power available than the demand, the power-off list is processed until there is enough power
for operation. By default, the processing proceeds from slot 1 to the last slot in the chassis. As power
becomes available, slots are powered up in the reverse order.
NOTE: Some FRUs in the chassis may use significant power, yet cannot be powered off through software.
For example, a missing blower FRU may change the power computation enough to affect how many slots
can be powered up.
The powerOffListShow command displays the power off order.

Blade terminology and compatibility

Before configuring a chassis, familiarize yourself with the Director CP blade and port blade nomenclature,
as well as the port blade compatibilities. Often in procedures, only the abbreviated names for CP and port
blades are used (for example, the FC4- 1 6 blade).
descriptions.
Table 54 Director terminology and abbreviations
Term
SAN Director 2/128
control processor
blade
4/256 SAN Director
control processor
blade
16-port 2-Gbit/sec
port blade
16-port 2-Gbit/sec
port blade
16-port 4-Gbit/sec
port blade
32-port 4-Gbit/sec
port blade
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Abbreviation Blade ID
(slotshow)
CP2 5
CP4 16
FC- 1 6 2
FC2- 1 6 4
FC4- 1 6 17
FC4-32 18
Table 54 includes CP and port blade abbreviations and
Definition
The second generation CP blade provided with the SAN
Director 2/128. This CP supports 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec port
speeds. It supports both the dual domain and a single
domain configuration within the chassis.
The third generation CP blade provided with the 4/256
SAN Director. This CP supports 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec port
speeds, as well as 16 and 32-port blades.
The first generation Director 16-port blade supporting 2
Gbit/sec port speeds. This port blade is only compatible
with the SAN Director 2/128 CP blades.
The second generation Director 16 port blade supporting 1
and 2 Gbit/sec port speeds. This port blade is only
compatible with the SAN Director 2/128 or 4/256 SAN
Director CP blades.
The third generation Director 16 port blade supporting 1, 2,
and 4 Gbit/sec port speeds. This port blade is only
compatible with the SAN Director 2/128 or 4/256 SAN
Director CP blades. FC4- 1 6 blades do not support Fibre
Channel, Arbitrated Loop private devices.
A 32 port Director port blade supporting 1, 2, and 4
Gbit/sec port speeds. This port blade is only compatible
with the 4/256 SAN Director CP blades.
FC4-32 blades do not support private devices.