Ds3500 Controller With Optional Fibre Channel Host Port Adapter; Ds3500 Controller With Optional Iscsi Host Port Adapter; Exp3500 Ports - IBM System Storage DS3500 Introduction And Implementation Manual

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SAS Host Ports labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 are SAS 2.0 ports for host-side connections. SAS ports 3
and 4 are located on the optional SAS host port adapter. Each DS3500 host ports is a x4
multilane, 6 Gbps universal mini-SAS port.

4.1.3 DS3500 controller with optional Fibre Channel host port adapter

Figure 4-3 shows the rear panel of a DS3500 controller with the optional four port Fibre
Channel host adapter installed.
Figure 4-3 The rear panel of a DS3500 controller with the optional Fibre Channel host port adapter
installed
SAS host ports are labelled 1 and 2, and the fibre Channel host ports are labelled FC 3, 4, 5,
6. These four ports are located on the optional Fibre Channel host adapter. Each of these
ports supports a small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver and is capable of operating at
8 Gbps, 4 Gbps, or 2 Gbps.

4.1.4 DS3500 controller with optional iSCSI host port adapter

Figure 4-4 shows the rear panel of a DS3500 controller with the optional four port iSCSI host
adapter installed.
Figure 4-4 The rear panel of a D3500 controller with the optional iSCSI host port adapter installed
SAS host ports are labelled 1 and 2, and iSCSI host ports labelled Ch 3, 4, 5, 6. These four
ports are located on the optional iSCSI host adapter.The iSCSI host ports are
auto-negotiated 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports that support iSCSI off load. The host ports
also provide support for both Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and IPv6, and have the
advanced networking functions of jumbo frames, IEEE 802.1p, and virtual local area network
(VLAN) support.

4.1.5 EXP3500 ports

The EXP3500 expansion enclosure comes with one ESM, which enables you to connect the
EXP3500 expansion enclosure to a DS3500 storage subsystem.
Chapter 4. IBM System Storage DS3500 and EXP3500 Cabling
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