Transceivers And Cables - Lenovo B6505 Product Manual

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The Lenovo B6505 comes standard with 12 licensed ports and with 12x 8 Gb or 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+

Transceivers. The remaining 12 unlicensed ports can be activated by purchasing and installing the Ports on

Demand (POD) bundle that includes software licenses for 12 ports and 12x 8 Gb or 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+

transceivers. By default, ports 0 through 11 are enabled on the Lenovo B6505. To enable ports 12 through

23, install a POD license key.

The Lenovo B6510 comes standard with 24 licensed ports and with 24x 8 Gb or 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+

transceivers. The remaining 24 unlicensed ports can be activated in 12-port increments by purchasing and

installing the Ports on Demand (POD) bundles that include software licenses for 12 ports and 12x 8 Gb

or 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+ transceivers. By default, ports 0 through 23 are enabled on the Lenovo B6510. To

enable ports 24 through 35, install a POD license key. To enable ports 36 through 47, install another POD

license.

The following table lists additional POD bundles for the Lenovo B6505 and B6510.

Table 3. POD bundle options

Description

POD software license for the Lenovo B6505

Lenovo B6505 12-port license w/ 12x 8G SWL SFP+

Lenovo B6505 12-port license w/ 12x 16G SWL SFP+

POD software license for the Lenovo B6510

Lenovo B6510 12-port license w/ 12x 8G SWL SFP+

Lenovo B6510 12-port license w/ 12x 16G SWL SFP+

If needed, the Lenovo B6505 and B6510 can be mounted in a 2-post rack cabinet by using the optional

mid-mount rack kit that is listed in the following table.

Table 4. Rack-mount options

Description

Lenovo B65xx Mid-mount Rack Kit

The optional mid-mount rack kit for the Lenovo B6505 and B6510 is shown in the following figure.

Figure 6. Lenovo B65xx Mid-mount Rack Kit