Introducing The Silkworm 3800; Overview - Brocade Communications Systems SilkWorm 3800 Hardware Reference Manual

Introducing the SilkWorm 3800

This chapter provides the following information:
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Overview

The SilkWorm 3800 is a 16-port fibre channel gigabit switch that supports link speeds up to
2 Gbit/sec. It includes the Brocade Fabric Operating System, and is compatible with the entire
SilkWorm product family. It can operate in a fabric containing multiple switches or as the only
switch in a fabric.
The SilkWorm 3800 provides the following features:
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SilkWorm 3800 Hardware Reference
Overview on page 1-1
Monitoring and Managing the SilkWorm 3800 on page 1-3
Air-cooled 1U chassis that can be set up as a stand-alone unit or mounted in a standard
Electronic Industries Association (EIA) 19-inch cabinet.
16 fibre channel ports, with the following characteristics:
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Automatic negotiation to the highest common speed of all devices connected to
port
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Port interfaces compatible with small form factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers,
both short wavelength (SWL) and long wavelength (LWL)
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Universal and self-configuring: capable of becoming an F_Port (fabric enabled),
FL_Port (fabric loop enabled), or E_Port (expansion port)
16 short-wave length SFP transceivers, if ordered
One RS-232 serial port, designed to connect to a DTE port.
One 10/100 Mbps ethernet port with an RJ-45 connector
One or two power supplies, as ordered, with built-in fans (if two power supplies are
installed, they are redundant and individually hot-swappable)
Two fan assemblies, hot-swappable if replaced one at a time.
A field-replaceable motherboard assembly enclosed in a grounded EMI cage
The following LEDs:
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Switch Power/Status LED (light-emitting diode) on the port side of the switch
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Port Readiness LED on the non-port side of the switch
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Port Status LED and Port Speed LED for each port
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Power LED on each power supply
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