Fibre Channel Cables - Hitachi F700 Hardware Reference Manual

Cable size
50 micron
62.5 micron

Fibre Channel cables

The storage system supports Fiber Channel connections to hosts. For details about
configuring FC host connections, see the Provisioning Guide.
Note: Due to high-speed serial data transfer via Fibre Channel, use high-
quality FC cables that comply with the Fibre Channel-PH standard.
The following figure shows FC direct connection and FC connection through a switch.
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F700 Hardware Reference Guide
Speed
2 Gbps
4 Gbps
8 Gbps
16 Gbps
2 Gbps
4 Gbps
8 Gbps
Appendix D: Data and power cables
Fibre Channel cables
Maximum cable length
(6562 ft)
300 m
(984.2 ft)
150 m
(492.1 ft)
50 m
(164 ft)
35 m
(115 ft)
100 m
(328.1 ft)
70 m
(230 ft)
21 m
(69 ft)
69