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Huawei CX916 Switch Module
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An Equipment Serial Number (ESN) is a string that uniquely identifies a server. An ESN is
required when you apply for technical support to Huawei.
Figure 1-4
Figure 1-4 ESN format
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1.4 Ports

The CX916 provides ports to send and receive data.
The Ethernet ports are numbered in the Slot number/Subcard number/Port serial number
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The FC ports on the CX916 are numbered 1 to 8.
For details, see
Figure 1-5
Issue 01 (2017-10-12)
shows the ESN format.
Description
ESN ID (two digits)
Item identification code (eight characters)
Vendor code (two characters)
Year and month of production (two characters)
The first character indicates the year. The digits 1 to 9 indicate
2001 to 2009, and the letters A to Z indicate 2010 to 2035. The
second character indicates the month. The digits 1 to 9 indicate
January to September, and the letters A to C indicate October to
December.
Serial number (six digits)
RoHS compliance (one character)
Internal model number of the switch module
Slot number indicates the slot number of the switch module. The value ranges from 1 to
4, mapping to slot numbers 1E, 2X, 3X, and 4E.
Subcard number ranges from 1 to 21.
Port serial number indicates the serial number of the port on the subcard.
Table 1-3, Table
shows the port numbers.
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