Step 2 - Installing And Configuring The Switches; Things To Know - Switches And Routers - Quantum StorNext QD7000 Installation Manual

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Step 2 - Installing and configuring the switches

Things to know - Switches and routers

Most of the switches and routers, as shipped from the vendor, require an update to either
Note:
their firmware or their settings to work correctly with the storage array.
Depending on the configuration of your storage array, you might use either Fibre Channel switches,
iSCSI switches, or InfiniBand switches.
The switches and routers in the following tables are certified for use with an E5612, E5624, and
E5660 storage array using SANtricity Storage Manager Version 11.20.
If required, make the appropriate configuration changes for
the storage array.
Refer to the switch's documentation for information about how to install the switch or router and
how to use the configuration utilities that are supplied with the switch or router.
Table 7: Supported FC switches
Vendor
Brocade
Qlogic SANbox
Model
300
5100
5300
8000
DCX
DCX-4S
7800 EXT
6505
6510
6520
DCX8510-x
3800
5800
9000
each switch or router that is connected to
Version/Data Rate
8 Gb/s
8 Gb/s
8 Gb/s
8 Gb/s
8 Gb/s
8 Gb/s
8 Gb/s
16 Gb/s
16 Gb/s
16 Gb/s
16 Gb/s
8 Gb/s
8 Gb/s
8 Gb/s