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 G700 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)
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