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Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products
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McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning Manual
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Smaller fabrics or SAN islands built around the director (but
separated through FlexPars) benefit from better resource
utilization because port configurations are flexible to
accommodate change and the hardware does not require
over-provisioning for growth. The FlexPar feature enables
additional fabric ports to be added to a partition on demand,
without interrupting fabric traffic. Refer to
for information.
The director provides a modular design that enables quick removal
and replacement of FRUs, including a:
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Front bezel with green power (SYSTEM ON) and amber error
(SYSTEM FAULT) LEDs.
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Redundant CTP (1.0625, 2.1250, and 10.2000 Gbps operation)
logic cards.
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Redundant and shared switching module (SWM) logic cards.
The director provides a variable, full-duplex, packet-switching
bandwidth that scales up to 640 Gbps (four SWMs at 160 Gbps
per module).
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Redundant cooling fan trays (upper and lower, front and rear).
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Power tray with redundant, load-sharing power supplies and AC
power switches.
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Upper and lower cable trays.
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A minimum of one to a maximum of eight Fibre Channel line
modules (LIMs). Each LIM provides the interface to attach up to
four optical paddles as follows:
— Optical paddles that operate at 1.0625 or 2.1250 Gbps provide
eight Fibre Channel port connections through duplex SFP
fiber-optic transceivers. A fully-populated director supports
up to 256 port connections at 1.0625 or 2.1250 Gbps data rates.
— Optical paddles that operate at 10.2000 Gbps provide two
Fibre Channel port connections through duplex XFP
fiber-optic transceivers. A fully-populated director supports
up to 64 port connections at the 10.2000 Gbps data rate.
Shortwave laser transceivers are available for transferring data
over multimode fiber-optic cable. Longwave laser transceivers
are available for transferring data over singlemode fiber-optic
cable. Fiber-optic cables attach to director port transceivers with
duplex LC connectors.
Inter-FlexPar Routing
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