Isl Maximums - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

ISL maximums

You can use all full-rate ports on all C-series Fibre Channel switches for ISLs, with a maximum of one
half of the total ISL port count configured to the same destination switch.
for switches with higher port counts.
Table 51 ISL maximums
MDS 9xxx 48-port 8 Gb/s Host-Optimized
Fibre Channel Switching Module
MDS 95xx 48-port 8 Gb/s Performance
Fibre Channel Switching Module
MDS 95xx 24-port 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel
Switching Module
MDS 9xxx 48-port 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel
Switching Module
MDS 9xxx 24-port 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel
Switching Module
MDS 9xxx 12-port 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel
Switching Module
MDS 9020
MDS 9xxx 4-port 10 Gb/s Fibre Channel
Switching Module
MDS 9xxx 32-port 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel
Switching Module
MDS 9xxx 16-port 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel
Switching Module
MDS 9xxx 14/2 Multiprotocol Services
Module
MDS 9xxx 18/4 Multiservice Module
MDS 9120
MDS 9140
MDS 9124 Fabric
MDS 9124e Fabric
MDS 9134 Fabric
1
Three user ports must be disabled for each port configured as an ISL.
Switch
Total number of
available user
ports Number of ports allowed as ISLs
48
48
24
48
24
12
20
4
32
16
14
18
20
40
24
8
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Table 51 lists the ISL maximums
48 at 1 Gb/s
48 at 2 Gb/s
24 at 4 Gb/s
48 at 1 Gb/s
24 at 2 Gb/s
12 at 4 Gb/s
20 at 4 Gb/s
4 at 10 Gb/s
1
8 at 2 Gb/s
16 at 2 Gb/s
14 at 2 Gb/s
18 at 2 Gb/s
1
4 at 2 Gb/s
1
8 at 2 Gb/s
24 at 4 Gb/s
8 at 4 Gb/s
32 at 4 Gb/s
2 at 10 Gb/s
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