SRG - Connectrix B-Series Architecture and Management Overview Final

Connectrix B-Series Architecture and
Management Overview
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Course Overview
This course provides an introduction of Connectrix B-Series products. It includes an
overview of hardware components, software configurations, most common features and
Description management options. This course also includes an overview of B-Series FCoE
hardware, including FCoE features and deployment considerations.
This course supports FOS 6.4.3g, FOS 7.1.1c1, 7.2.1d, and CMCNE 12.4.1.
This course is intended for any person who is presently or plans to be engaged in
planning or designing a SAN using B-Series switches, directors, and modular
Audience components. This course is also intended for those responsible for implementing and
troubleshooting a SAN using B-Series technology.
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
• Identify the different B-Series switch and director models
• Identify the different blades available with B-Series directors
Objectives • Describe the features and functions offered with B-Series products
• List the available management options for B-Series products
• List the steps required to perform a basic installation of a B-Series switch or director
• Describe the FCoE features and functions offered with B-Series products
Connectrix B-Series Architecture and Management Overview. 2

Connectrix B-Series Architecture and
Management Overview
Management and FCoE

B-Series Product B-Series FCoE
Configuration Management and
Overview Product Overview
Overview Configuration
FCoE
Hardware Management
Architecture
Basic Course
Features Hardware
Configuration Assessment

Module: Connectrix B-Series Product Overview
Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:

• Outline the models of B-Series directors, blades and switches
• Describe the Connectrix B-Series features and functions

Lesson: Connectrix B-Series Hardware
During this lesson the following topics are covered:
• B-Series directors and their configurations
• B-Series blades and their configurations
• B-Series switches and their configurations

Connectrix B-Series Family
Enterprise Directors Departmental Switches SAN Extension IP Switch
Switches
DS-300B DS-6510B MP-7800B

VDX-6740B
ED-DCX8510-4B
ED-DCX8510-8B DS-6505B DS-6520B MP-7840B
Protocol FCoE and

FCP, FCIP, FCoE and FICON FCP and FICON FCP, FCIP,
support iSCSI
Number of FC Ports: 8 to 32
Up to 512 8 to 96 Up to 68
ports Ethernet Ports: 18
Maximum
16 Gbps 8, 16 Gbps 8, 16 Gbps 10 to 40 GbE
FCP speed
FC Routing, Distance Distance

Deployment Core fabric Edge fabric
Extension Extension

Connectrix B-Series Directors
Feature ED-DCX8510-4B ED-DCX8510-8B
# slots for port blades 4 8
Supported FC Data Rates 2, 4, 8, 10, 16 Gbps
Maximum ports per chassis 256 @ 16 Gbps 512 @ 16 Gbps
Port Blades PB-DCX-32P16G, PB-DCX-48P16G, PB-DCX-64P16G
Multi-Purpose Blades PB-DCX-FX8-24 (FCIP - SAN Extension)
Redundant Core Blades Yes

ED-DCX8510-4B Director
9 rack-unit (RU) form factor
Up to 256 ports at full 16 Gbps speed
ED-DCX-8510-4B 512 Gbps bandwidth per slot, 4.1 Tbps total chassis
bandwidth
Up to 16 optical Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) ports
8-slot horizontal card cage, 4 slots for port and specialty

blades
Hot-swappable port blades, optics, power supplies and
cooling fans

ED-DCX8510-8B Director
14 rack-unit (RU) form factor
Up to 512 ports at full 16 Gbps speed
ED-DCX-8510-8B 512 Gbps bandwidth per slot, 8.2 Tbps total chassis
bandwidth
Up to 32 optical Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) ports
12-slot vertical card cage, 8 slots for port and specialty

blades
Hot-swappable port blades, optics, power supplies and
cooling fans

Fibre Channel Port Blades
• 16 Gbps 32-, 48- and 64-port blade models for DCX-8510B
PB-DCX-32P-16G PB-DCX-48P-16G PB-DCX-64P-16G

FCIP Blade PB-DCX-FX8-24
Designed specifically for the Connectrix DCX

backbone directors
Leverages 8 Gbps Fibre Channel, 10 Gigabit

Ethernet, and FCIP technology
Provides 12 FC ports at 8 Gbps, 10 ports at 1 GbE,

and up to two optional 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
Provides unmatched bandwidth, port density, and

throughput over WAN links
24-port
multi-purpose
blade

Connectrix B-Series Fabric Switches
Feature DS-300B-8G DS-6505B DS-6510B DS-6520B
Supported FC Data
2, 4, 8 Gbps 4, 8, 16 Gbps 4, 8, 10, 16 Gbps 4, 8, 10, 16 Gbps
Rates
Number of Ports 8, 16 or 24 12 or 24 24, 36 or 48 48, 72 or 96
Total bandwidth 192 Gbps 384 Gbps 768 Gbps 1536 Gbps
ISL trunking,
ISL trunking, NPIV, ISL trunking, Virtual ISL trunking, Virtual
Supported features Extended Fabrics,
and QoS Fabrics and QoS Fabrics, and QoS
and QoS

Connectrix DS-300B-8G Fabric Switch
One rack-unit (RU) form factor
Auto-sensing 2, 4 and 8 Gbps port speeds

DS-300B
8 to 24 FC ports with 8-port increments
Support up to eight 8 Gbps ports per ISL trunk
Support ISL trunking, NPIV, and QoS

Connectrix DS-6505B Fabric Switch
Auto-sensing 4 , 8 and 16 Gbps port speeds

DS-6505B
12 to 24 FC ports with 12-port increment
Support ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics and QoS
Non-disruptive firmware upgrades
Hot-swappable power supply with cooling fans

Auto-sensing 2, 4, 8, 10 and 16 Gbps port speeds

DS-6510B
24 to 48 FC ports with 12-port increment
Support ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics and QoS
Dual Hot-swappable power supply with cooling fans

Two rack-unit (RU) form factor
Auto-sensing of 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds

DS-6520B
48 to 96 FC ports with 12-port increments
Support ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics, and QoS
Hot-swappable power supplies with cooling fans

Connectrix B-Series SAN Extension Switches
Feature MP-7800B MP-7840B VDX-6740B
Supported Protocols FCP, FCIP FCP, FCIP FCoE, NAS, iSCSI
Supported Port Speed 2, 4, 8 Gbps; 4, 8, 16 Gbps; 10 GbE;

1GbE 1, 10, 40 GbE 40 GbE
Number of ports 4 or 16 FC; 24 FC; 64 10GbE;
2 or 6 GbE 16 GbE 4 40GbE
Aggregated bandwidth 128 Gbps FC; 384 Gbps FC; 640 Gbps
6 Gbps FCIP 40 Gbps FCIP

Connectrix MP-7800B Fabric Switch
Auto sensing of 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds

MP-7800B
16 FC ports and 6 FCIP ports
Up to 64 Gbps per ISL trunk
Dual hot-swappable power supplies, and SFPs
Support ISL Trunking, Integrated Routing

Connectrix MP-7840B Fabric Switch
Two rack-unit (RU) form factor
Auto sensing of 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds

MP-7840B
24 FC ports and 18 FCIP ports
Up to 128 Gbps per ISL trunk
Dual hot-swappable power supplies, and SFPs
Support ISL Trunking, Integrated Routing, Extended

Fabric, and QoS

Connectrix VDX-6740B Fabric Switch
VDX-6740B 24 to 64 10 GbE with 8-port increments
Hot-swappable power supplies and integrated cooling

fans
Support Virtual Fabric, DCB, and QoS

Lesson: Connectrix B-Series Features
• Aggregation and routing features
• B-Series Port-based features
• B-Series Virtual Fabrics
• Multiprotocol and multi-transport features of the B-Series family
• Distance extension features
• The most common security features in the B-Series family

B-Series Aggregation – Trunking

Inter-Chassis Links (ICLs)
• DCX-8510B, each ICL port delivers 64 Gbps (4×16 Gbps) bandwidth
– DCX-8510-4B ICLs provide up to 1 Tbps ICL bandwidth
– DCX-8510-8B ICLs provide up to 2 Tbps ICL bandwidth
Four ICL
copper cables Core
blades
DCX8510-8B DCX8510-8B

Integrated Routing Support and FCRS
• Fibre Channel Routing
Service (FCRS)
Supported on:
• ED-DCX-8510 family
EX_Port E_Port
— Requires
Edge IFL Backbone IFL Edge
Integrated Routing Fabric A Fabric Fabric A
License
E_Port EX_Port
• DS-6510B — Requires
Integrated Routing
License and full POD
license
IFL: Inter-Fabric Link

B-Series Virtual Fabrics

B-Series Virtual Fabrics – Logical Fabrics

B-Series Distance Extension
• Fabric interconnectivity over Fibre Channel at longer distances

B-Series Fibre Channel over IP – FCIP
• FCIP is a TCP/IP-based tunneling protocol that allows a
transparent interconnection of geographically distributed SAN
islands through an IP-based network

FCIP Applications
• FCIP can be utilized for:
Backup Consolidation
Business
Mirroring
Continuity
Long distance FC Maximizing current Data Protection

connectivity network investments

B-Series – NPIV
• Designed for virtual-server
environments
• Allows HBA port sharing
between server partitions or
virtual machines
• Separate fabric login by server
partitions or virtual machine
• Enables application level:
– Zoning
– Security
– Traffic management (Ex: QoS)

B-Series –Access Gateway (AG)

B-Series Security Options
Hardware-enforced WWN zoning

• ASIC based
Port configuration settings

• Allow or prevent specific connection types to a switch
Persistent port disable (Recommended practice)

• Disable any port on the switch across switch boots

Module: Summary
Key points covered in this module:
• The models of B-Series switches, directors, and blades
• The Connectrix B-Series features and functions

Module: Connectrix B-Series Management
and Configuration Overview
• Describe the B-Series management tools
• Define the basic, initial configuration for a B-Series switch

Lesson: Connectrix B-Series Management
• Management tools for B-Series switches
• Software licensing practices for B-Series models

Command Line Interface – CLI
• Accessible via TCP/IP or serial console
• Menu-driven with HELP
• Potential automation schemes
ED_DCX:admin> help
Aaaconfig Configure RADIUS for AAA services
Ad Specifies all administration domain (AD)-level operations
Ag Configure the Access Gateway feature
Agshow Displays the Access Gateway information registered with
the fabric
Agtcfgdefault Reset SNMP agent to factory default
Aliadd Add a member to a zone alias
Alicreate Create a zone alias
Alidelete Delete a zone alias

Web Tools
• Intuitive, browser-based
application for
switch-device management
• Accessible through Management
Ethernet port
• Provides zoning, fabric, and switch

management
– Supports aliases and temporary
zones
– Provides fabric-wide and detailed
views
• Included with Connectrix B-series

switches and directors

Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition
• Supports multiprotocol fabrics

within and across data centers
• Supports Virtual Fabrics and
server virtualization
• Integrates with Microsoft,
VMware, EMC solutions
• Reduces operating expenses by
using single framework

CMCNE Versions
Professional Plus
Professional Edition Enterprise Edition
Edition
• Small SANs • Medium-sized SANs • Data center fabric
• Lightweight, free application • Support up to 36 fabrics management application
for managing a single fabric • Support FOS fabrics • Provides end-to-end
• Support FOS fabric • Can be updated to Enterprise management between
• Support DCX8510-4B Edition multiple fabrics/fabric types
• Does NOT support DCX8510- • Support Brocade HBA/CNAs • Used for Director-class
8B installations
• FICON environments
• Routing and extension
• Encryption configuration for
targets
• Supports Brocade HBA/CNAs
and virtualization
• SAN, IP, and SAN + IP
versions available

FOS License
Feature version-based license
• Valid only for a particular version of the feature

• Must purchase a new license for newer version of the
feature
Blade-type license
• Can be used only with associated blade

• Must purchase additional license on a second blade

Optional Connectrix B-Series Software Features
Optional Software Features
ISL Trunking
Advanced Performance Monitor

• Separately licensed software Fabric Watch
capabilities for Connectrix
Extended Fabrics
products
Adaptive Networking
• Individual features provide Integrated Routing

greater flexibility, availability, Enhanced Group Management
scalability, and manageability 10G License
Advanced Extension
Ports on Demand
ICL Link

Verify Licenses
switch:admin> licenseshow
RzdeSee9wVlfTu:
Web license
Zoning license
Fabric license
Extended Fabric license
Fabric Watch license
Performance Monitor license
Trunking license
FICON_CUP license
Ports on Demand license - additional 16 port upgrade
Ports on Demand license - additional 16 port upgrade

Lesson: Connectrix B-Series Basic
Configuration
• The steps required to perform a basic B-Series switch
configuration

Serial Connection
• A console connection to the switch is needed
to assign an IP address to the Ethernet
interface
– In a UNIX environment, enter the following
string at the prompt:
• tip /dev/ttyb -9600
– In Windows environments:
Parameter Value
Bits per second 9600
Databits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow control None
Configure IP Address
login: admin
Password:
switch:admin> ipaddrset
Ethernet IP Address [0.0.0.0]: 10.127.18.173
Ethernet Subnetmask [0.0.0.0]: 255.255.255.192
Gateway IP Address [0.0.0.0]: 10.127.18.129
DHCP [OFF]: off

Initial Password Modification
login: admin
Password:*******
Please change your passwords now.
Use Control-C to exit or press 'Enter' key to proceed.
user - root
Changing password for root
Enter new password: ********
Password changed.
Saving password to stable storage.
Password saved to stable storage successfully.
Please change your passwords now. for user - factory
Changing password for factory
• Enter new password: ********
Password changed.
Please change your passwords now for user - admin
Changing password for admin
Password changed.
Please change your passwords now.
for user - user
Changing password for user
Password was not changed. Will prompt again at next login until password is changed

Set the Switch Name, Date and Time
switch:admin> switchName B_series
Committing configuration...
Done.
B_series:admin> date
Mon Aug 18 13:56:00 UTC 2014
B_series:admin> switchStatusShow
Switch Health Report Report time: 08/18/2014 01:56:52 PM
Switch Name: B_series
IP address: 10.127.18.173
SwitchState: HEALTHY
Duration: 42:07
Power supplies monitor HEALTHY
Temperatures monitor HEALTHY
Fans monitor HEALTHY
Flash monitor HEALTHY
Marginal ports monitor HEALTHY
Faulty ports monitor HEALTHY
Missing SFPs monitor HEALTHY
Fabric Watch is not licensed
Detailed port information is not included
B_series:admin> date “0116011013"
Mon Aug 18 01:10:00 UTC 2014

Set Fabric Parameters
B_series:admin> switchdisable
B_series:admin> configure
Configure...
Fabric Parameters (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Domain (1...239): [1] 1
BB credit: (1..27) [16] 16
R_A_TOV: (4000..120000) [10000] 10000
E_D_TOV: (1000..5000) [2000] 2000
...
Switch PID Format: (0..2) [1] 1
B_series:admin> switchenable

Zoning
Zone Controlled at the switch layer

List of nodes that are made aware of each other
A port or a node can be members of multiple zones
Zoneset A collection of zones
Called zone config in Brocade
EMC A separate zone for each HBA

recommends
single HBA Makes zone management easier when replacing HBAs
Zoning

B-Series Zoning
Types of Zoning • Domain, Port (D,P)

identification • Port World Wide Name (pWWN)
• Only PWWN zoning supports third-party

Interoperability switch products Fabric
Fabric • Zone changes in a production fabric can
result in a disruption to I/O
Confirming • After enabling a zone configuration,

confirm that hosts and storage can
Operation identify one another

Create a Zone

Create Zone Configuration

Enable a Zone Config

Check Active Zone Configuration

Module: Summary
• The B-Series management tools
• The basic initial configuration for a B-Series switch

Module: Connectrix B-Series FCoE Product
Overview
• Describe FCoE architecture and functionality
• Define the B-Series switch models supporting FCoE

Lesson: FCoE Architecture
• FCoE functionality
• FCoE features

Fibre Channel over Ethernet Overview
• Consolidates both
SANs and Ethernet LAN SAN
traffic
• Eliminates the need
for using separate Distribution Layer:
Host Bust Adapter Fibre Channel Backbone
(HBAs) and Network LAN Backbone
Interface Cards (NICs)
Access Layer
• Improves FCoE switches
performance

FCoE Benefits
Becomes part of the Fibre Channel architecture, allowing for:

• Seamless integration with existing FC SANs
• Use of existing FC SAN admin tools and workflows
Requires no gateway
• Since the FC frame is untouched, the operation is completely stateless
Provides the following current functions and services, allowing for a smooth transition:
• Zoning
• Distributed Name Server (DNS)
• Registered State Change Notification (RSCN)
• Fibre Channel Shortest Path First (FSPF)
• Management tools
• Storage and server virtualization

Converged Network Adapter (CNA)
• Prior to FCoE CNA Configurations • FCoE CNA Solution
– Multiple network interfaces – Single converged network
• Networking, Storage, Clustering – Result
– Result • Single adapter, fabric, skills,
• Three adapters, fabrics, skills, management
management • Less hardware and cabling
with same results
STORAGE NETWORK IPC STORAGE NETWORK IPC

SCSI/FCP TCP/IP InfiniBand SCSI/FCP TCP/IP InfiniBand
HBA NIC IBA
CNA
Enhanced
SAN LAN IPC Ethernet

Fibre Channel Forwarder
• De-encapsulates FC that are coming from the CNA and going to the
SAN
• Encapsulates FC frames that are coming from the SAN and going to
the CNA
FCoE Storage
Host with CNA

Fibre Channel Forwarder
FC Storage
FC SAN

Data Center Bridging (DCB)
• FCoE requires reliable frame delivery: Lossless Ethernet
• DCB Improves regular Ethernet by eliminating Ethernet loss
– Is therefore more reliable
– Frame drop from buffer overflow prevented through buffer control
• DCB adds features to further enhance Ethernet
10GbE
FCoE
TCP/IP
IPC

Lesson: Connectrix B-Series FCoE Hardware
Overview
• Hardware requirements for a B-Series FCoE Solution
• Key functions of B-Series FCoE hardware
• Cable and transceiver requirements in a B-Series FCoE
solution

PB-DCX-24FCOE Blade
24 10 GigE DCB ports
•Factory-populated with 10 GbE SFP+ Optics

•No Fibre Channel (FC) ports
Provides DCB/CEE switching for FCoE encapsulation/decapsulation
No special FCoE license is required for utilization of FCoE
Designed for “End of Row” Deployment

PB-DCX-24FCOE
FCoE blade
Brocade DCX 8510-8 supports one Brocade FCOE10-24 Blade in slot 1

Physical Connectivity options for B-Series FCoE

Physical Connectivity options for B-Series FCoE
(Cont.)
• Twinax Interoperability Constraints
ENode MDS-9500 or Nexus 5000 B-Series DCX
B1,B3,B5
Brocade E1,E3,E5
E1,E3,E5
B1,B3,B5
Emulex OCe1012 C1,C3,C5,C7,C10
E1,E3,E5
C1,C3,C5,C7,C10 B1,B3,B5
Intel
E1,E3,E5 E1,E3,E5
C1,C3,C5,C7,C10 B1,B3,B5
Qlogic 815x
E1,E3,E5 E1,E3,E5
B1,B3,B5
VNX Series E1,E3,E5
E1,E3,E5
Legend:
Bn - Brocade n meter active Twinax
Cn - Cisco n meter active Twinax
En - EMC n meter active Twinax
SFP+ Transceivers
• Fibre connections
– SFP/SFP+ optical transceivers
– Must use Brocade branded
– Short Wavelength (SWL) and Long Wavelength (LWL)
• CEE connections
– 10GbE only

Module: Summary
• The FCoE architecture and functionality
• The B-Series switch models supporting FCoE
• The B-Series FCoE features and functions

Module: Connectrix B-Series FCoE
Management and Configuration Overview
• List host and storage connectivity options
• Describe the B-Series management options for converged
networks and FCoE
• List the basic configuration steps for a B-Series FCoE switch

B-Series Converged Networking at the Edge
LAN
Converged
Traffic
Top-of-rack
switch SAN
FC Traffic
FCoE Traffic
FC Storage
Hosts
FC Storage
FCoE Storage
Access Layer Aggregation Layer
B-Series Converged Networking at the Core
SAN
10 GbE LAN
FC Storage
SAN
Hosts 10 GE
Converged
Traffic
PB-DCX-24FCoE
Blade
Connecting a VCS Fabric to a SAN Fabric
Ex Ex SAN
vLAN
E_Port
Ex Ex
SAN
FC Storage
VCS Fabric
PB-DCX-24FCoE
Blade
FCoE Storage

B-Series FCoE Host and Storage Connectivity

B-Series FCoE Configuration Steps
Install the FCoE module into a DCX chassis and enable the Ethernet
service
Verify that Spanning-tree, VLAN Classifiers, VLAN Classifier Group,

CEE Maps and LLDP are configured
Configure VLAN and FCoE VLAN
Configure interfaces
Create the port channel interface and Uplink interfaces

CMCNE – FCoE Management

CLI Commands
• Two sets of commands are used to perform maintenance
– FOS commands are available from the initial FC command line
prompt
– DCB/CEE commands are available after you enter cmsh from the
initial FC command line prompt
switch:admin> cmsh
switch-cmsh# Notice how the
prompt changes
switch-cmsh# logout
switch:admin>

Web Tools

Module: Summary
• The B-Series management options for converged networks
• The host connectivity options in an EMC FCoE solution
• The basic configuration steps for a B-Series FCoE switch

Course Summary
Key points covered in this course:
• B-Series switch and director models
• Blades available with B-Series directors
• The features and functions offered with B-Series products
• The available management options for B-Series products
• Steps required to perform a basic installation of a B-Series switch or
director
• The FCoE features and functions offered with B-Series products
This concludes the training. Thank you.


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Connectrix B-Series Architecture and Management Overview. 2

Management and FCoE

Connectrix B-Series Architecture and Management Overview. 3

Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:

Connectrix B-Series Architecture and Management Overview. 4

Connectrix B-Series Architecture and Management Overview. 5

DS-300B DS-6510B MP-7800B

Protocol FCoE and

FC Routing, Distance Distance

Connectrix B-Series Architecture and Management Overview. 6

Feature ED-DCX8510-4B ED-DCX8510-8B

# slots for port blades 4 8

Supported FC Data Rates 2, 4, 8, 10, 16 Gbps

Maximum ports per chassis 256 @ 16 Gbps 512 @ 16 Gbps

Port Blades PB-DCX-32P16G, PB-DCX-48P16G, PB-DCX-64P16G

Multi-Purpose Blades PB-DCX-FX8-24 (FCIP - SAN Extension)

Redundant Core Blades Yes

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9 rack-unit (RU) form factor

Up to 256 ports at full 16 Gbps speed

Up to 16 optical Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) ports

8-slot horizontal card cage, 4 slots for port and specialty

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14 rack-unit (RU) form factor

Up to 512 ports at full 16 Gbps speed

Up to 32 optical Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) ports

12-slot vertical card cage, 8 slots for port and specialty

Connectrix B-Series Architecture and Management Overview. 9

PB-DCX-32P-16G PB-DCX-48P-16G PB-DCX-64P-16G

Designed specifically for the Connectrix DCX

Leverages 8 Gbps Fibre Channel, 10 Gigabit

Provides 12 FC ports at 8 Gbps, 10 ports at 1 GbE,

Provides unmatched bandwidth, port density, and

Connectrix B-Series Architecture and Management Overview. 11

Feature DS-300B-8G DS-6505B DS-6510B DS-6520B

Number of Ports 8, 16 or 24 12 or 24 24, 36 or 48 48, 72 or 96

Connectrix B-Series Architecture and Management Overview. 12

One rack-unit (RU) form factor

Auto-sensing 2, 4 and 8 Gbps port speeds

8 to 24 FC ports with 8-port increments

Support up to eight 8 Gbps ports per ISL trunk

Support ISL trunking, NPIV, and QoS

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One rack-unit (RU) form factor

Auto-sensing 4 , 8 and 16 Gbps port speeds

Support ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics and QoS

Non-disruptive firmware upgrades

Hot-swappable power supply with cooling fans

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One rack-unit (RU) form factor

Auto-sensing 2, 4, 8, 10 and 16 Gbps port speeds

Support ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics and QoS

Non-disruptive firmware upgrades

Dual Hot-swappable power supply with cooling fans

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Two rack-unit (RU) form factor

Auto-sensing of 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds

Support ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics, and QoS

Non-disruptive firmware upgrades

Hot-swappable power supplies with cooling fans

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Supported Protocols FCP, FCIP FCP, FCIP FCoE, NAS, iSCSI