Chapter 3 Operating The Fc San Module; Interoperability; Port Negotiation; Operating System Support - Dell FC SAN User Manual

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Operating the FC SAN Module

This chapter describes the operation and interoperability of the Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module.

The FC SAN Module supports interoperability for the following functions:

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The FC SAN Module has been designed to be highly interoperable. Eight Gbps ports support 2, 4,

and 8 Gbps transmit and receive rates with autonegotiation. You can also install 4 Gbps SFPs,

which allow 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, and 4 Gbps transmit and receive rates with autonegotiation. The

actual data signaling rate used on a port is automatically sensed and set to the rate supported by

the device or devices attached to the port.

NOTE

You must install Dell-supported SFPs in the FC SAN Module.

If the FC SAN Module is connected to a device, but is unable to negotiate the signaling rate, the

operator can manually set the speed of each port through CLI.

The FC SAN Module is compliant with current Fibre Channel standards, including most

current-generation switch N_Ports, NL_Ports and host adapters, Redundant Array of Independent

Disks (RAID) storage devices, hubs, Fibre-SCSI bridge devices, and older switch families.

There are no specific host operating system dependencies.

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principal FC SAN Module

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routing (FSPF)

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soft WWN zoning

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SNMP facilities

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