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Fibre channel
System component Description
Fibre Channel ports Brocade X6-4 Director: Up to 192 32-Gbps ports, universal (F_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, M_Port, D_Port, FICON)
Brocade X6-8 Director: Up to 384 32-Gbps ports, universal (E_Port, F_Port, EX_Port, M_Port, D_Port, FICON)
Classes of service Class 2, Class 3, Class F (interswitch frames)
ANSI Fibre Channel protocol FC-PH (Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standard)
Fabric initialization Complies with FC-SW 5.0
IP Extension (IP over Fibre
Channel) Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of the FCA profile
Port to port latency Local switching: 900 ns (including FEC) any port to any port;
Blade to blade: 2.7 microseconds (including FEC) E_Port to E_Port
Switching capacity An aggregate switching capacity of 13.5 billion frames per second (for Class 2, Class 3, and Class F frames for a
384-port chassis)
LEDs
System component Description
Port status Bicolor (green and amber) Fibre Channel port status LED on port blades displaying nine different LED states
based on FC port activity and status.
Bicolor (green and amber) QSFP ICL port LED on core routing blades displaying four different states based on
activity and status of all four lanes.
Bicolor (green and amber) Fibre Channel port status on extension blades displaying eight different LED states
based on port activity and status.
Bicolor (green and amber) Ethernet port status on extension blades displaying four different LED states based on
port activity and status.
Blade power and status Unicolor (green) displaying power off and power on condition.
Unicolor (amber) LED displaying four different LED states based on blade operation.
CP blade status Unicolor (green) Ethernet link status displaying two different states depending on link operation.
Unicolor (green) Ethernet link activity displaying two different states depending on link operation.
Unicolor (blue) control processor (CP) displaying two different states depending on active or standby status.
Unicolor (bright white) illuminates to indicate blade location (beacon).
WWN card status Unicolor (green) displaying power off and power on condition.
Unicolor (amber) fault LED.
Fan status Unicolor (green) displaying power off and power on condition.
Unicolor (amber) status LED displaying four different LED states based on fan operation.
Power supply status Unicolor (green) power status LED displaying different LED states based on power supply operation.
LEDs
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