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Fibre Channel SAN Switch 2/16 Installation Guide
Technical Specifications
Memory Specifications
The SAN Switch 2/16 utilizes the following memory.
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Main Memory (SDRAM): 32 MB per switch
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Flash Memory: Dual 8 MB
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Boot Flash: 512K bytes of 8-bit for system boot
The centralized memory maximizes the overall switch throughput by guaranteeing full
transmit and receive bandwidth to all fibre channel ports at all times.
NOTE: For dust and ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection, a cover is provided for the serial
port and should be kept on the port whenever the serial port is not in use.
The serial port can be used to connect to a computer workstation to configure the
switch IP address without connecting to the fabric. The serial port’s parameters are
9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.
The port requires a straight serial cable with a female 9-pin subminiature-D connector. Only
pins 2, 3, and 5 are supported; if pin 7 is used, the signal must always be driven high, using the
pinouts listed in Table C–4.
Table C–4: Cabling Pinouts if Pin 7 is Used
PIN
Signal
Description
1
2
TxData
Transmit Data
3
RxData
Receive Data
4
5
GND
Logic Ground
6
7
CTS
Clear to Send
8
9
