Cable size
Speed
Maximum cable length
(984.2 ft)
4 Gbps
150 m
(492.1 ft)
8 Gbps
50 m
(164 ft)
16 Gbps
35 m
(115 ft)
62.5 micron
2 Gbps
100 m
(328.1 ft)
4 Gbps
70 m
(230 ft)
8 Gbps
21 m
(69 ft)
Fibre Channel cables
The storage system supports Fiber Channel connections to hosts. For details about
configuring FC host connections, see the
Provisioning Guide.
Note:
Due to high-speed serial data transfer via Fibre Channel, use high-quality
FC cables that comply with the Fibre Channel-PH standard.
The following figure shows FC direct connection and FC connection through a switch.
Fibre Channel cables
Appendix F: Data and power cables
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