IBM 800, Installation Manual

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ESCON Channel Feature
The ESCON channel delivers up to 17 Mbps link data rate to servers, switches,
control units and storage devices. ESCON channels can coexist with FICON on all
zSeries 800 server models.
The zSeries 800 system uses the 16 port ESCON card. Fifteen of the ports are
used on this card. The sixteenth port is reserved as a spare.
Configuration Information
The table below shows the ESCON channel card description
Feature Code Description Fiber Type Connector Type
FC 2323 16-Port ESCON
(15 ports plus 1 spare)
Multimode 62.5 micron MT-RJ
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Use FC 2324 to order channels in 4-port increments. There can be a maximum
of 60 FC 2324s per system, for a total of 240 ESCON channels, maximum.
v
The system configuration tool places FC 2324s across an appropriate number of
ESCON cards for high availability.
Connectivity Information
16 Port ESCON
v
Cable type is multimode 62.5 micron fiber optic
v
Cable connector is MT-RJ
v
Existing ESCON multimode fiber can be reused with an MT-RJ to ESCON
Duplex conversion kit. See Figure 6-9 on page 6-17
v
See “ESCON References” for information about link distances and light loss
budget.
ESCON References
The following illustration shows the ESCON channel card, the channel ports on the
card, and the type of fiber optic connector that plugs to the channel ports.
Level 04a, June 21, 2004
Chapter 6. Cabling and Connectivity
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