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Technical Specifications
System component
Description
ANSI Fibre Channel
protocol
FC-PH (Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface standard)
Modes of operation
Fibre Channel Class 2 and Class 3
Fabric initialization
Complies with FC-SW-3 Rev. 6.6
FCIP (IP over Fibre
Channel)
Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of FCA profile
Port Status
Bicolor LED (amber/green)
Other
System component
Description
Serial console port
One three-wire (Tx, Rx, Gnd) UART serial port
Ethernet management port One 1000Base-X / 100Base-TX port / 10Base-T
USB port
One external USB port
LEDs
System component
Description
System power LED
One green system power status LED (below) on the port side.
System status LED
One bicolor (green/amber) system status LED (above) on the port side.
Ethernet port link LED
One link LED on the left. Glows green for 1000 Mbps and amber for 100/10 Mbps.
Serial console port LED
The serial console port LEDs remain off at all times, even when a cable is inserted
and the link is active.
FC port status LED
64 bicolor (green/amber) port status LEDs. One for each SFP+ port and four for
each QSFP port on the switch.
Power supply and fan
assembly status LED
One green power supply and fan assembly status LED on each power supply and
fan assembly on the nonport-side of the switch.
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Hardware Installation Guide
Summary of Contents for 8960-F64
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Page 10: ...What s new in this document 12 Hardware Installation Guide...
Page 22: ...Shipping carton contents 24 Hardware Installation Guide...
Page 48: ...Attaching the rear brackets to the device 50 Hardware Installation Guide...
Page 64: ...Verifying the operation of new transceivers 66 Hardware Installation Guide...
Page 72: ...Running diagnostic tests 74 Hardware Installation Guide...
Page 100: ...Danger Notices 102 Hardware Installation Guide...