Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1.3.2 Physical Dimensions
The F16F subsystem comes in an enhanced 3U chassis with the following
dimensions:
With handles: 482.6mm x 131mm x 504.3mm (19 x 5.2 x 19.9
inches) (width x height x depth)
Without handles: 445mm x 130mm x 488.2mm (17.5 x 5.1 x 19.2
inches) (width x height x depth)
1.1.3.3 Channels
The F16F subsystem comes with either six (6) or four (4) 4Gbps Fibre
channels. Each channel is routed through two (2) SFP ports to provide a
total of up to twelve (12) FC ports. (See
Figure 1-5
) Shown below are
details of these I/O ports:
Table 1-3 F16F Model Variations
Model
CH0 & CH1
CH2 & CH3
CH4 & CH5
F16F-R4031-6
4 x SFP (host)
4 x SFP (drive
extension)
4 x SFP (host or
drive expansion)
F16F-S4031-6
4 x SFP (host)
4 x SFP (drive
extension)
4 x SFP (host or
drive expansion)
F16F-R4031-4
4 x SFP (host)
4 x SFP (drive
extension)
N/A
F16F-S4031-4
4 x SFP (host)
4 x SFP (drive
extension)
N/A
CH0
and
CH1
are defaulted as host port modules. Each channel is
interfaced through two (2) SFP host ports on each controller.
Disk drives within the F16F are linked across a Fibre Channel dual-
loop configuration controlled by a high efficiency loop switch.
CH2
and
CH3
can be extended to Fibre Channel expansion SBODs.
CH4
and
CH5
can be manually configured either as host or drive
channels. You can change the channel mode of CH4 and CH5 via
firmware configuration utilities. Please see
Chapter 4
for details.
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