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Dell PowerVault 56F 16-Port Fibre Channel Switch User’s Guide
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DELL CONFIDENTIAL - Preliminary 4/11/00
The Dell PowerVault 56F is a 16-port Fibre Channel switch that consists of a remov-
able system board with gigabit interface converter (GBIC) modules, front panel
controls with a liquid crystal display (LCD) for configuration, redundant power sup-
plies, hot-swappable fan pack, and firmware for building and managing a fabric. A
fabric
is an active, intelligent, and nonshared interconnect scheme for Fibre Channel
server and storage nodes. One or more switches interconnected create a Fibre Chan-
nel fabric. Figure 1-1 shows the switch view of a PowerVault 56F.
Ethernet port
serial port
power supply 1
power supply 2
(optional)
LCD panel
