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Operating Manual
BX400
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Connection Blade 8Gb FC Pass Thru 18/18
The 8-Gb FC Pass Thru Connection Blade 18/18 provides the following
connections:
– 18 internal 8-Gbit ports to the server blades
– 18 external Fibre Channel ports via 4-Gbit SFP or 8-Gbit SFP+ modules
This connection blade can be used in slots CB 2, CB 3 and CB 4, see
figure
"Connection blade slots" on page 120
. It only supports server blades that are
fitted with a Fibre Channel mezzanine card. For more information, see the
operating manuals for the relevant server blades.
Ports and LEDs
Figure 31: 8-Gb FC Pass Thru Connection Blade 18/18
1
ID
ID indicator (blue)
Lit:
ID LED was activated via the management blade
2
Status indicator (green/orange)
Dark:
Connection blade is powered off
Lights up green:
Connection blade is powered on, status OK
Flashes orange:
Connection blade is powered on, status fail
3
Status indicators for external FC ports (green)
Lit:
FC link up
A
,
B External FC ports
(A: 1-12, B: 13-18, from left to right)
Ports for FC SFP Multi-Mode (MMF) 4Gbit/s or FC SFP+ Multi-Mode (MMF) 8Gbit/s
1 2
3
A
B