About the MSA SAN Switch 2/8
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MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Installation Guide
MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Hardware Features
MSA SAN Switch hardware support includes:
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Embedded design specifically for the MSA1000
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Hot-pluggability
The switch can be installed or replaced without power cycling the MSA1000.
When adding or replacing a switch, allow sufficient time to complete the
POST tests and the configuration tasks before using.
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Redundancy
In redundant fabric configurations, you can install two MSA SAN Switches to
support the redundant MSA1000 controllers.
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Single chip ASIC switch design
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Eight ports
— Seven available 2-Gb/s Fibre Channel ports are compatible with Small
Form Factor Pluggable (SFPs) transceiver interconnects (Port 1 through
Port 7)
— One internal port (Port 0) for interfacing with the MSA1000 Array
Controller, using F_Port protocol
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Per port automatic negotiation to the highest possible speed
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One IEEE compliant 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet management port; able to
auto-sense a straight-through cable or crossover cable configuration
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One DB-9 serial port
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A total of 15 LEDs:
— One Switch Readiness LED
— One port status LED for each of the seven available ports
— One port speed LED for each of the seven available ports
