Features and specifications
The FC5022 16 Gb Switches have the following features and specifications:
Internal ports
28 internal full-duplex 16/8 Gb FC ports
Internal ports operate as F_ports (fabric ports) in native mode or in access gateway mode
Two internal full-duplex 1 GbE ports connected to the chassis management module
Support for the 2-port and 4-port FC adapter cards
External ports
20 external ports for 16 Gb or 8 Gb SFP+ transceivers supporting 4 Gb, 8 Gb, and 16 Gb port
speeds (supported SFP+ modules are listed in Table 2). Ports are auto-sensing and activated
with the Dynamic Ports on Demand feature.
External ports can operate as F_ports (fabric ports) or E_ports (expansion ports) in native
mode or as N_ports NPIV (node ports) in Access Gateway mode
One external 1 GbE port (1000BASE-T) with RJ-45 connector for switch configuration and
management (IPv4 and IPv6 support)
One RS-232 serial port (mini-USB connector) that provides an additional means to configure
the switch module
Access Gateway mode (N_Port ID Virtualization - NPIV) support
Mirror Port (M-Port) allows you to mirror traffic to an external port between a specific host and target
Power-on self-test diagnostics and status reporting
Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking (licensable or included with the 24-port ESB model), which allows up
to eight ports (at 16, 8, or 4 Gbps speeds) to combine to form a single, logical ISL with a speed of up
to 128 Gbps (256 Gbps full duplex) for optimal bandwidth utilization, automatic path failover, and
load balancing
Fabric OS (FOS) version 7.0.x or higher, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the
network and enables a wide range of value-added applications, such as Advanced Web Tools and
Advanced Fabric Services (on certain models)
Supports up to 768 Gbps end-to-end full-duplex aggregated bandwidth
420 million frames switch per second, 0.7 microseconds latency
8192 buffers for up to 3750 km extended distance at 4 Gbps FC (Extended Fabrics license required)
In-flight 64 Gbps FC compression and decompression support on up to two external ports (no
license required)
In-flight 32 Gbps encryption and decryption on up to two external ports (no license required)
48 Virtual Channels (VCs) per port
Fabric scalability of up to 239 switches in Full Fabric mode
Port mirroring to monitor ingress or egress traffic from any port within the switch
Two I2C connections able to interface to redundant management modules
Hot pluggable switches in the chassis and SFP+ optical transceivers in the switches
Single fuse circuit
Four temperature sensors
One internal real-time clock
Managed with Web Tools
Supports up to 128 domains in Native mode and Interoperability mode
Full fabric switch mode may be changed to or from Access Gateway mode
Nondisruptive code load in Native mode and Access Gateway (NPIV) mode
255 NPIV N_port logins per physical port
Lenovo Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switches
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