Total I/O on-board and PCIe ports
The following table shows the total I/O on-board and PCIe ports options that are
available in the Veritas 5350 Appliance.
Table 1-10
Total number of on-board and PCIe I/O ports for each I/O
configuration
16 Gb Fibre
Channel PCIe
ports
(optical/SFP)
10/25 Gb
Ethernet PCIe
ports
(optical/SFP)
1Gb Ethernet ports
(copper)
I/O
Configuration
option
2
8
4 on-board
A
4
6
4 on-board
B
6
4
4 on-board
C
Cable connection types:
copper = Standard copper cable
optical = Fiber optic cable
Available I/O configurations by slot for Veritas 5350 Appliance
installations
You can use the supported Veritas 5350 Appliance I/O configurations to best serve
the needs of your particular environment. The controller is installed in both non-shelf
and with-shelf configurations
The following table provides information on the make and model of each the PCIe
cards that are available for use in each appliance I/O slot.
Table 1-11
Acceptable PCIe-based I/O cards for each appliance I/O slot
Comment
Acceptable PCIe I/O card
Slot
PCIe-based 25/10Gb network interface card
Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx EN
MCX4121A-ACAT Ethernet card
1
PCIe-based 25/10Gb network interface card
Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx EN
MCX4121A-ACAT Ethernet card
2
PCIe-based 4 x 4 ea 12Gb lane per port
SAS-3 Host Bus Adapter
Intel RSP3GD016J SAS-3 Host Bus
Adapter
3
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About the Veritas 5350 Appliance
Veritas 5350 Appliance I/O configuration options
