User`s guide

1-2 StorageWorks Fibre Channel Storage Switch Service Guide
SHR-1205
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Figure 1-1. Switch Front View
Fibre Channel Switch Features
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Simplicity – After Power-On Self-Test (POST), you need only to enter
the Internet Protocol (IP) address. The remainder of the Switch setup is
automated.
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Intelligence – Supports up to 32 interconnected Switches; firmware
allows discovery of all connected devices and determines optimum data
paths without user intervention.
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Flexibility – The Switch's modular design includes multiple interface
cards. Supports G_Port (F_Port and E_Port) FL_Port cards, FL_Port
cards.Reliability – Highly integrated, reliable, multifunction (ASIC)
devices are incorporated into the Switch’s design.
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High performance – Low-latency, high-performance design requires no
CPU data path interaction resulting in a worst-case data transfer latency
of less than two microseconds. The latency may differ when the
destination is a loop.
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Automated congestion management – Virtual channels lets the Switch
use sophisticated congestion management techniques that are performed
automatically by the Switch.
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Cascading – Incorporating a cascade design, up to 32 Switches can be
interconnected for a large Fabric with hundreds of Fabric connections.