HP DC SAN Backbone Director Switch Hardware Reference Guide

NOTE: The 10° to 40°C range applies to the ambient air temperature at the air intake vents on
the non-port side of the DC SAN Director . The temperature inside the product chassis can be up
to 75° C during operation. If the internal temperature range exceeds the operating ranges of the
components, the LEDs, error messages, and Fabric Watch alerts will indicate a problem. Use the
tempShow command or Fabric Watch commands to view temperature status.
Fibre Channel port specifications
The FC ports in the DC SAN Director support full-duplex link speeds at 10.51875, 8.50, 4.25,
2.125, or 1.0625 Gb/s inbound and outbound, automatically negotiating to the highest common
speed of all devices connected to the port.
The ports are compatible with optical SWL (short wavelength: approximately 850 nm), optical
LWL (long wavelength: approximately 1,310 nm), and Extended Long Wavelength (ELWL) laser
transmitter SFPs and XFPs (FC10-6 only) (approximately 1,550 nm). The strength of the signal is
determined by the type of SFP or XFP in use.
The ports are universal and self-configuring, capable of becoming F_Ports (fabric ports), FL_Ports
(fabric loop enabled), or E_Ports (expansion ports).
The ports meet all required safety standards. For a listing of these standards, see Regulatory
compliance and safety notices (page 120).
Data transmission ranges
Table 28 (page 110) and Table 29 (page 110) provide the data transmission ranges for different
cable types and port speeds.
Table 28 Supported single mode cable speeds and distances
Maximum distance
(ELWL)
Maximum distance
(LWL)Minimum distanceSpeed
Cable type
25,000 m
1
10,000 m2 m2 Gb/s9 microns
25,000 m
1
10,000 m2 m4 Gb/s
25,000 m
1
10, 000 m2 m8 Gb/s
1
The maximum distance for the AN211A is 30,000 m.
Table 29 Supported multi-mode cable speeds and distances
Maximum distance (SWL)Minimum distanceSpeedCable type
300 m (OM2); 500 m
(OM3)
0.5 m2 Gb/s50 microns
150 m (OM2); 380 m
(OM3)
0.5 m4 Gb/s
50 m (OM2); 150 m (OM3)0.5 m8 Gb/s
150 m0.5 m2 Gb/s62.5 microns
70 m0.5 m4 Gb/s
21 m0.5 m8 Gb/s
110 Technical specifications