FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Products in a SAN Environment Planning Manual (620-000124-500, April 2005)

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Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products
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Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products
The switch rear panel provides a 9-pin DSUB maintenance port for
connection to a local terminal or remote terminal. Although the port
is typically used by authorized maintenance personnel, operations
personnel can use the port to configure switch network addresses.
Sphereon 4300
Fabric Switch
The Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch operates at 1.0625 or 2.1250 Gbps,
provides connectivity through 12 Fibre Channel ports, and supports
EON architecture and HotCAT technology. Switch ports can be
configured as:
• Fabric ports (F_Ports) to provide direct connectivity for switched
fabric devices.
• Fabric loop ports (FL_Ports) to provide switched arbitrated loop
connectivity and fabric attachment for FC-AL devices. The switch
supports:
— Connectivity of public loop devices and private loop devices.
Refer to Public Versus Private Devices for information.
— Configuration of public arbitrated loops and private
arbitrated loops. Refer to Public Versus Private Loops for
information.
• E_Ports to provide ISL connectivity to fabric directors and
switches. E_Port connectivity is not standard and must be
configured through the optional full fabric product feature
enablement (PFE) key. Refer to Full Fabric for information.
Figure 1-6 illustrates the switch.
Figure 1-6 Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch