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IBM Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch 16
Connectors and LEDs
Figure 5 shows the front panel of the IBM Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch.
Figure 5. Front panel of the IBM Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch
The following components are located on the front panel:
LEDs that display the status of the switch module and the network:
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The OK LED indicates that the switch module has passed the power-on self-test (POST) with no
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critical faults and is operational.
Identify: This blue LED can be used to identify the switch physically by illuminating via the
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management software.
The error LED (switch module error) indicates that the switch module has failed the POST or
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detected an operational fault.
One mini-USB RS-232 console port that provides an additional means to configure the switch
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module. This mini-USB-style connector enables connection of a special serial cable. (The cable is
optional and it is not included with the switch. See the Part number information section for details.)
Two external SFP+ ports for 1 Gb or 10 Gb connections to external Ethernet devices.
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Twelve external SFP+ Omni Ports for 10 Gb connections to the external Ethernet devices or 4/8 Gb
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FC connections to the external SAN devices.
Two external QSFP+ port connectors to attach QSFP+ modules or cables for a single 40 Gb uplink
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per port or for splitting of a single port into 4x 10 Gb connections to external Ethernet devices.
A link OK LED and a Tx/Rx LED for each external port on the switch module.
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A mode LED for each pair of Omni Ports indicating the operating mode. (OFF indicates the port pair is
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configured for Ethernet operation, and ON indicates the port pair is configured for Fibre Channel
operation.)