Service manual

General Information
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General Information
The McDATA
®
Intrepid
®
6140 Director provides up to 140 ports of
high-performance, dynamic Fibre Channel connectivity for switched
fabric devices in a storage area network (SAN). The director
providesabroadbandwidth(2or10gigabitspersecond),redundant
switched data paths, and long transmission distances.
This chapter presents information and features of the director and its
management, including:
• Director description.
• Field-replaceable units (FRUs).
• Error detection, reporting, and serviceability features.
• Element Manager status indicators
• Tools and test equipment.
• Director management.
Director Description
The Intrepid 6140 Director is a 140-port product that provides
dynamic switched connections between Fibre Channel servers and
devices in a SAN environment. The ports operate at 2 or 10 gigabits
per second (Gbps). Directors (from one to three) can be configured to
order in a McDATA-supplied FC-512 Fabricenter™ equipment
cabinet, which can provide up to 420 ports in a single cabinet.
The director provides dynamic switched connections for servers and
devices, supportsmainframeand open-systems interconnection (OSI)