Specifications

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Figure 1-2 Intrepid 6064 Director
The director supports McDATA’s non-blocking extendable open
network (EON™) architecture and concurrent firmware downloads
through hot code activation (HotCAT
®
) technology. The director
also provides a modular design that enables quick removal and
replacement of FRUs, including:
• Cable management assembly and front bezel with power (green)
and system error (amber) light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
• Power module assembly (with AC power switch), redundant fan
modules, and redundant power supplies.
• Redundant CTP (1.0625 Gbps operation) or CTP2 (2.1250 or
10.2000 Gbps operation) logic cards.
• Redundant serial crossbar (SBAR) assembly logic cards.
•Backplane.
• A minimum of eight to a maximum of 16 Fibre Channel port
cards as follows:
— Fiber port module (FPM) cards. Each FPM card provides four
1.0625 Gbps Fibre Channel port connections through duplex
small form factor pluggable (SFP) fiber-optic transceivers.