Installation guide

2 – General Description
Fibre Channel Ports
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To exit maintenance mode and return to normal operation, press and release the
Maintenance button momentarily to reset the switch.
Fibre Channel Ports
The SANbox 5600 Series switch has sixteen Fibre Channel Small Form-Factor
Pluggable (SFP) ports and four Fibre Channel XPAK ports. The SFP ports are
numbered 0–15 as shown in Figure 2-3. Each SFP port is served by an SFP
optical transceiver and is capable of 1-, 2-, or 4-Gbps transmission. SFP ports are
hot-pluggable and can self-discover both the port type and transmission speed
when connected to devices or other switches. The SFP port LEDs are located
above their respective ports and provide port login and activity status information.
The XPAK ports are numbered 16–19 as shown in Figure 2-3. Each XPAK port is
served by an XPAK optical transceiver or an XPAK switch stacking cable and is
capable of 12.75-Gbps transmission. The XPAK switch stacking cable is a
hot-pluggable, passive cable and transceiver assembly for connecting to other
XPAK-capable switches. The XPAK ports come with covers that must be removed
before installing transceivers or cables. XPAK port LEDs are located to the left of
their respective ports and provide port login and activity status.
Figure 2-3 Fibre Channel Ports
Each SFP port is capable of 1-, 2-, or 4-Gbps transmission depending on the SFP.
SFP ports are hot-pluggable and can self-discover both the port type and
transmission speed when connected to devices or other switches. The SFP port
LEDs are located above their respective ports and provide port login and activity
status information.
The SANbox 5600 Series switch can be an 8-, 12-, 16-, or 20-port switch,
enabling ports 0–7, 0–11, 0–15, or 0–19 respectively. You can choose which ports
are active using the mPort™ Technology feature in Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007,
or enable additional ports up to the 20-port maximum through the purchase of a
license key. Refer to “Feature Licensing” on page 3-5 for more information.
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