User`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- General Description
- Installation
- Introduction
- Unpack
- Place or Mount the Equipment
- Apply the IEC Class 1 Laser Information Label (If the installation is in Europe)
- Install GBICs
- Connect to AC Power
- Switch Logic Power Good LED
- Check the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) Results
- Cable Fibre Channel Devices to the Switch
- Configure the Chassis
- Configure the Ports
- Zoning
- Rack and Shelf Administration
- Operating the Switch
- Diagnostics/Troubleshooting
- Removal/Replacement Procedures
- Multi-Chassis Fabrics
- Reference Information
- QLogic Customer Support
- Index

Preliminary
SANbox-8 Switch Specifications
SANbox-8 Fibre Channel Switch
A-6 Reference Information 59008-03 Rev. A Installer’s/User’s Manual
Distance: ............................................500 meters maximum using 50 micron fiber
300 meters maximum using 62.5 micron
fiber
Safety: ................................................DHHS 21 CFR(J), IEC 825-1,
CENELEC EN 60825-1, VDE
Longwave Laser GBIC (single-mode)
Connector:..........................................Duplex SC
Color coding: .....................................Blue exposed connector surfaces
Cable:.................................................Fibre Channel 100-SM-LC-L
(9um single-mode)
Wavelength:........................................1270 - 1350 nm
Open Fiber Control:...........................GBIC modules are standard with No-OFC.
Transmit Power: .................................-10dBm average
Receiver Sensitivity: ..........................-20dBm average
Distance: ............................................2 meters to 10 kilometers
Safety: ................................................DHHS 21 CFR(J), IEC 825-1,
CENELEC EN 60825-1, VDE
Copper Inter-Enclosure GBIC (active)
Connector:..........................................Style 1 (9 pin D-subminiature, DB-9)
Style 2 (HSSDC, looks like wide phone jack
or RJ45)
Fibre Channel 100-TW-EL-S (shielded dual
parallel pair cable)
Fibre Channel 100-TP-EL-S (shielded dual
twisted pair cable)
Differential Impedance: .....................50 ohms +/- 10 ohms
Transmitted Signal .............................1100 - 2000 mV differential PECL
Received Signal: ................................400 - 2000 mV differential PECL
Distance: ............................................0 - 28 meters with 100-TP-EL-S
Cable ..................................................0 - 33 meters with 100-TW-EL-S cable