Dell PowerEdge M520 Brocade M5424 Blade Server SAN I/O Module Hardware Referen - Page 12
Access Gateway mode, Brocade ASIC expanded capabilities
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1 Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes These ports are capable of Brocade ISL Trunking with appropriate licensing. • Up to 16 internal backplane F_Ports. Each port can automatically negotiate its speed at either 4 Gbps or 8 Gbps to match the speed of attached devices. • Dynamic ports on demand, which allows ports to be activated as needed based on available licenses. • Frame filtering that augments the hardware zoning capabilities of the Brocade ASIC, which implements hardware zoning at the port level of the SAN I/O Module. • Brocade ASIC expanded capabilities, including World Wide Name (WWN) and device-level zoning. • Hardware zoning implemented by firmware-accessible table per output port. • Extensive diagnostics and monitoring capabilities. • Unicast and broadcast data traffic support. • Up to eight Brocade-branded small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers. Although the product ships with a specific number of transceivers, you can add additional transceivers by purchasing a Ports on Demand (POD) license. NOTE You can also install 4 Gbps SFPs in the SAN I/O Module, however all SFPs must be Brocade-branded. • One serial console port on the front panel. • One green and amber light-emitting diode (LED) above each port to indicate port status. If dark, the port is unlicensed. • The following system LEDs: - One green power LED to indicate module power-on. - One green/amber LED to indicate module status. - One blue, identify module and flash blue to locate module. See "Interpreting LED activity" on page 22 for details about the SAN I/O Module LEDs. Access Gateway mode • Up to 8 autosensing (2, 4, and 8 Gbps) Fibre Channel ports. These are universal and self-configuring ports capable of becoming the following types: - F_Port (fabric enabled) - N_Port (fabric enabled) • Up to 16 internal backplane F_Ports. Each port can automatically negotiate its speed at either 4 Gbps or 8 Gbps to match the speed of attached devices • Dynamic ports on demand, which allows any port to be activated as needed based on available licenses. • Up to eight Brocade-branded small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers. The SAN I/O module ships with a specific number of 8 Gbps SFPs. If you purchase a POD license, you will receive additional SFPs. 2 M5424 SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001082-01