HP Brocade 8/12c HP Fabric OS 6.2.2f Release Notes (5697-1756, February 2012) - Page 17

Power supply requirements for Director blades, FC Routing scalability, Important notes

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Table 3 DC Director blade support matrix (continued) Director blade Number of blades The DC04 SAN Director requires Fabric OS 6.2.0a or later, and supports up to four blades. FS8-18 (DC Switch Encryption FC blade) Supported with Fabric OS 6.2.0b or later, with a maximum of four blades of this type on the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director Power supply requirements for Director blades Table 4 (page 17) lists power supply requirements for Director blades to provide full redundancy (220 VAC power is assumed). IMPORTANT: Director blades must meet minimum Fabric OS levels to operate in the Director chassis. For example, the FC8-32 is not supported in the 4/256 SAN Director with Fabric OS 6.0.x. Table 4 Power supplies required for blades in director chassis Director blade FC4-16 FC4-32 FC4-48 FC8-16 FC8-32 4/256 SAN Director Two power supplies DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN Director1 Two power supplies FC8-48 FC10-6 Four power supplies Two power supplies FR4-18i (FCIP/FC Router blade) Four power supplies FC4-16IP (iSCSI blade) Two power supplies. The FC4-16IP blades are not supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN Director. FS8-18 (DC Switch Encryption FC Not supported blade) • A DC SAN Backbone Director with 3 or more FS8-18 blades, requires (2+2) 220 VAC power supplies for redundancy. • A DC SAN Backbone Director with 1 or 2 FS8-18 blades, requires (2) 220 VAC power supplies for redundancy. • The DC04 SAN Director requires (2) 220 VAC power supplies to provide redundant configuration with any number of FS8-18 blades. 1 The DC Director can operate with nominal power of 110 VAC. See the appropriate hardware reference guide for power specifications. FC10-6, FC8-48, FR4-18i and FS8-18 are not supported in the DC SAN or DC04 SAN Directors in a 110 VAC configuration. FC Routing scalability For the latest FCR scalability support information, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, available at: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide Important notes This section contains information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release. Power supply requirements for Director blades 17

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Table 3 DC Director blade support matrix
(continued)
Number of blades
Director blade
The DC04 SAN Director requires Fabric OS 6.2.0a or later, and
supports up to four blades.
Supported with Fabric OS 6.2.0b or later, with a maximum of four
blades of this type on the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04
SAN Director
FS8-18 (DC Switch Encryption FC blade)
Power supply requirements for Director blades
Table 4 (page 17)
lists power supply requirements for Director blades to provide full redundancy
(220 VAC power is assumed).
IMPORTANT:
Director blades must meet minimum Fabric OS levels to operate in the Director
chassis. For example, the FC8-32 is not supported in the 4/256 SAN Director with Fabric OS
6.0.x.
Table 4 Power supplies required for blades in director chassis
DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN
Director
1
4/256 SAN Director
Director blade
Two power supplies
Two power supplies
FC4-16
FC4-32
FC4-48
FC8-16
FC8-32
Two power supplies
Four power supplies
FC8-48
FC10-6
Two power supplies. The FC4-16IP blades are
not supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director
and DC04 SAN Director.
Four power supplies
FR4-18i (FCIP/FC Router blade)
FC4-16IP (iSCSI blade)
Not supported
FS8-18 (DC Switch Encryption FC
blade)
•
A DC SAN Backbone Director with 3 or more
FS8-18 blades, requires (2+2) 220 VAC
power supplies for redundancy.
•
A DC SAN Backbone Director with 1 or 2
FS8-18 blades, requires (2) 220 VAC power
supplies for redundancy.
•
The DC04 SAN Director requires (2) 220
VAC power supplies to provide redundant
configuration with any number of FS8-18
blades.
1
The DC Director can operate with nominal power of 110 VAC. See the appropriate hardware reference guide for power
specifications. FC10-6, FC8-48, FR4-18i and FS8-18 are not supported in the DC SAN or DC04 SAN Directors in a
110 VAC configuration.
FC Routing scalability
For the latest FCR scalability support information, see the
HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference
Guide
, available at:
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Important notes
This section contains information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release.
Power supply requirements for Director blades
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