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Brocade 6545 Gen5 16-Gbps FC Switch Module Hardware Reference Manual
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Hardware features and functionality
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Hardware features and functionality
The Brocade 6545 16 Gbps FC Switch Module can be managed through the Fujitsu PRIMERGY
BX900 S2 and BX400 Blade Servers and standard Brocade management methods, such as the
command-line interface (CLI), and the Brocade Web Tools user interface.
The Switch Module supports the following features and functionality:
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26 ports running up to 16 Gbps
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18 internal links running up to 16 Gbps with auto-negotiation capability
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8 external ports capable of supporting 16, 8 and 4 Gbps speeds through 16 GB and 8 Gb SFP+
optical transceivers
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Two 100-Mbps physical Ethernet ports connecting from the Management Blade (MMB1 and
MMB2); however, only one MMB with a single IP address can access the Switch Module at any
one time
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Advanced Integrated SERDES with Forward Error Correction capability at 16 Gbps
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440EPX processor running at 667 MHz
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1 Gb DDR2 SDRAM with ECC, SORDIMM package, running at 166 MHz
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4 MB of Boot ROM
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4 MB of Flash
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1 GB Compact Flash module (Type I & II) supported through a 440EPX IDE interface
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FPGA for system glue logic and MMB interface management
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CPLD for LLI MUX support
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One real-time clock
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One local I2C bus
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One Global I2C bus
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Three I2C switches
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Temperature monitoring
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Voltage monitoring and margining
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8 port LEDs to indicate port status
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3 system LEDs to indicate board status
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Brocade Fabric OS with advanced Web Tools and Fabric Services
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Dynamic Ports on Demand (POD) support
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In-flight compression
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Full Fabric and Access Gateway operation
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Advanced virtualization capabilities
