The Lenovo B6505 comes standard with 12 licensed ports and with 12x 8 Gb or 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+
Transceivers. The remaining 12 unlicensed ports can be activated by purchasing and installing the Ports on
Demand (POD) bundle that includes software licenses for 12 ports and 12x 8 Gb or 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+
transceivers. By default, ports 0 through 11 are enabled on the Lenovo B6505. To enable ports 12 through
23, install a POD license key.
The Lenovo B6510 comes standard with 24 licensed ports and with 24x 8 Gb or 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+
transceivers. The remaining 24 unlicensed ports can be activated in 12-port increments by purchasing and
installing the Ports on Demand (POD) bundles that include software licenses for 12 ports and 12x 8 Gb
or 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+ transceivers. By default, ports 0 through 23 are enabled on the Lenovo B6510. To
enable ports 24 through 35, install a POD license key. To enable ports 36 through 47, install another POD
license.
The following table lists additional POD bundles for the Lenovo B6505 and B6510.
Table 3. POD bundle options
Description
Part
number
Feature
code
Max qty
supported
POD software license for the Lenovo B6505
Lenovo B6505 12-port license w/ 12x 8G SWL SFP+
00WF812 ATST
1
Lenovo B6505 12-port license w/ 12x 16G SWL SFP+
00WF810 ATSU
1
POD software license for the Lenovo B6510
Lenovo B6510 12-port license w/ 12x 8G SWL SFP+
00WF808 ATSV
2
Lenovo B6510 12-port license w/ 12x 16G SWL SFP+
00WF806 ATSW
2
If needed, the Lenovo B6505 and B6510 can be mounted in a 2-post rack cabinet by using the optional
mid-mount rack kit that is listed in the following table.
Table 4. Rack-mount options
Description
Part number
Feature
code
Max qty
supported
Lenovo B65xx Mid-mount Rack Kit
00MY760
ASKL
1
The optional mid-mount rack kit for the Lenovo B6505 and B6510 is shown in the following figure.
Figure 6. Lenovo B65xx Mid-mount Rack Kit
Transceivers and cables
The Lenovo B6505 comes with 12x 8 Gb or 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+ transceivers, and the Lenovo B6510
comes with 24x 8 Gb or 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+ transceivers. The optional 12-port POD bundles for the
Lenovo B6505 come with 12x 8 Gb or 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+ transceivers, and the optional 24-port POD
bundles for the Lenovo B6510 come with 24x 8 Gb or 16 Gb FC SWL SFP+ transceivers. Additional SWL,
LWL, and EWL SFP+ transceivers can be ordered for the switches, if needed.
Lenovo B6505 and B6510 FC SAN Switches
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