A – Specifications
Fabric Specifications
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Number of Fibre Channel Ports ...... Variable and can be upgraded in the
following configurations:
8 1/2/4-Gbps FC ports
12 1/2/4-Gbps FC ports
16 1/2/4-Gbps FC ports
16 1/2/4-Gbps FC ports plus
4
10-Gbps
FC ports
Scalability........................................ Maximum 239 switches depending on
configuration
Maximum User Ports ...................... > 475,000 ports depending on
configuration
Buffer Credits .................................. 16 buffer credits per port, ASIC embedded
memory
Media Type
Ports 0-15 .......................................
Ports 16-19 .....................................
SFP optical transceiver
XPAK switch stacking cables
Fabric Port Speed
Ports 0-15 .......................................
Ports 16-19 .....................................
1.0625, 2.125, or 4.250 Gbps
12.750 Gbps
Maximum Frame Size..................... 2148 bytes (2112 byte payload)
System Processor........................... 200 MHz Motorola® 8245 PowerPc®
Fabric Latency (intra-switch)
1-Gbps to 1-Gbps ...........................
2-Gbps to 2-Gbps ...........................
4-Gbps to 4-Gbps ...........................
10-Gbps to 10-Gbps .......................
< 0.6 µsec
< 0.4 µsec
< 0.3 µsec
< 0.2 µsec
Bandwidth
Point-to-Point .................................
Aggregate (single switch) ...............
106 MB, Full Duplex @ 1-Gbps
212 MB, Full Duplex @ 2-Gbps
425 MB, Full Duplex @ 4-Gbps
1275 MB, Full Duplex @ 10-Gbps
Up to 11.90 GB Full Duplex
Summary of Contents for SANbox 5600 Series
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Page 28: ...1 Introduction Technical Support 1 18 59096 02 C S Notes...
Page 68: ...3 Planning Fabric Management 3 28 59096 02 C S Notes...
Page 112: ...5 Diagnostics Troubleshooting Recovering a Switch 5 16 59096 02 C S Notes...
Page 116: ...6 Removal Replacement Power Supply Removal and Replacement 6 4 59096 02 C S Notes...
Page 264: ...B Command Line Interface Zoning Command B 142 59096 02 C S Notes...
Page 270: ...SANbox 5600 Series Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Glossary 6 59096 02 C S Notes...
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