Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
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... 26 of this type. and 64-port 8Gbit port blades (FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, FC8-64) Intelligent blade 6 port 10G FC blade (FC10-6) FCIP/FC Router blade (FR4-18i) Virtualization/Application Blade (FA4-18) Encryption Blade (FS8-18) Next Generation Distance Extension Blade (FX8-24) FCoE/L2 CEE blade FCOE10-24 FC16-32, FC16-48 Supported with FOS...
... 26 of this type. and 64-port 8Gbit port blades (FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, FC8-64) Intelligent blade 6 port 10G FC blade (FC10-6) FCIP/FC Router blade (FR4-18i) Virtualization/Application Blade (FA4-18) Encryption Blade (FS8-18) Next Generation Distance Extension Blade (FX8-24) FCoE/L2 CEE blade FCOE10-24 FC16-32, FC16-48 Supported with FOS...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
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FCoE/L2 CEE blade FCOE10-24 Not supported Table 2 Blade Support Matrix for DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 with FOS v7.1 Note: The iSCSI FC4-16IP blade is not supported in the table below for maximum supported limits of each . Note: FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48 blades are not supported on DCX 8510 ...v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0 Page 27 of 41 DCX 8510-8/DCX 8510-4 Blade Support Matrix FC16-32, FC16-48 16G FC blades FC8-64 64 port 8Gbit port blade FC8-32E, FC8-48E Condor3 based 8G blades FC10-6 Intelligent blade FCIP/FC Router blade (FR4-18i) Virtualization/Application Blade (FA4-18) Encryption Blade ...
FCoE/L2 CEE blade FCOE10-24 Not supported Table 2 Blade Support Matrix for DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 with FOS v7.1 Note: The iSCSI FC4-16IP blade is not supported in the table below for maximum supported limits of each . Note: FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48 blades are not supported on DCX 8510 ...v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0 Page 27 of 41 DCX 8510-8/DCX 8510-4 Blade Support Matrix FC16-32, FC16-48 16G FC blades FC8-64 64 port 8Gbit port blade FC8-32E, FC8-48E Condor3 based 8G blades FC10-6 Intelligent blade FCIP/FC Router blade (FR4-18i) Virtualization/Application Blade (FA4-18) Encryption Blade ...
Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.0a Release Notes v1.0
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...8510-4 @200-240 VAC (Redundant configurations) Comments 96 ports max with QSFP ICLs Any combination of 8Gb or 16 Gb ports and intelligent blades with QSFP ICLs FC16-32, FC8-32E FC16-32, FC16-48, FC8-32E, FC8-48E, FC8-64, FS8-18, FX8-24 Port Blade Intelligent Blade /Combination 2 Power Supplies Not Supported ...installed on all 4G products in order to other switches must disable QoS at both ends of the ISL in order to the Brocade Scalability Guidelines document, available under this technote: o Log in to change. Please consult Fabric OS Command Reference manual for details related...
...8510-4 @200-240 VAC (Redundant configurations) Comments 96 ports max with QSFP ICLs Any combination of 8Gb or 16 Gb ports and intelligent blades with QSFP ICLs FC16-32, FC8-32E FC16-32, FC16-48, FC8-32E, FC8-48E, FC8-64, FS8-18, FX8-24 Port Blade Intelligent Blade /Combination 2 Power Supplies Not Supported ...installed on all 4G products in order to other switches must disable QoS at both ends of the ISL in order to the Brocade Scalability Guidelines document, available under this technote: o Log in to change. Please consult Fabric OS Command Reference manual for details related...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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... set of ports and 24 through 47 from bottom to top on the left set of ports and 16 through 31 from bottom to top on the right set of ports. 68 Yes Yes 16 FC Brocade Encryption blade that is not a part of ports. 97 No Yes 32 A 32-port, 16-Gbps port blade supporting 2, 4, 8, 10, and 16 Gbps port speeds. Ports are...
... set of ports and 24 through 47 from bottom to top on the left set of ports and 16 through 31 from bottom to top on the right set of ports. 68 Yes Yes 16 FC Brocade Encryption blade that is not a part of ports. 97 No Yes 32 A 32-port, 16-Gbps port blade supporting 2, 4, 8, 10, and 16 Gbps port speeds. Ports are...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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...: • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 6505 • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64 port blades • Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family and supported blades • Brocade FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades • Brocade FC8-32E and FC8-48E port blades • Brocade FX8-24 application blades in the TX port or RX port field...
...: • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 6505 • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64 port blades • Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family and supported blades • Brocade FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades • Brocade FC8-32E and FC8-48E port blades • Brocade FX8-24 application blades in the TX port or RX port field...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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... only into slots 5 and 8 on the Brocade DCX-4S or DCX 8510-4. • CR8 and CR4S-8 core blades provide ICL functionality between two Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbones. the Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64; Chapter Installing and Maintaining Firmware 9 In... this chapter •Firmware download process overview 255 •Preparing for 16G-capable FC blades. • AP blades contain extra processors and specialized ports: FCOE10-24, FX8-24...
... only into slots 5 and 8 on the Brocade DCX-4S or DCX 8510-4. • CR8 and CR4S-8 core blades provide ICL functionality between two Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbones. the Brocade FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, and FC8-64; Chapter Installing and Maintaining Firmware 9 In... this chapter •Firmware download process overview 255 •Preparing for 16G-capable FC blades. • AP blades contain extra processors and specialized ports: FCOE10-24, FX8-24...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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...port configurations in Brocade Backbones Some of the ports in the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families are not supported on each type of logical switch. Table 50 lists the blades and ports that you configure VE_Ports on logical switches Blade type Default logical switch User-defined logical switch Base switch FC8-16 FC8-32 FC8-32E FC8-48 FC8...-48E FC16-32 FC16-48 FC8-64 Yes (F, E) Yes (F, E)1 Yes (F, E) Yes (F, E) Yes (E, EX) Yes (E, EX)2 FS8-18 Yes (F, E) No No FCOE10-24 Yes (F, E) No No FX8-24: FC ports GE ports Yes (F,...
...port configurations in Brocade Backbones Some of the ports in the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families are not supported on each type of logical switch. Table 50 lists the blades and ports that you configure VE_Ports on logical switches Blade type Default logical switch User-defined logical switch Base switch FC8-16 FC8-32 FC8-32E FC8-48 FC8...-48E FC16-32 FC16-48 FC8-64 Yes (F, E) Yes (F, E)1 Yes (F, E) Yes (F, E) Yes (E, EX) Yes (E, EX)2 FS8-18 Yes (F, E) No No FCOE10-24 Yes (F, E) No No FX8-24: FC ports GE ports Yes (F,...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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...the edge fabrics and in the backbone fabric. • TI over FCR is not supported with FC Fast Write. • For the FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, FC8-64, and FX8-24 blades only: If Virtual Fabrics is disabled, two or more shared area EX_Ports connected to the same edge fabric should not be configured...form a complete, end-to-end route from initiator to target. • When an E_Port is a member of a TI zone that E_Port cannot have its local ports. General rules for TI zones The following when configuring TI zones over FCR is supported only from edge fabric to guarantee this. • TI zones...
...the edge fabrics and in the backbone fabric. • TI over FCR is not supported with FC Fast Write. • For the FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, FC8-64, and FX8-24 blades only: If Virtual Fabrics is disabled, two or more shared area EX_Ports connected to the same edge fabric should not be configured...form a complete, end-to-end route from initiator to target. • When an E_Port is a member of a TI zone that E_Port cannot have its local ports. General rules for TI zones The following when configuring TI zones over FCR is supported only from edge fabric to guarantee this. • TI zones...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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... 300 24 24 484 5100 40 40 1692 5300 80 16 292 5410 12 12 580 5424 24 24 484 5450 26 26 468 5480 24 24 484 6505 24 24 7952 6510 48 48 7760 6520 96 48 4256 7800 16 16 408 8000 *** Extended Fabrics is not supported on this switch *** VA-40FC 40 40 1692 Brocade Encryption Switch 32 16 1392 FC8-16 16 16...
... 300 24 24 484 5100 40 40 1692 5300 80 16 292 5410 12 12 580 5424 24 24 484 5450 26 26 468 5480 24 24 484 6505 24 24 7952 6510 48 48 7760 6520 96 48 4256 7800 16 16 408 8000 *** Extended Fabrics is not supported on this switch *** VA-40FC 40 40 1692 Brocade Encryption Switch 32 16 1392 FC8-16 16 16...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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... port group FC8-32 FC8-32E FC8-48 FC8-48E FC8-64 FC16-32 FC16-48 FS8-18 FX8-24 32 16 1292/508 32 16 5456 48 24 1228/716 48 24 5008 *** Extended Fabrics is not supported on this switch *** VA-40FC 1694 847 423 N/A N/A Brocade Encryption Switch 1392 696 348 N/A N/A FC8-16 ... 48 24 5008 16 8 1604 12 12 1060 For the FC8-x port blades, the first number in kilometers) that can be configured for Extended Fabrics Maximum distances (km) that can be configured (assuming a 2112-byte frame size) Switch/blade model 2 Gbps 4 Gbps 8 Gbps 10 Gbps 16 Gbps 300 486...
... port group FC8-32 FC8-32E FC8-48 FC8-48E FC8-64 FC16-32 FC16-48 FS8-18 FX8-24 32 16 1292/508 32 16 5456 48 24 1228/716 48 24 5008 *** Extended Fabrics is not supported on this switch *** VA-40FC 1694 847 423 N/A N/A Brocade Encryption Switch 1392 696 348 N/A N/A FC8-16 ... 48 24 5008 16 8 1604 12 12 1060 For the FC8-x port blades, the first number in kilometers) that can be configured for Extended Fabrics Maximum distances (km) that can be configured (assuming a 2112-byte frame size) Switch/blade model 2 Gbps 4 Gbps 8 Gbps 10 Gbps 16 Gbps 300 486...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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...change the configuration with -distance option on a Brocade 300 switch, the maximum equally distributed distance is calculated as 486 / 3 = 164 km. When a port is configured with the -buffers option A firmware downgrade is blocked when a port is configured as the ports remain online. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 565...buffers option. The next time the port is toggled, buffers will be configured (assuming a 2112-byte frame size) Switch/blade model 2 Gbps 4 Gbps 8 Gbps 10 Gbps 16 Gbps FC8-32 FC8-32E FC8-48 FC8-48E FC8-64 FC16-32 FC16-48 FS8-18 FX8-24 1294 647 323 N/A N/A 5190...
...change the configuration with -distance option on a Brocade 300 switch, the maximum equally distributed distance is calculated as 486 / 3 = 164 km. When a port is configured with the -buffers option A firmware downgrade is blocked when a port is configured as the ports remain online. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 565...buffers option. The next time the port is toggled, buffers will be configured (assuming a 2112-byte frame size) Switch/blade model 2 Gbps 4 Gbps 8 Gbps 10 Gbps 16 Gbps FC8-32 FC8-32E FC8-48 FC8-48E FC8-64 FC16-32 FC16-48 FS8-18 FX8-24 1294 647 323 N/A N/A 5190...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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.... FX8-24 DCX Extension Blade • Brocade 5100 switch • Brocade 5300 switch • Brocade 6510 switch • Brocade 6520 switch • Brocade VA-40FC switch • Brocade 7800 Extension Switch • Brocade Encryption Switch For the Brocade Backbone families, the following platforms: • Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families: - 8-Gbps port blades (FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-32E, FC8-48, FC8-48E, FC8-64) - 16-Gbps port blades...
.... FX8-24 DCX Extension Blade • Brocade 5100 switch • Brocade 5300 switch • Brocade 6510 switch • Brocade 6520 switch • Brocade VA-40FC switch • Brocade 7800 Extension Switch • Brocade Encryption Switch For the Brocade Backbone families, the following platforms: • Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families: - 8-Gbps port blades (FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-32E, FC8-48, FC8-48E, FC8-64) - 16-Gbps port blades...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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...to "EX_Port frame trunking configuration" on page 583.) 5. Modify port cost for edge and backbone fabric connection. (Refer to Chapter 3, "Performing Advanced Configuration Tasks," for more details about configuration options for Brocade Backbones. Log in different fabrics. (Refer to "LSAN zone...Fabric OS v7.0.1 is installed. 24 Setting up FC-FC routing 4. switch:admin> slotshow -m Slot Blade Type ID Model Name Status 1 SW BLADE 37 FC8-16 ENABLED 2 SW BLADE 37 FC8-16 ENABLED 3 SW BLADE 37 FC8-16 ENABLED 4 SW BLADE 39 FC8-16 ENABLED 5 CORE BLADE 52 CORE8...
...to "EX_Port frame trunking configuration" on page 583.) 5. Modify port cost for edge and backbone fabric connection. (Refer to Chapter 3, "Performing Advanced Configuration Tasks," for more details about configuration options for Brocade Backbones. Log in different fabrics. (Refer to "LSAN zone...Fabric OS v7.0.1 is installed. 24 Setting up FC-FC routing 4. switch:admin> slotshow -m Slot Blade Type ID Model Name Status 1 SW BLADE 37 FC8-16 ENABLED 2 SW BLADE 37 FC8-16 ENABLED 3 SW BLADE 37 FC8-16 ENABLED 4 SW BLADE 39 FC8-16 ENABLED 5 CORE BLADE 52 CORE8...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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...16 2 0 0a1040 -- The assignment of port index numbers to PIDs will vary depending on an FC16-32 blade of a Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone This example shows the truncated output of the switchShow command for an FC8-64 port blade on a Brocade DCX Backbone. A Port... Indexing 740 3 20 5 ------ -- 16G No_Module 741 3 21 5 ------ -- 16G No_Module 742 3 22 5 ------ -- 16G No_Module 743 3 23 5 ------ -- 16G No_Module 744 3 24 6 ------ -- 16G No_Module 745 3 25...
...16 2 0 0a1040 -- The assignment of port index numbers to PIDs will vary depending on an FC16-32 blade of a Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone This example shows the truncated output of the switchShow command for an FC8-64 port blade on a Brocade DCX Backbone. A Port... Indexing 740 3 20 5 ------ -- 16G No_Module 741 3 21 5 ------ -- 16G No_Module 742 3 22 5 ------ -- 16G No_Module 743 3 23 5 ------ -- 16G No_Module 744 3 24 6 ------ -- 16G No_Module 745 3 25...
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.1.0
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...platform type, and slot number. The following example switchShow output is sequential starting at slot 1 port 0 all the way through slot 8 port 255 for the FC8-64 blade. DCX-4S:admin> switchshow Index Slot Port Address Media Speed State 0 1 0 0a0000 -- N8 No_Module 1 1 1 0a0100 -- N8... of ports on port blades because it is a one-to PIDs will vary depending on a Brocade DCX-4S Backbone. N8 No_Module 49 1 49 0a3100 -- Offline VE 208 10 16 50d000 -- -- The Brocade DCX-4S does not need a mapping of port indexing on an FX8-24 blade on...
...platform type, and slot number. The following example switchShow output is sequential starting at slot 1 port 0 all the way through slot 8 port 255 for the FC8-64 blade. DCX-4S:admin> switchshow Index Slot Port Address Media Speed State 0 1 0 0a0000 -- N8 No_Module 1 1 1 0a0100 -- N8... of ports on port blades because it is a one-to PIDs will vary depending on a Brocade DCX-4S Backbone. N8 No_Module 49 1 49 0a3100 -- Offline VE 208 10 16 50d000 -- -- The Brocade DCX-4S does not need a mapping of port indexing on an FX8-24 blade on...
Fabric OS Command Reference v7.1.0
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... 2 Brocade 6505 16 Gbit 24-port switch Condor 3 Brocade 6510 16 Gbit 48-port switch Condor 3 Brocade 6520 16 Gbit 96-port switch Condor 3 Brocade VA-40FC 8 Gbit 40-port switch Condor 2 Brocade 7800 Extension switch 8 Gbit 16-FC ports, 6 GbE ports Goldeneye 2 Brocade 8000 FCoE switch 8 Gbit 16-FC port, 10 GbE 8-Ethernet port switch Anvil/Condor 2 Brocade Encryption Switch 8 Gbit 16-port encryption switch Condor 2 DCX Backbone DCX-4S Backbone • FC8-16 port...
... 2 Brocade 6505 16 Gbit 24-port switch Condor 3 Brocade 6510 16 Gbit 48-port switch Condor 3 Brocade 6520 16 Gbit 96-port switch Condor 3 Brocade VA-40FC 8 Gbit 40-port switch Condor 2 Brocade 7800 Extension switch 8 Gbit 16-FC ports, 6 GbE ports Goldeneye 2 Brocade 8000 FCoE switch 8 Gbit 16-FC port, 10 GbE 8-Ethernet port switch Anvil/Condor 2 Brocade Encryption Switch 8 Gbit 16-port encryption switch Condor 2 DCX Backbone DCX-4S Backbone • FC8-16 port...
Fabric OS Command Reference v7.1.0
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... has the following conditions: • You have a Brocade FC8-16 blade installed in slot 2 or in slot 7 (or in both slots) in a DCX-4S chassis with a CR4S-8 core blade. • You notice increasing numbers of time (24-48 hours) to be an isolated incident, you receive...--help DESCRIPTION NOTES Use this command configures SerDes tuning optimization for all Brocade FC8-xx blades. Fabric OS Command Reference 937 53-1002746-01 Brocade highly recommends that may enable auto SerDes tuning for the Brocade FC8-16 port blade is a CR4S-8 core blade. Then disable the function to Virtual...
... has the following conditions: • You have a Brocade FC8-16 blade installed in slot 2 or in slot 7 (or in both slots) in a DCX-4S chassis with a CR4S-8 core blade. • You notice increasing numbers of time (24-48 hours) to be an isolated incident, you receive...--help DESCRIPTION NOTES Use this command configures SerDes tuning optimization for all Brocade FC8-xx blades. Fabric OS Command Reference 937 53-1002746-01 Brocade highly recommends that may enable auto SerDes tuning for the Brocade FC8-16 port blade is a CR4S-8 core blade. Then disable the function to Virtual...
Fabric OS Message Reference v7.1.0
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... FX8-24 DCX Extension Blade • Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone and Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone - FC8-64 port blade - FC8-32E port blade - FS8-18 Encryption Blade - FC8-16 port blade - FC16-32 port blade - FC8-32 port blade - The following hardware platforms are supported by this release of Fabric OS: • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 5410 • Brocade 5424 • Brocade 5430 • Brocade...
... FX8-24 DCX Extension Blade • Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone and Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone - FC8-64 port blade - FC8-32E port blade - FS8-18 Encryption Blade - FC8-16 port blade - FC16-32 port blade - FC8-32 port blade - The following hardware platforms are supported by this release of Fabric OS: • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 5410 • Brocade 5424 • Brocade 5430 • Brocade...
Fabric OS MIB Reference v7.1.0
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... blade - FC8-32 port blade - FS8-18 Encryption Blade - FC8-16 port blade - FC8-48 port blade - FC8-16 port blade - FC10-6 port blade - FC16-32 port blade - FX8-24 DCX Extension Blade The following platforms can interoperate with switches running Fabric OS v7.0.0, but cannot load Fabric OS v7.0.0: • Brocade 4100 • Brocade 4900 • Brocade 5000 • Brocade 7500/7500E • Brocade 7600 • Brocade 48000...
... blade - FC8-32 port blade - FS8-18 Encryption Blade - FC8-16 port blade - FC8-48 port blade - FC8-16 port blade - FC10-6 port blade - FC16-32 port blade - FX8-24 DCX Extension Blade The following platforms can interoperate with switches running Fabric OS v7.0.0, but cannot load Fabric OS v7.0.0: • Brocade 4100 • Brocade 4900 • Brocade 5000 • Brocade 7500/7500E • Brocade 7600 • Brocade 48000...
Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide v7.1.0
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... 71 300 8 Gb 16-port switch 72 5480 8 Gb 24-port embedded switch 73 5470 8 Gb 20-port embedded switch 75 M5424 8 Gb 24-port embedded switch 76 8000 8 Gb 16-FC port, 10 GbE 8-Ethernet port switch 77 Brocade DCX-4S 8 Gb 192-port core fabric backbone 83 7800 8 Gb 16-FC ports, 6 GbE ports extension switch 109 6510 16 Gb 48-port switch 118 6505 16 Gb 24-port...
... 71 300 8 Gb 16-port switch 72 5480 8 Gb 24-port embedded switch 73 5470 8 Gb 20-port embedded switch 75 M5424 8 Gb 24-port embedded switch 76 8000 8 Gb 16-FC port, 10 GbE 8-Ethernet port switch 77 Brocade DCX-4S 8 Gb 192-port core fabric backbone 83 7800 8 Gb 16-FC ports, 6 GbE ports extension switch 109 6510 16 Gb 48-port switch 118 6505 16 Gb 24-port...
