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6 connection blade 8gb fc switch 18/8, Connection blade 8gb fc switch 18/8, 1 2 3 c a b 4 – FUJITSU PRIMERGY BX400 S1 User Manual

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Connection Blade 8Gb FC Switch 18/8

The 8-Gb FC Switch Connection Blade 18/8 14 (Brocade BR5450) provides the
following connections:

– 18 internal 8-Gbit ports to the server blades
– 8 external Fibre Channel ports via 4-Gbit SFP or 8-Gbit SFP+ modules

This connection blade can be used in slots CB 2, CB 3 and CB 4, see

figure

"Connection blade slots" on page 120

. It only supports server blades that are

fitted with a Fibre Channel mezzanine card. For more information, see the
operating manuals for the relevant server blades.

This connection blade is available in three license variants:

– Brocade 5450 with 14-port license
– Brocade 5450 with 26-port license
– Brocade 5450 with 26-port license and performance bundle

As the operating system for the 8 Gb FC Switch Connection Blade 18/8, the
complete functional scope of Brocade Fabric OS, the shared software platform for
Brocade Fibre Channel switches, is available. The FC switch blade is
administered via Fabric Watch and Advanced Web Tools from Brocade.

Ports and LEDs

Figure 30: 8-Gb FC Switch Connection Blade 18/8

1

ID

ID indicator (blue)

Lit:

ID LED was activated via the management blade

1 2 3

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