Introduction, Figure 1-1, Switch view of powervault 51f -1 – Dell PowerVault 50F (Fibre Channel Switch) User Manual
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Introduction
1-1
The Dell™ PowerVault™ 51F is an 8-port Fibre Channel switch that consists of a sys-
tem board, microprocessor board, connectors for supporting up to four dual-port
interface cards, and firmware for building and managing a fabric. A fabric is an active,
intelligent, and nonshared interconnect scheme for Fibre Channel server and storage
nodes. One or more switches interconnected create a Fibre Channel fabric.
Figure 1-1 shows the switch view of a PowerVault 51F.
This chapter discusses:
PowerVault 51F switch features
Performance
Manageability
Reliability
Serviceability
System components
Switching function
Embedded port
System firmware
Universal ports
Short-wave laser (SWL) fiber-optic gigabit interface converter (GBIC) module
Long-wave laser (LWL) fiber-optic GBIC module
Copper GBIC module
Hot-pluggable power supplies