Brocade m5424 fc8 i/o module – Dell PowerEdge M910 User Manual
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Brocade M5424 FC8 I/O Module
The Brocade M5424 I/O module includes eight external autosensing Fibre
Channel ports (four ports are enabled in the standard configuration and four
additional ports may be enabled as an optional upgrade), 16 internal ports,
and one serial port with an RJ-45 connector. The external Fibre Channel ports
operate at 8 Gb/sec, 4 Gb/sec, or 2 Gb/sec.
NOTE:
CMC firmware version 1.3 is required to support FC8 mezzanine cards and
I/O modules.
NOTE:
This Fibre Channel switch module includes Short Wave Small Form Factor
Pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers. To ensure proper functionality, use only SFPs
provided with this module.
Fibre Channel
Port LEDs
with Qlogic
mezzanine
card Installed
Green off, amber
off
Power off
Green off, amber
on
Online, 1 Gb or 2 Gb link
Green on, amber
off
Online, 4 Gb link
Green off, amber
flashing
I/O activity, 1 Gb or 2 Gb
Green flashing,
amber off
I/O activity, 4 Gb
Green flashing
and amber
flashing at same
time
Loss of synchronization
Green flashing
and amber
flashing at
different intervals
Firmware error
Off/amber
flashing (twice
per second)
Connection has lost synchronization.
Table 1-22. Fibre Channel Pass-Through Indicators
(continued)
Indicator Type Pattern
Description