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Chapter
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Operating the SAN I/O Module
This chapter describes the operation and interoperability of the SAN I/O Module.
Interoperability
The SAN I/O Module supports interoperability for the following functions:
Port negotiation
The SAN I/O Module has been designed to be highly interoperable. Eight Gbps ports support 2, 4,
and 8 Gbps transmit and receive rates with autonegotiation. You can also install 4 Gbps SFPs,
which allow 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, and 4 Gbps transmit and receive rates with autonegotiation. The
actual data signaling rate used on a port is automatically sensed and set to the rate supported by
the device or devices attached to the port.
NOTE
You must install Brocade-branded SFPs in the SAN I/O Module.
If the SAN I/O Module is connected to a device, but is unable to negotiate the signaling rate, the
operator can manually set the speed of each port through the management interfaces.
The SAN I/O Module is compliant with current Fibre Channel standards, including most
current-generation switch N_Ports, NL_Ports, and E_Ports as well as host adapters, Redundant
Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage devices, hubs, Fibre-SCSI bridge devices, and older
switch families.
• link initialization
• principal SAN I/O Module
selection
• routing (FSPF)
• Simple Name Service
• state change notification
• soft WWN zoning
• SNMP facilities
• translative mode (private target support on fabrics)
• trunking (between two Brocade switches)
• Advanced Performance Monitoring