Quad-port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter

The quad-port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter provides four Fibre Channel port connections capable of running at 32 Gbps.

The ports can also auto-negotiate to 16 Gbps or 8 Gbps for compatibility with slower networks.

Figure 1. Quad-port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter
Quad-port 32 Gbps FC adapter
32 Gbps Fibre Channel ports can be used for:
  • Host connections by using standard Fibre Chanel (SCSI) or FC-NVMe
  • Replication links
  • Communication between systems.

Connections can be made via a Fibre Channel switch, or as a direct connection to a host or other FlashSystem controller.

Fibre Channel ports are numbered from 1 to 4, starting from the left (horizontal placement) or top (vertical placement). Figure 2 shows ports and their indicators.

Each port has a Short-wave SFP transceiver that is installed as standard and can be connected with an LC-to-LC Fibre Channel cable. Long-wave SFP transceivers are available as an option for implementation of long-distance links.

Figure 2. Fibre Channel ports and indicators
Fibre Channel ports and indicators
  •  1  Fibre Channel port (4-port card)
  •  2  Link-state LED (one for each port)
  •  3  Speed-state LED (one for each port)

For more information, see Fibre Channel port indicators.