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Chapter

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

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