Overview:
Connect M-Series blades into the Fibre Channel (FC) infrastructure of your choice.
- Provides Fibre Channel connectivity for Dell™ blades
- Auto-negotiates link speeds of 8/4/2 Gbps
- Features 16 external ports with optical 8 Gbps small form-factor pluggable + (SFP+) transceivers
Fibre Channel connectivity for your existing SAN infrastructure
The Dell™ 8/4 Gbps FC Pass-Through Module provides data centers with existing storage area network (SAN) infrastructures a direct Fibre Channel connection between the servers and the SAN. The module offers sixteen 8/4/2 Gbps Fibre Channel one-to-one, non-switched connections between the blade servers and the SAN.
Highlights
- Each port provides a dedicated connection for guaranteed bandwidth to each server port.
- Transparent pass-through protocol helps remove interoperability issues between SAN and server.
- 8, 4 or 2 Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity on each port can match existing server and SAN installations.
Alternative Fibre Channel connectivity option for Dell M-Series blades
Are you looking for the simplicity of a pass-through with the added port/cable aggregation and failover benefits of a switch? Dell 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module, based on industry-standard N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) technology.
Fibre Channel Blade Switches:
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Dell 8/4 Gbps FC Pass-Through Module
8/4Gbps Fibre Channel Pass-Through Module for M1000e Blade Enclosure |
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Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module
Simplified Fibre Channel connectivity for your PowerEdge M1000e blade enclosure |
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Brocade M6505 Fibre Channel Switch
Add 16 Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity across servers, storage and SAN as needed, without increasing your data center footprint. |
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Brocade M5424 Blade Switch
Easy integration of Fibre Channel technology into new or existing SAN environments using the PowerEdge™ M1000e blade enclosure, Brocade® M5424 and Dell™ Compellent™ storage. |
Specifications:
Fibre Channel ports
- 32 total Fibre Channel ports. 16 internal (server) ports and 16 external (SAN) ports
- Internal and external port pairs are dedicated static connections providing full
isolated bandwidth between server blades and the SAN
- 16 shortwave optical SFP+ modules are pre-installed in the 16 external (SAN) ports
- All external ports are hot-pluggable
Connectivity
- Dell 8/4 Gbps FC Pass-Through Module is transparent to all Fibre
Channel topologies
- Connects to any industry standard Fibre Channel compliant Storage Area
Network or device
- Port speeds operate independently at 8, 4, or 2 Gbps
- Auto-sensing of 8, 4 and 2 Gbps port speeds
- Speed matching to highest common 8, 4 and 2 Gbps speeds
Performance
- 8.5Gbps line speed, full duplex
- 4.25 Gbps line speed, full duplex
- 2.125 Gbps line speed, full duplex
Total throughput
- 256 Gbps throughput, full duplex (16 connections x 8Gbps x 2 (bi-directional)
Interoperability
- Cisco and Brocade FC Switch Fabrics
- Emulex and Qlogic HBA's
- Dell / EMC storage arrays and tape libraries
Architecture
- Dell 8/4 Gbps FC Pass-Through Module units are hot pluggable into the
M1000e chassis
- Redundant units provide failover protection
- Up to four Pass-Through Modules may plug into Fabrics B and C I/O bays of
the M1000e chassis
Options
- None, device is fully enabled and populated
- Replacement short wave SFP+ modules are available and separately orderable
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Management
- None, device is fully enabled and populated
- Device status is available through the M1000e Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
Diagnostics
- Dell 8/4 FC Pass-Through Module performs a power on self-test and various
ongoing diagnostics to ensure proper operation
Chassis
- Dimensions: Single-wide I/O Module for M1000e (Width: 272.75 mm, Height: 32.48 mm,
Depth: 307.24 mm)
- Weight: 2.6 kg without SFP's; 3.0 kg with SFP's
Environmental Operating Conditions
- Temperature Operating: 0˚C to 40˚C (32˚F to 104˚F)
- Temperature Non-operating: -20˚C to 70˚C (-4˚F to 158˚F)
- Humidity Operating: 10% to 90%, non-condensing at 29˚C
- Humidity Non-operating: 5% to 95%, non-condensing at 38˚C
- Altitude Operating: Up to 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
- Altitude Non-operating: Up to 10.668 km (35,000 ft)
- Shock Operating: 20G for 6ms
- Shock Non-operating: 50G with a velocity change of 4216 mm/sec
- Vibration Operating: 0.4G at 5 Hz to 500 Hz for 60 minutes
- Non-operating: 0.5G at 2 Hz to 200 Hz for 15 minutes; 1.04 gms random for 15 minutes
Power
- DC Input:
- 12V from shared power supplies in M1000e blade chassis
- Power Consumption:
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