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Brocade SilkWorm 4100 Hardware Reference Manual 1-3
Publication Number: 53-0000563-02
Overview of Brocade SilkWorm 4100
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The Fibre Channel ports are numbered from left to right, in eight-port groups, and are also numbered on
the faceplate (see Figure 1-2).
Figure 1-2 Port Numbering in the SilkWorm 4100
The port side of the SilkWorm 4100 also displays the system status LED, power status LED, port status
LEDs, and port speed LEDs (see Figure 3-1 on page 3-2).
Note
Blade port numbers (physical port numbers) do not correspond directly to user port numbers (which are
displayed in Figure 1-2).
Brocade ISL Trunking is an optionally licensed software that allows you to create trunking groups of
ISLs between adjacent switches. For more information about Brocade ISL Trunking, refer to the
Brocade Fabric OS Features Guide.