Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide (OL-16188-01, April 2008)

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Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide

OL-16188-01

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Services Modules

LEDs on the 18/4-Port Multiservice Module

Table 1-6 describes the LEDs for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18/4-port Multiservice module.

14/2-Port Multiprotocol Services Module

The 14/2-port Multiprotocol Services (MPS-14/2) module provides 14 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Fibre Channel

autosensing ports and two 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports for iSCSI and FCIP over Gigabit Ethernet. The

MPS-14/2 module supports the intelligent features available on other modules, including VSANs,

security, and traffic management.

The 14 1-Gbps/2-Gbps autosensing Fibre Channel ports (labeled 1 through 14) are best used for

applications requiring high bandwidth; for example, Inter-Switch Link (ISL) connections between

switches and high-performance host or storage controllers. Each Fibre Channel port supports a sustained

data rate of up to 2 Gbps in each direction.

The Cisco MDS 9216 Switch supports one MPS-14/2 module. The two Gigabit Ethernet ports (labeled 1

and 2) provide 1-Gbps throughput for IP services, including iSCSI and FCIP over Gigabit Ethernet. The

MPS-14/2 also supports hardware-based encryption and compression for these Gigabit Ethernet ports.

This hardware-based encryption handles the computationally intensive IPsec feature for IP services.

Table 1-6 LEDs for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18/4-Port Multiservice Modules

LED Status Description

Status Green All diagnostics pass. The module is operational (normal

initialization sequence).

Orange One of the following occurs or occurred:

• The module is booting or running diagnostics (normal

initialization sequence).

• The inlet air temperature of the system exceeded the

maximum system operating temperature limit (a minor

environmental warning). To ensure maximum product

life, you should immediately correct the environmental

temperature and restore the system to normal operation.

Red One of the following occurred:

• The diagnostic test failed. The module is not operational

because a fault occurred during the initialization

sequence.

• The inlet air temperature of the system exceeded the safe

operating temperature limits of the card (a major

environmental warning). The card shut down to prevent

permanent damage.

Link Solid

green

Link is up.

Solid

yellow

Link is disabled by software.

Flashing

yellow

A fault condition exists.

Off No link.