HP StorageWorks B-Series Multi-protocol Router Blade Installation Guide (A7990-90002, June 2006)

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Memory specifications
The B-Series MP Router blade uses three types of memory devices:
• Boot flash - 4 MB
• Compact flash - 512 MB
• Main memory (SDRAM) - 512 MB
Fibre Channel port specifications
The Fibre Channel ports in the B-Series MP Router blade are compatible with SWL, LWL, and ELWL
SFP transceivers. The strength of the signal is determined by the type of transceiver in use.
The ports meet all required safety standards. For more information about these standards.
The ports are capable of operating at 1-, 2-, or 4-Gbit/sec and are able to auto-negotiate to the
maximum link speed.
GbE port specifications
The GbE ports in the B-Series MP Router blade are compatible with SWL, LWL, and ELWL SFP
transceivers. The strength of the signal is determined by the type of transceiver in use.
The ports meet all required safety standards. For more information about these standards, see
”Regulatory compliance and safety” on page 39.
The GbE ports are capable of operating at 1-Gbit/sec. The 8 virtual FCIP Fibre Channel links over
each physical GbE connection share this bandwidth.
POST and boot specifications
The B-Series MP Router blade runs POST by default each time it is powered on; it typically requires
from 1 to 3 min to boot and complete POST.
POST can be skipped after subsequent reboots by entering the fastBoot command. For more
information about this command, see the Fabric OS command reference manual.
POST
The success/fail results of the diagnostic tests that run during POST can be monitored through LED
activity, the error log, or a command line interface.
POST includes the following tasks:
1. Conduct preliminary POST diagnostics
2. Initialize the operating system
3. Initialize hardware
4. Run diagnostic tests on several functions, including circuitry, port functionality, memory, statistics
counters, and serialization