FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Intrepid 6064 Director Installation and Service Manual (620-000108-920, April 2005)

General Information
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General Information
The McDATA
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Intrepid™ 6064 Director provides up to 64 ports of
high-performance, dynamic Fibre Channel connectivity for switched
fabric devices in a storage area network (SAN). The director provides
a scalable bandwidth (1, 2, or 10 gigabits per second), redundant
switched data paths, and long transmission distances.
This chapter presents information and features of the director and its
management, including:
• Director description.
• Field-replaceable units (FRUs).
• Error detection, reporting, and serviceability features.
• Element Manager status indicators
• Tools and test equipment.
•Director management.
Director Description
The Intrepid 6064 Director is a 64-port product that provides dynamic
switched connections between Fibre Channel servers and devices in a
SAN environment. The ports operate at either 1, 2, or 10 gigabits per
second (Gbps). Directors (from one to four) can be configured to
order in a McDATA-supplied FC-512 Fabricenter™ equipment
cabinet, which can provide up to 256 ports in a single cabinet.
The director provides dynamic switched connections for servers and
devices, supports mainframe and open-systems interconnection (OSI)