Brocade Fabric OS FCIP Administrator's Guide v7.1.0 (53-1002748-01, March 2013)

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7800 switch hardware overview
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7800 switch hardware overview
Figure 2 shows the FC ports and GbE ports on the 7800 switch. There are 16 FC ports, numbered
0 through 15. The FC ports can operate at 1, 2, 4, or 8 Gbps. There are six GbE ports, numbered 0
through 5. Ports 0 and 1 are available as either RJ-45 ports or small form factor pluggable (SFP)
transceiver ports. Only six total GbE ports can be used. The 6 GbE ports together can provide up to
6 Gbps total bandwidth.
FIGURE 2 7800 switch FC and GbE ports
The 7800 switch comes in two models:
• The 7800 4/2 base model uses FC ports 0 through 3, and GbE ports 0 and 1. The GbE ports
can be either copper or optical. The RJ-45 copper ports are the default ports. Consider the
following when using these ports:
- Copper ports do not support auto-sense functions.
- With copper media, auto-negotiation must be enabled on the other end of the port
connection.
• The 7800 16/6 uses FC ports 0 through 15, and GbE ports 0 through 5. The 7800 upgrade
license is required. A 7800 upgrade license can be purchased for a 7800 4/2, which enables
12 more Fibre Channel ports for a total of 16, and enables the use of four more optical GbE
ports for a total of six.
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FC ports 0 through 3
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Copper GbE ports 0 and 1 (these ports are
RJ-45 copper alternatives for GbE ports 0
and 1.)
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FC ports 4 through 15
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GbE ports 0 through 5
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