The four FC ports operate at speeds of 4/8/16 Gbps. FC ports use an enhanced small form factor pluggable (SFP+) optical connector.
The SFP+ ports can be removed from the chassis.
Note: When removed, the 10GbE Network SFP+ and the 16 GB Fibre Channel (FC) SFP+ storage ports are indistinguishable from one another except for their part numbers. The part number is located on the side of the port housing and is only visible when the port is removed. Refer to the table in Chapter 9 for more information.
Figure. Fibre Channel storage ports label
| Status/Activity (per port) | Meaning | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Green (solid on) |
Server booting | |
| Green off | Link down | ||
| Activity | Top Green LED(flashes for activity, other speed LEDs off) | 16G FC link | |
| Middle Green LED (flashes for activity, other speed LEDs off) | 8G FC link | ||
| Bottom Green LED (flashes for activity, other speed LEDs off) | 4G FC link | ||
| HBA fault(LEDs flash in sequence) | Host Bus Adapter faulted | ||