The storage system supports Fiber Channel connections to hosts. For details about configuring FC host connections, see the
Provisioning Guide.
Note: Due to high-speed serial data transfer via Fibre Channel, use high-quality FC cables that comply with the Fibre Channel-PH standard.
The following figure shows FC direct connection and FC connection through a switch.
The following table lists the data transfer rates and provides the maximum cable lengths.
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Data transfer rate |
Maximum length of cable |
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Multimode cable |
Single mode cable |
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OM2 |
OM3 |
OM4 |
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| 2 Gbps | 984.25 ft (300 m) | 1640.4 ft (500 m) | — | 3280.8 ft (10 km) |
| 4 Gbps | 493 ft (150 m) | 1246.72 ft (380 m) | 1312.3 ft (400 m) | |
| 8 Gbps | 164.04 ft (50 m) | 493 ft (150 m) | 623.36 ft (190 m) | |
| 16 Gbps | 114.8 ft (35 m) | 328.08 ft (100 m) | 410.1 ft (125 m) | — |
| 32 Gbps | 65.62 ft (20 m) | 229.7 ft (70 m) | 328.08 ft (100 m) | — |
The following table lists specifications of the Fibre Channel interface cable.
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Cable type |
Interface |
Cable mode name |
Nominal |
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Cable |
Connector |
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One side |
Other side |
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| LC-LC cable (shortwave) | Optical | Equivalent to DXLC-2P-PC-xxM-GC50, 125-2SR (OMx) | 50, 125 μm, 62.5, 125 μm Multimode
Wavelength: 850 nm |
LC connector | LC connector |
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LC-LC cable (longwave) |
DXLC-2PS-SPC-xxM-SMC 10/125-2SR | 9/125 μm Singlemode
Wavelength: 1300 nm |
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The following figure shows the connector used for optical interfaces.
The following figure shows the type of optical connector that connects the storage system Fibre Channel ports.
- LC connector type
- Connector type LC duplex receptacle connector
- Interval 6.25 mm flat type, two rows