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110 Chapter 5
Planning for Installation and Operation
5.6 Channel Specifications and Requirements
Table 5.15 lists the ESCON
®
and FICON™ port specifications for the 9900, and Table 5.16 lists
the fibre-channel port specifications for the 9900. Each 9960 subsystem supports up to four
channel adapters and 32 interface ports. Each 9910 subsystem supports up to three channel
adapters and 24 interface ports. Each adapter consists of two cards.
Note: The 8GSE and 8HSE ports are applicable for Hitachi TrueCopy – S/390
®
.
Note: Additional power supplies are needed if three or more channel adapters are installed.
Table 5.15 ESCON
®
and FICON™ Port Information
ESCON
®
Ports FICON™ Ports
Item
ExSA™
4-Port
ExSA™
8-Port
4-Port
SW
4-Port
LW
Adapter model number 4S 8S 4MS 4ML
Max. data transfer rate (MB/s) 10/17 10/17 100 (1 Gbps) 100 (1 Gbps)
Number of ports/adapter 4 8 4 4
Number of MPs/adapter 4 8 4 4
Host interface ExSA™ ExSA™ FICON™ FICON™
Number of adapter pairs per
9960 subsystem
1 to 4 1 to 4 1 to 4 1 to 4
Number of adapter pairs per
9910 subsystem
1 to 3 1 to 3 1 to 3 1 to 3
Max. interface cable length 43 km 43 km
500 m
*1
10 km
*1. Indicates when 50 / 125 µm multi-mode fiber cable is used. If 62.5 / 125 µm multi-mode fiber cable is used,
maximum length decreases to 300 m.
Table 5.16 Fibre-Channel Port Information
Fibre-Channel Ports
Item
4-Port
SW
8-Port
SW
4-Port
LW
8-Port
LW
2 Gbps
8-Port SW
Adapter model number 4GS 8GS/GSE 4GL 8GL 8HSE
Max. data transfer rate (MB/s) 100
(1 Gbps)
100
(1 Gbps)
100
(1 Gbps)
100
(1 Gbps)
100/200
(1/2 Gbps)
Number of ports/adapter 4 8 4 8 8
Number of MPs/adapter 4 8 4 8 8
Host interface FC FC FC FC FC
Number of adapter pairs per
9960 subsystem
1 or 4 1 to 4 1 to 4 1 to 4 1 to 4
Number of adapter pairs per
9910 subsystem
1 or 3 1 to 3 1 to 3 1 to 3 1 to 3
Max. interface cable length
500 m
*1
500 m
*1
10 km 10 km
500/300 m
*2
*1. Indicates when 50 / 125 µm multi-mode fiber cable is used. If 62.5 / 125 µm multi-mode fiber cable is used, maximum length
decreases to 300 m.
*2. Indicates when 50 / 125 µm multi-mode fiber cable is used. If 62.5 / 125 µm multi-mode fiber cable is used, 500 m (100
MB/s) and 300 m (200 MB/s) decrease to 300 m and 150 m, respectively.