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Dell M8428-k Hardware Reference Manual 21
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Chapter
3
Operating the Dell M8428-k
In this chapter
•Interoperability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
•Accessing the converged network switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
•Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
•Interpreting LED activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
•Locating the serial number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
•Removing and replacing the converged network switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Interoperability
The converged network switch supports interoperability for the following functions:
Port negotiation on Fibre Channel ports
The converged network switch has been designed to be highly interoperable. 8 Gbps ports support
2, 4, and 8 Gbps transmit and receive rates with autonegotiation using SFP+ transceivers. You can
also install 4 Gbps SFP transceivers, which allow 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, and 4 Gbps transmit and receive
rates with autonegotiation. The actual data signaling rate used on a port is automatically sensed
and set to the rate supported by the device or devices attached to the port.
NOTE
You must install Dell-approved transceivers in the switch module.
If the converged network switch is connected to a device, but is unable to negotiate the signaling
rate, the operator can manually set the speed of each port through the management interfaces.
The converged network switch is compliant with current Fibre Channel standards, including most
current-generation switch N_Ports, NL_Ports, and E_Ports as well as host adapters, Redundant
Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage devices, hubs, Fibre-SCSI bridge devices, and older
switch families.
• link initialization
• principal converged network
switch selection
• routing (FSPF)
• Simple Name Service
• state change notification
• soft WWN zoning
• SNMP facilities
• translative mode (private target support on fabrics)
• trunking (between two Dell switches)
• Advanced Performance Monitoring