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GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16
59003-01 Rev. A Installer's/User's Manual
General Description
• All ports used as F_Ports support Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Intermix
Fibre Channel service. Refer to the Reference Information appendix for
more information.
• All ports support the maximum Fibre Channel frame size (2148 bytes) for
all classes of Fibre Channel service.
• All ports used as FL_Ports support Class 2, and Class 3 Fibre Channel
service. Refer to the Reference Information appendix for more information.
• As an option, any or all ports can be Trunk Ports (T_Ports). T_Ports support
all three classes of service and interconnect chassis in a fabric composed of
multiple Switch chassis. T_Ports also “self discover” and are available in
groups of four. Any time you use one port in the group as a T_Port, all ports
in that group are T_Ports. The port groups are 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, and 13-16.
That is, if you use Port 6 as a T_Port, Ports 5, 7, and 8 can only be used as
T_Ports or not used at all. Contact your Ancor sales representative or sales
engineer for information about using your chassis in a multi-chassis fabric.
• Ports are supported by GigaBit Interface Converters (GBICs). GBICs
contain the transmitters and receivers that connect to the interconnection
media. Each GBIC is “hot pluggable”.
• You may populate 2 to 16 ports with GBICs. The choice of ports and
GBICs is yours.
The Switch has been validated with GBICs that support a variety of
interconnection media. Refer to the Fibre Channel Ports paragraphs later in this
section for more information.
Major Switch Management Features
The Switch supports management through:
• the Windows NT™ or Windows 95™-based GigWorks MKII Switch
Utilities,
• a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server, and
• a built-in SNMP Agent.
• Optionally, the GigWorks MKII Switch Web-Based Management Interface
application is also available. This management interface is a Web-based
(Java) application.
The Switch Utilities require an Ethernet connection to each managed chassis. The Web-
based Switch management application can manage multiple fabrics and can
manage multi-chassis fabrics through an Ethernet connection to any one chassis
in the fabric. Contact your Ancor sales representative or sales engineer for