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Revised:  April 25, 2005.



Revised:  August 30, 2005.


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M14 4 Gbps Upgrade Kit - Plant Build 9444 (IPO)
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(#9444) M14 4 Gbps Upgrade Kit - Plant Build:


Summary: This feature provides a new door and cable tray required for
the 16-Port 4 Gbps Switch Blades (feature #3416) on new M14 director
orders. Specify this feature on new (IPO) orders for M14 directors
that require the 16-Port 4 Gbps Switch Blade (feature #3416).

  • Minimum Number of Features per 2109-M14: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 2109-M14: One.
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: Required for plant (IPO) installation of #3416.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: Can not coexist with feature #4444.
  • Customer Setup: No.
  • Limitations: None.
  • Field Installable: No, IPO Only
  • Cable Order: None.

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- 4 Gbps SW SFP Transceiver 4-Pack 2414
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M14/M48 16-Port 4 Gbps Switch Blade 3416
M14 4 Gbps Upgrade Kit - Field Install 4444 (MES)
M14/M48 N_Port ID Virtualization 4745
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Summary: Two 16-port switch blades, with thirty-two universal ports,
are standard in the M14 SAN Director. A minimum of thirty-two SFP
transceivers, shortwave, longwave, or extended distance, are required and
must be ordered in your initial plant order. An optional 16-port M14
switch blade (#3226) is available for incremental growth up to 128
ports. A mixture of shortwave and longwave ports can be configured by
adding up to 128 optical transceivers.
Switch Configuration Options

Transceivers - Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP):

Summary: Two 16-port 2 Gbps switch blades, with thirty-two universal
ports, are standard in the M14 SAN director. A minimum of thirty-two 2
Gbps SFP transceivers, shortwave, longwave, or extended distance, are
required and must be ordered in your initial plant order.

Additional 16-port 2 or 4 Gbps switch blades (#3226 or #3416)
are available for incremental growth up to 128 ports. A mixture of
short wave and long wave ports can be configured by adding up to
128 (96 additional) optical transceivers.

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(#2314) SW SFP Transceiver - 4 Pack


Summary: This feature provides an additional four shortwave SFP
transceivers, designed to provide Fibre Channel connections at distances
up to 300 meters while using the appropriate 50.0/125 micrometer fiber
optic cable, and distances up to 175 meters while using the appropriate
62.5/125 micrometer fiber optic cable.

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(#2324) LW SFP Transceiver - 4 Pack


Summary: This feature provides an additional four longwave SFP
transceivers, designed to provide Fibre Channel connections at distances
up to 10 Km(6.2 miles), while using the appropriate 9.0/125 micrometer
single mode fiber optic cable.


  • Minimum Number of Features per 2109-M14: None.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 2109-M14: 32.
  • Prerequisites: None.
  • Corequisites: All available ports must be populated with SFPs
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Customer Setup: Yes.
  • Limitations: Min and Max are totals of features #2310, #2314.
  • Field Installable: Yes, both IPO and MES.
  • Cable Order: None.

The total of Fiber Optic Transceiver Features = #2310 + (4 x #2314) +
#2320 + (4 x #2324) + #2335 + #2380, and must be a minimum of
32, with order increments of 16, up to a maximum of 128.

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(#2314) SW SFP Transceiver - 4 Pack


Summary: This feature provides an additional four shortwave SFP
transceivers, designed to provide Fibre Channel connections at distances
up to 300 meters while using the appropriate 50.0/125 micrometer fiber
optic cable, and distances up to 175 meters while using the appropriate
62.5/125 micrometer fiber optic cable.

(#2324) LW SFP Transceiver - 4 Pack


Summary: This feature provides an additional four longwave SFP
transceivers, designed to provide Fibre Channel connections at distances
up to 10 Km(6.2 miles), while using the appropriate 9.0/125 micrometer
single mode fiber optic cable.

(#2414) 4 Gbps SW SFP Transceiver - 4 Pack:


Summary: This feature provides an additional four short wave SFP
transceivers, designed to provide Fibre Channel connections at
distances up to 150 meters while using the appropriate 50.0/125
micrometer fiber optic cable, and distances up to 70 meters
while using the appropriate 62.5/125 micrometer fiber optic cable.
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  • Maximum Number of Features per 2109-M14: 32.
  • Maximum Number of Features per 2109-M14: 24.
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  • Corequisites: All available ports must be populated with SFPs
  • Compatibility Conflicts: None.
  • Corequisites: Feature #3416, M14/M48 16-Port 4 Gbps Switch
    Blade is required. Maximum is four feature #2414 for each feature #3416.
  • Compatibility Conflicts: Not supported on feature #3226,
    16-Port 2 Gbps Switch Blade.
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  • Limitations: Min and Max are totals of features #2310, #2314.
  • Limitations: All available ports must be populated with SFPs.
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    The total of Fiber Optic Transceiver Features = #2310 + (4 x #2314) +
    #2320 + (4 x #2324) + #2335 + #2380, and must be a minimum of
    32, with order increments of 16, up to a maximum of 128.

    (#3226) 16 Port 2 Gb M14 Switch Blade


    Summary: This feature provides an additional 16 port 2 Gb switch

    For the base configuration of the M14 director, the total of 2 Gbps
    SFPs required = #2310 + (4 x #2314) + #2320 + (4 x #2324)
    + #2335 + #2380), must be a minimum of 32.

    Additional 16-port blades are available for incremental growth up to
    a maximum of 128 ports. The additional 96 SFPs can be a
    mixture of features; #2310 + (4 x #2314) + #2320 + (4 x #2324) + #2335 +
    #2380 + (4 x #2414). All available ports must be populated with SFPs
    and must be ordered in 16-port increments.

    M14 Switch Blade Options:

    Summary: Additional 16-port 2 or 4 Gbps switch blades (#3226 or #3416)
    are available for incremental growth up to 128 ports. A mixture of
    short wave and long wave ports can be configured by adding up to
    96 additional (128 total) optical transceivers.

    (#3226) 16 Port 2 Gbps M14 Switch Blade


    Summary: This feature provides a 16 port 2 Gbps switch

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  • Limitations: None.
  • Limitations: Min and Max are totals of features #3226 and #3416
  • Field Installable: Yes, both IPO and MES.
  • Cable Order: None.

    (#3416) M14/M48 16-Port 4 Gbps Switch Blade:


    Summary: This feature provides a 16-port 4 Gbps switch
    blade for the Model M14.


    • Minimum Number of Features per 2109-M14: None.
    • Maximum Number of Features per 2109-M14: Six.
    • Prerequisites: None.
    • Corequisites: Requires new door and cable tray with either feature
      number #4444 (MES) or 9444 (IPO).
    • Corequisites: All available ports must be populated with SFPs.
      Only SFP features #2320, 2324, 2335, 2380 and 2414 are supported in
      the 4 Gbps blade.
    • Compatibility Conflicts: Features #2310 and #2314 (2 Gbps SW SFPs)
      are not supported in this feature.
    • Customer Setup: No.
    • Limitations: Min and Max are totals of features #3226 and #3416
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      (#4444) M14 4 Gbps Upgrade Kit - Field Install:


      Summary: This feature provides a new door and cable tray compatible
      with #3416 16-Port 4 Gbps Switch Blades for exisitng M14 directors.
      If the customer's M14 director was initially built with feature #9444,
      then this feature is not required. Each M14 director must have either
      #4444 or #9444 installed to support 4 Gbps capability.


      • Minimum Number of Features per 2109-M14: None.
      • Maximum Number of Features per 2109-M14: One.
      • Prerequisites: None.
      • Corequisites: Required for field (MES) installation of #3416.
      • Compatibility Conflicts: Can not coexist with feature #9444.
      • Customer Setup: No.
      • Limitations: None.
      • Field Installable: Yes, Field Only
      • Cable Order: None.

      (#4745) M14/M48 N_Port ID Virtualization:


      Summary: Activates N_Port ID Virtualization on the IBM TotalStorage
      M14 director. Requires Fabric OS V5, or higher.


      • Minimum Number of Features per 2109-M14: None.
      • Maximum Number of Features per 2109-M14: One.
      • Prerequisites: Requires Fabric OS Version 5 or higher
      • Corequisites: None
      • Compatibility Conflicts: None
      • Customer Setup: Yes
      • Limitations: None
      • Field Installable: Yes, both IPO and MES.

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    • Customer Set-up: Yes.
    • Customer Setup: Yes.
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    • Customer Set-up: Yes.
    • Customer Setup: Yes.