Hitachi F700 - Fibre Channel Cables

Cable size Speed Maximum cable length
(6562 ft)
50 micron 2 Gbps 300 m
(984.2 ft)
4 Gbps 150 m
(492.1 ft)
8 Gbps 50 m
(164 ft)
16 Gbps 35 m
(115 ft)
62.5 micron 2 Gbps 100 m
(328.1 ft)
4 Gbps 70 m
(230 ft)
8 Gbps 21 m
(69 ft)
Fibre Channel cables
The storage system supports Fiber Channel connections to hosts. For details about
conguring 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 gure shows FC direct connection and FC connection through a switch.
Fibre Channel cables
Appendix D: Data and power cables
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