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DC SAN Backbone and DC04 SAN Director blade support
Fabric OS 6.2.2e is fully qualified and supports the DC Director blades listed in Table 3 (page
14).
Table 3 DC Director blade support matrix
Number of bladesDirector blade
Supported with Fabric OS 6.0.0b or later with any mix, with up
to eight blades of each type on the DC SAN Backbone Director.
There are no intermix restrictions. The DC04 SAN Director requires
Fabric OS 6.2.0a or later, and supports up to four blades.
FC8-16
FC8-32
FC8-48
FC10-6
Not supported with the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN
Director
FC4-16IP (iSCSI blade)
Supported with Fabric OS 6.0.0b or later, with a maximum of four
blades of this type on the DC SAN Backbone Director. Up to eight
FR4-18i blades can be installed if they are used only for FC Fast
Write or FCIP without routing in the DC SAN Backbone Director.
The DC04 SAN Director requires Fabric OS 6.2.0a or later, and
supports up to four blades.
FR4-18i (FCIP/FC Router blade)
Supported with Fabric OS 6.2.0b or later, with a maximum of four
blades of this type on the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04
SAN Director
FS8-18 (DC Switch Encryption FC blade)
Power supply requirements for Director blades
Table 4 (page 14) lists power supply requirements for Director blades to provide full redundancy
(220 VAC power is assumed).
IMPORTANT: Director blades must meet minimum Fabric OS levels to operate in the Director
chassis. For example, the FC8-32 is not supported in the 4/256 SAN Director with Fabric OS
6.0.x.
Table 4 Power supplies required for blades in director chassis
DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN
Director
1
4/256 SAN DirectorDirector blade
Two power suppliesTwo power suppliesFC4-16
FC4-32
FC4-48
FC8-16
FC8-32
Two power suppliesFour power suppliesFC8-48
FC10-6
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