NetApp FC4600 - Chapter 2 Product Compatibility; Host Channel Information by Model

Chapter 2: Product Compatibility 31
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Product Compatibility
This chapter lists all currently supported products, along with their host and drive
channel specifications.
Host Channel
Information by
Model
The following table lists the specifications and restrictions that affect host-cabling
topologies. Make sure that your planned controller tray topology or your planned
controller-drive tray topology is compatible with these specifications and restrictions.
Table 1 Host Channel Information for Controller Trays and Controller-Drive
Trays
Product Host Port Type
Maximum
Host Port
Speed
Number of
Host Ports
per
controller
Maximum
Number of
Hosts per
Cluster
Maximum
Number of
Hosts
Cable Type
CE7922 controller tray InfiniBand 2 Gb/s
4 Gb/s
0, 4, or 8 16 2048 Copper or
fiber-optic
InfiniBand
CE7900 controller tray Fibre Channel 8 Gb/s (with
8-Gb/s
HICs)
0, 4, or 8 16 2048 Fiber-optic
iSCSI 1 Gb/s
10 Gb/s
0, 4, or 8 16 256 Copper
InfiniBand 20 Gb/s 0, 4, or 8 16 256 Fiber-optic
InfiniBand
CE6998 controller tray Fibre Channel 4 Gb/s 4 16 1024 Fiber-optic
E5460, E5424, and E5412
controller-drive trays
Fibre Channel 8 Gb/s One or two
quad-port
adapters
16 512 Fiber-optic
(Fibre
Channel)
InfiniBand 40 Gb/s Zero or one
dual-port
adapter
Fiber-optic
InfiniBand
CE4900 controller-drive
tray
Fibre Channel 8 Gb/s 2 or 4 16 640 Fiber-optic
iSCSI 1 Gb/s
10 Gb/s
2 16 640 Copper