SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1 Fibre Channel and Ethernet port numbers

Fibre Channel port numbers for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1 vary, depending on how many network adapters are installed, and in which slots. Port numbers also depend on the number and configuration of the Ethernet adapters.

Table 1 lists the SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1 expansion slots and the adapters that can be installed.

Table 1. PCIe expansion slots in which an adapter can be used
PCIe expansion slot number Adapter
1 Not used
2 12 Gbps SAS adapter
3 16 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter, 10 Gbps Ethernet adapter, or 25 Gbps Ethernet adapter*
4 16 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter, 10 Gbps Ethernet adapter, or 25 Gbps Ethernet adapter
5 Compression Accelerator
6 16 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter, 10 Gbps Ethernet adapter, or 25 Gbps Ethernet adapter
7 16 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter, 10 Gbps Ethernet adapter, or 25 Gbps Ethernet adapter
8 Compression Accelerator
  1. Slots 3, 4, 6, and 7 can contain a 10 Gbps Ethernet adapter, but only one 10 Gbps Ethernet adapter is supported.
  2. Slots 3, 4, 6, and 7 can contain a 25 Gbps Ethernet adapter; however, the system only supports three 25 Gbps Ethernet adapters.

Figure 1 shows the physical Fibre Channel (FC) port numbers when the 10 Gbps Optical Ethernet adapter is configured for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) communications.

Figure 1. Fibre Channel port numbers in a typical configuration
Physical Fibre Channel port numbers for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1
  •  1  -  16  Fibre Channel ports 1-16

Figure 2 shows the Ethernet port numbers for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1 when the 10 Gbps Optical Ethernet adapter is configured for iSCSI communications.

Figure 2. Ethernet port numbers for iSCSI communication (10 Gbps Ethernet adapter)
Ethernet port numbers for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1
  •  1  -  3  10 Gbps Ethernet ports 1-3 (onboard)
  •  4  -  7  10 Gbps optical Ethernet ports 4-7

Figure 3 shows the Ethernet port numbers for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1 when two 2-port 25 Gbps Optical Ethernet (RoCE) adapters are configured. Ethernet ports 4 and 5 are located in the Ethernet adapter that is installed in the lowest PCIe expansion slot number.

Figure 3. Ethernet port numbers for 25 Gbps adapter
Ethernet port numbers for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1 (25 Gbps adapter)
  •  1  -  3  10 Gbps Ethernet ports 1-3 (onboard)
  •  4  -  7  25 Gbps optical Ethernet ports 4-7
Parent topic: SAN Volume Controller 2145-SV1 connectors