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Supported port configurations for 4XC7A14394 adapter

The FC target mode is the default configuration for 4XC7A14394 adapter ports. However, ports on this adapter can be configured as either 10-Gb Ethernet ports or as 16-Gb FC ports.

When configured for Ethernet, 4XC7A14394 adapters support concurrent NIC target traffic on the same 10-GBE port. When configured for FC, each two-port pair that shares the same ASIC can be individually configured for FC target or FC initiator mode. This means that a single 4XC7A14394 adapter can support FC target mode on one two-port pair and FC initiator mode on another two-port pair.

  • Configuring the ports
    To configure the unified target adapter (4XC7A14394), you must configure the two adjacent ports on the same chip in the same personality mode.
  • Changing the UTA2 port from CNA mode to FC mode
    You should change the UTA2 port from Converged Network Adapter (CNA) mode to Fibre Channel (FC) mode to support the FC initiator and FC target mode. You should change the personality from CNA mode to FC mode when you need to change the physical medium that connects the port to its network.
  • Changing the CNA/UTA2 target adapter optical modules
    You should change the optical modules on the unified target adapter (CNA/UTA2) to support the personality mode you have selected for the adapter.
  • Viewing adapter settings
    To view the settings for your unified target adapter (4XC7A14394), you must run the system hardware unified-connect show command to display all modules on your controller.
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