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Which host ports can you change

The controllers in your storage array might have different types of baseboard host ports and different types of HIC ports. The table shows which host ports can be changed with a feature pack.

If you have...You can change...
These baseboard host ports...And these HIC ports...
Two SFP+ (optical) portsNoneOnly the baseboard host ports
Two or four SAS portsOnly the baseboard host ports
Two RJ-45 (base-T) portsOnly the baseboard host ports
Four 32Gb FC portsOnly the baseboard host ports
Four 10Gb or 25Gb iSCSI portsOnly the baseboard host ports
Four 10Gb iSCSI or 16Gb FC portsAll of the ports (DE4000 only)
Two 100Gb NVMe-RoCE portsBaseboard ports are disabled (DE6000 only).
Note
Baseboard port LEDs will be illuminated.
Four 32Gb FC ports configured as NVMe-FCBaseboard ports are disabled (DE6000 only).
Note
Baseboard port LEDs will be illuminated.

The baseboard host ports and the HIC ports can use the same host protocol or different host protocols.