Available data-transfer speeds for FC ports

The available data-transfer speeds for the Fibre Channel ports depend on the port type and the connection type.

The following table shows the available data-transfer speeds for 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports.

Connection type	Data transfer speeds for 8-Gbps ports
Connection type	2 Gbps	4 Gbps	8 Gbps	16 Gbps	32 Gbps	Auto
FC-AL	Available	Available	Available	Not available	Not available	Available (default)
P-to-P	Available	Available	Available	Not available	Not available	Available
Fabric	Available	Available	Available	Not available	Not available	Available

The following table shows the available data-transfer speeds for 16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and for 16-Gbps SFPs on the 4-port FC 32-Gbps package.

Connection type	Data transfer speeds for 16-Gbps ports/SFPs
Connection type	2 Gbps	4 Gbps	8 Gbps	16 Gbps	32 Gbps	Auto
FC-AL	Not available	Available	Available	Not available	Not available	Available¹
P-to-P	Not available	Available	Available	Available	Not available	Available (default²)
Fabric	Available	Available	Available	Available	Not available	Available
Notes: If this combination is specified, the maximum transfer speed that is automatically specified is 8 Gbps. If this default value is set, Fabric is set to ON automatically.

The following table shows the available data-transfer speeds for 32-Gbps ports (32-Gbps SFPs on the 4-port FC 32-Gbps package).

Connection type	Data transfer speeds for 32-Gbps ports
Connection type	2 Gbps	4 Gbps	8 Gbps	16 Gbps	32 Gbps	Auto
FC-AL	Not available	Not available	Available	Not available	Not available	Available¹
P-to-P	Not available	Not available	Available	Available	Available	Available (default²)
Fabric	Available	Available	Available	Available	Available	Available
Notes: If this combination is specified, the maximum transfer speed that is automatically specified is 8 Gbps. If this default value is set, Fabric is set to ON automatically.