Description
The LH5000 Fibre Channel hub features patented
digital technology that enables unmatched loop
resiliency and system availability. With
intelligence on every port, the LH5000 provides
port isolation, validates loop protocol, and fully
re-times the signal. The LH5000 also provides a
number of management capabilities, including
web-based management.
The digital architecture of the LH5000
eliminates all signal jitter and provides
automatic clock speed matching on every port. As a
result, LH5000 hubs can be configured as a single
10 port loop or dual independent 5 port loops,
allowing for flexibility in network design and
cabling distances.
The LH5000 provides a new level of information
and control to administrators of Fibre Channel
networks. Per port statistics allow a detailed
look at loop status and performance including the
number of invalid transmission words, comparative
error rates and port down counts.
Driver Support
Remote programmability allows administrators to
remotely reconfigure the loop to optimize
performance or to diagnose and isolate failures.
Remote configuration options include:
- join or separate cascaded hubs, sub-divide
loops or join separate loops
- configure as a single 10–port hub or two
5–port hubs for separate FC loops
- force ports to bypass mode
- set hysteresis characteristics of automatic
bypass mode
- provide LIP (loop initialization procedure)
on hot port insertion
- set bypass on LIP F8 option
Management of the LH5000 digital fibre hub is
provided via: an HTML interface which is
compatible with most standard web browsers;
command line interface through a local console; or
Telnet or with SNMP MIB client software.
