Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 Hardware Administration Manual for Solaris OS

SPARC: Storage Area Network Technologies

Table 7–3 lists link technologies for the cluster public network and the distance limits for a single ISL.

Table 7–3 SPARC: Interswitch Link-Length Limits

Link Technology 

Maximum Distance 

Comments 

Fibre-channel (FC) short-wave gigabit interface converter (GBIC) 

500 meters at 1 Gbps 

50/125 micron MMF 

FC long-wave GBIC  

10 kilometers at 1 Gbps 

9/125 micron single-mode fiber (SMF) 

FC short-wave small form-factor pluggable (SFP) 

300 meters at 2 Gbps 

62.5/125 micron MMF 

FC short-wave SFP  

500 meters at 2 Gbps 

62.5/125 micron MMF 

FC long-wave SFP  

10 kilometers at 2 Gbps 

9/125 micron single-mode fiber (SMF)