Fiber Optic

The minimum bend radius for fiber optic cable is 1.0 inch. The IB has Fibre Channel- Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) circuitry to support up to eight internal fiber optic disk drives. Two GBICs (in slots LA and UA) on the IB connect through cables to GBICs on the I/O+ board; use a 2-meter cable. The remaining GBIC slots (LB and UB) on the IB can be used for redundant interfacing to another I/O+ board or (with the proper software) to an entirely separate system. Use the fiber cable organizer that came with your E3500 system to help ensure the 1.0 inch bend radius rule is observed.