Specification Sheet

CONNECTRIX MP-7810B
AND MP-7840B SWITCHES
Multi-protocol SAN Extension Switches

Connectrix B-Series SAN Extension Switch Family

There are two B-Series multi-protocol SAN extension switches. The models include the MP-7810B and the MP-7840B.
MP-7810B – The 1RU MP-7810B is the latest addition to the Connectrix B-Series SAN Extension family. The MP-
7810B combines Fibre Channel switching and routing capabilities with powerful hardware-assisted IP Extension and
Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCiP) traffic and forwarding over IP wide area networks (WAN). The MP-7810B
complements the existing MP-7840B and SX6 extension blade as a lower cost, lower end offering in the Connectrix
extension portfolio. The MP-7810B has twelve 32Gb capable Fibre Channel ports and six 1/10GbE SFP+ ports.
Maximum WAN bandwidth for the MP-7810B is 2.5Gbps.
MP-7840B – This SAN Extension Switch combines Fibre Channel (FC) switching and routing capabilities with powerful
hardware-assisted IP Extension and Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP) traffic forwarding over IP Wide Area
Networks (WAN). The MP-7840B is a much higher bandwidth version of the MP-7800B and MP-7810B. The 2U MP-
7840B has 24 16 Gigabits per second (Gb/s) Fibre Channel ports, 16 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), and two 40GbE ports
for FCIP. The base chassis arrives fully populated with twenty-four 16Gb Short Wave Fibre Channel SFP’s. The 1/10
GbE and the 40GbE ports will not be populated with SFP’s by default. Depending upon the optic types selected and the
WAN connectivity the MP-7840B can have up to 10 logical FCIP tunnels with a maximum tunnel bandwidth of 20Gbps
per tunnel and the switch as a whole can scale up to 40Gbps of WAN/FCIP bandwidth.

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Specifications

System Architecture
Features MP-7800B MP-7810B MP-7840B

16 ports, universal (E, F, M, Ex, 24 Fibre Channel Ports

Fibre Channel Ports 12 Fibre Channel Ports
and FL)

FCIP Ports Six ports, 1 GbE (VE) Six 1/10GbE SFP+ ports 18 ports; Sixteen 1/10 GbE, Two 40
GbE
Full fabric architecture with 239 Refer to the Dell EMC Support Matrix Refer to the Dell EMC Support Matrix
Scalability
switches maximum (ESM) (ESM)
2.125 Gbps line speed, full duplex
4.25 Gbps line speed, full duplex Auto-sensing of 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port
8.5 Gbps line speed, full duplex speeds
Fibre Channel Auto-sensing of 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, Auto-sensing of 4, 8, 16 and 32 Gbps
Performance and 8 Gbps port speeds Optionally port speeds
programmable to fixed port speed
Speed matching between 2 Gbps,
4 Gbps, and 8 Gbps ports
Up to 10 logical FCIP tunnels with a
maximum tunnel bandwidth of 20Gbps
FCIP Performance 1 Gbps line speed 2.5Gbps maximum WAN bandwidth per tunnel and the switch as a whole
can scale up to 40Gbps of WAN/FCIP
bandwidth.
Up to eight 8 Gbps ports per ISL
trunk Up to 64 Gbps per ISL trunk Up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL
Included with the -EP model and Trunk; up to 128 Gbps per trunk.
ISL Trunking There is no limit to how many trunk
upgrade license
groups can be configured in the
switch
700 ns with no contention, cut-
through routing at 8 Gbps Non-blocking shared memory, 900 ns 700 ns with no contention, cut-through
Fabric Latency Maximum MTU Size with no contention, cut-through switching routing at 16 Gbps
1500-byte Ethernet packets with at 32 Gb/s
FCIP

Maximum MTU Size Jumbo Frames 1280 bytes to 9216 byte Ethernet Jumbo Frames at 9,000-bytes

Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter- Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch
Classes of Service frames)
switch frames) frames)
FL_Port, F_Port, E_Port, Ex_Port, F_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, (FCR E_Port), F_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, (FCR
M_Port (Mirror Port), and self- D_Port (Diagnostic), M_Port (Mirror), E_Port), D_Port (Diagnostic), M_Port
Port Types discovery based on switch type and self-discovery based on switch type (Mirror), and self-discovery based on
(U_Port) For FCIP, VE_Port (Virtual (U_Port); VE_Port (FCIP and IP switch type (U_Port). VE_Port (FCIP
E_Port) extension) and virtual E_Port)
Fabric switches supporting unicast, Fabric switches supporting unicast,
Data Traffic Types multicast (255 groups), and Fibre Channel, FCIP, and IP extension multicast (255 groups), and broadcast
broadcast

One USB port for system log file One USB port for system log file One USB port for system log file
USB
downloads or firmware upgrades downloads or firmware upgrades downloads or firmware upgrades
Fibre Channel: Hot-pluggable Small Fibre Channel: hot-pluggable Small
Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) and Form Factor STCT and SFP+, short
SFP+, LC connector; Short-Wave wavelength (SWL), long wavelength
Laser (SWL) and Long-Wave Laser Fibre Channel hot-pluggable Small (LWL), and extended long wavelength
(LWL); distance depends on fiber- Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) and SFP+, (ELWL) transceivers (available
optic cable and port speed; short wavelength (SWL), and long wavelength options vary for 8 Gbps
supports SFP+ (2, 4, and 8 Gbps) wavelength (LWL) transceivers and 16 Gbps SFPs)
and SFP (1, 2, and 4 Gbps) optical (available wavelength options vary for 8,
Media Types
transceivers 16, and 32 Gb/s SFPs) Ethernet:
Ethernet: hot-pluggable Small Form
1 GbE: Hot-pluggable optical SFP, Brocade hot-pluggable SFP and SFP+,
Factor (SFP) and SFP+, short reach
Short-Wave Laser (SWL) and short-reach wavelength (SRWL), long-
wavelength (SRWL), long reach
Long-Wave Laser (LWL); GbE reach wavelength (LRWL), and copper
wavelength (LRWL), extended long
Copper SFP; built-in RJ-45 copper SFP/SFP+ transceivers
wavelength (ELWL), and copper at 1
(two GbE ports); distance depends
GbE and optical at 1 GbE, 10 GbE, and
on fiber-optic or copper cable and
40 GbE
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Features MP-7800B MP-7810B

MP-7840B
Simple Name Server (SNS); Registered
Advanced Zoning, Dynamic Path
State Change Notification (RSCN), NTP,
Selection (DPS), FDMI, Enhanced
Simple Name Server (SNS); Registered RADIUS, RCS (Reliable Commit
Group Management (EGM), Frame
` Redirection, Registered State
State Change Notification (RSCN), NTP, Service), Dynamic Path Selection
RADIUS, RCS (Reliable Commit Service), (DPS), Exchange-based routing, device-
Change Notification (RSCN), Reliable
Dynamic Path Selection (DPS), based routing, port-based routing,
Fabric Services Commit Service (RCS), and Simple
Exchange-based routing, device-based lossless), Brocade Advanced Zoning,
Name Server (SNS); optional fabric
routing, port-based routing, lossless, Web Tools, Adaptive Networking with
services include Advanced
Advanced Zoning, Web Tools, Trunking, QoS, Extended Fabric, ISL Trunking,
Performance Monitoring, Fabric
Extended Fabrics, Fabric Vision, SDDQ Fabric Vision technology, and Advanced
Watch, Integrated Routing, and ISL
Extension. Optional Fabric Services
Trunking
include: Integrated Routing, (FCR)
The following optional extension The following optional extension
features can be enabled via license features can be enabled via license
keys: keys:
• Advanced Extension: Enables • MP-7840B Integrated Routing
FCIP Trunking and Adaptive License - activates the Fibre
Rate Limiting Channel Routing (FCR)
The following optional extension features feature.
• Adaptive Networking: Activates
can be enabled on the MP-7810B base
Fibre Channel and FCIP QoS • MP-7840B WAN Upgrade
configuration via the upgrade license: •
functionality License 1 - upgrades the MP-
Enable WAN-side throughput from 1 Gb/s
• MP-7800B Upgrade License: 7840B base FCiP bandwidth
to 2.5 Gb/s • Enable 10 GbE port speed
Licensing Enables all ports, additional from 5Gb/s to 10Gb/s.
on the Ethernet ports • Turn on additional
Options FCIP tunnels, and tape • MP-7840B WAN Upgrade
8 Fibre Channel ports, includes 16 Gb/s
read/write pipelining License 2 - upgrades the MP-
SFPs • Enable advanced software
• The following options are 7840B to the maximum FCiP
features, including Fabric Vision
available for the MP-7800B 16/6 WAN bandwidth of 40Gb/s.
technology, Extension Trunking, Fibre
Extension Switch or MP-7800B The MP-7840B-WU1 model
Channel Trunking, and Integrated Routing
4/2 Extension Switch with the must be installed prior to
Upgrade License: installing the MP-7840B-WU2
• FICON Management Server: model.
Control Unit Port (CUP) enables
host control of switches in
mainframe environments
384 Gb/s
8.5 Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 14.025
Fibre Channel
128 Gbps: 16 ports at 8 Gbps (data Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 28.05 Gb/s
Aggregate
rate) line speed, full duplex; auto-sensing of 8,
Bandwidth
16, and 32 Gb/s port speeds
40 Gb/s
FCIP Aggregate
6 Gbps: 6 ports at 1 Gbps (data rate) 2.5 Gbps maximum WAN bandwidth
Bandwidth

Connectivity Management
Features MP-7800B MP-7810B MP-7840B
SSH v2, HTTP/HTTPS, SNMP v1/v3,
SSH v2, HTTP/HTTPS, SNMP Telnet; SNMP (FE MIB, FC
Serial port (9600, 8, 1, no parity, no flow),
v1/v3, Telnet; SNMP (FE MIB, FC Management MIB); Web Tools;
Supported Command Line Interface (CLI): SSHv2 or
Management MIB); Web Tools; Connectrix Manager Converged
Management Telnet, Web Tools: HTTP/HTTPS,
Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition (CMCNE)
Software SNMPv1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management
Network edition (CMCNE), SMI-S, Professional/Professional Plus
MIB), SMI-S, RADIUS, LDAP
RADIUS, LDAP (optional); Command Line Interface
(CLI); SMI-S RADIUS, LDAP
AES-GCM-256 encryption on FC ISLs AES-GCM-256 encryption on ISLs,
DH-CHAP (between switches and (E_Port), DH-CHAP (between switch and AES-GCM-256 IPsec encryption on
end devices), HTTPS, IPsec, IP end-device), FCAP switch authentication; virtual ISLs (VE_Port), DH-CHAP
Filtering, LDAP, Port Binding, FIPS 140-2 L2-compliant, HTTPS, IP (between switches and end devices),
Security RADIUS, Role-Based Access filtering, LDAP with IPv6, OpenLDAP, FCAP switch authentication; FIPS 140-
Control (RBAC), Secure Copy Port Binding, RADIUS, TACACS+, Role- 2 L2-compliant, HTTPS, IP filtering,
(SCP), Secure RPC, SSH v2, SSL, Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure LDAP with IPv6, OpenLDAP, Port
Switch Binding, Trusted Switch Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SFTP, SSHv2, Binding, RADIUS, TACACS+, User-
SSL, Switch Binding, Trusted Switch defined Role-Based

10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45), in- 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45); serial

Management port (RJ-45) and one USB port
band over Fibre Channel ports; 10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45); serial
Access
serial port (RJ-45) and one USB port port (RJ-45) and one USB port
POST and embedded online/offline
POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including D_Port, FCIP
POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including D_Port, WAN Test ping, FCIP traceroute, FCping, Pathinfo
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Diagnostics diagnostics, including FCping, Tool, FCIP ping, FCIP traceroute, FCping, (FCtraceroute), Wtool, and Ftrace
Pathinfo (FCtraceroute), etc. Pathinfo (FCtraceroute), SupportSave,
Connectrix MP-7810B MP-7840B RAS Log, Syslog, MAPS, SDDQ, Flow
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Physical Specifications

Features MP-7800B MP-7810B

MP-7840B
Enclosure back-to-front airflow; 1U, Back-to-front airflow/non-port-side air Back-to-front airflow; 2U, 19-in. EIA-
Enclosure 19-inch EIA-compliant, power from intake and power, 1 RU, 19-in., EIA- compliant, power from back
back compliant.

Width: 17.0 in (43.2 cm) Width: 44.0 cm (17.32 in.) Width: 44 cm (17.3 in.)
Size Height: 1.8 in (4.5 cm) Height: 4.4 cm (1.73 in.) Height: 8.6 cm (3.2 in.)
Depth: 25.2 in (64.1 cm) Depth: 45.7 cm (17.74 in.) Depth: 60.9 cm (24.01 in.)

24.0 lbs (10.9 kg) with two power 7.98 kg (17.6 lb.) empty 8.35 kg (18.4 lb.) 42.0 lbs (19 kg) with two power supplies,
System Weight
supplies, without SFPs fully loaded without SFPs

Environmental Specifications
Features MP-7800B MP-7810B MP-7840B
Operating: 0° C to 40° C (32° F to Operating: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Operating: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Non-operating: −25°C to 70°C (−13°F to
104° F)
Temperature Non-operating: −25°C to 70°C (−13°F to 158°F)
Non-operating: -25° C to 70° C (-13° F
158°F)
to 158° F)

Operating: 10% to 85% non-

Operating: 10% to 85% (non-condensing)
condensing Operating: 10% to 85% at 40°C (104°F)
Humidity Non-operating: 10% to 90% (non-
Non-operating: 10% to 90% non- Non-operating: 10% to 90%
condensing)
condensing

Operating: Up to 9,842 ft (3000 m) Operating: 0 to 3000m (9842 ft) Storage: 0 Operating: Up to 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Altitude Storage: Up to 12 km (39,370 ft)
Storage: Up to 39,370 ft (12 km) to 12 km (39,370 ft)

Operating: 20 g, 6 ms half-sine Operating: 10G, 10 ms, half-sine wave Operating: 20 g, 11 ms, half-sine
Shock Non-operating: 33 g, 11 ms, half- Non-operating: 33G, 11 ms, half-sine Non-operating: 33 g, 11 ms, half-sine,
sine, 3/eg Axis wave, 3G Axis 3/eg Axis
Operating: 0.25g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 Operating: 1.0 g sine, 0.5 grms random, 5 to
Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms
Hz to 500 Hz Non-operating: 5 Hz at 0.5 500 Hz
random, 5 to 500 Hz
Vibration grms, 10 Hz to 500 Hz at 1.0 grms (sine Non-operating: 2.4 g sine, 1.1 grms random
Non-operating: 2.0 g sine, 1.1
vibration), 3 Hz to 500 Hz at 1.12 grms 5 to 500 Hz
grms random, 5 to 500 Hz
(random vibration)
Maximum 22 ports: 590 BTU/hr Maximum: 478 BTU/hr
Heat Dissipation Airflow Maximum 60 CFM; nominal
44 CFM

Airflow Maximum: 45.0 CFM Nominal: 22.4 CFM

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Power Specifications
Features MP-7800B MP-7810B MP-7840B

Dual hot-swappable redundant Dual, hot-swappable, redundant, AC input Dual hot-swappable redundant power
Power Supply power supplies power supplies with integrated system supplies
cooling fans

90 to 264 VAC nominal

85 to 264 VAC nominal Input Line Frequency
100 VAC to 240 VAC (nominal), 90 VAC
Input Voltage Input Line Frequency 47 to 63 Hz
to 264 VAC (range)
47 to 63 Hz

Input Line 50/60 Hz (nominal), 47 Hz to 63 Hz 47 to 63 Hz nominal

Frequency (range)

50A peak at 240 VAC for <10 ms to 150 Maximum of 60 amps for period of 10 to
Maximum of 60 amps for period of ms, <15A peak 50A peak at 240 VAC at 150 ms
Inrush Current
10 to 150 ms cold start for <10 ms 15A peak for cycles
10 ms to 150 ms, <3.5A peak for >150 ms

100 VAC: 1.29A, 130W, 444 BTU/hr, 135 Short-range optics: Nominal 388
VA (max config) 200 VAC: 0.65A, 132W, watts/1,324 BTU/hr; maximum 454
Nominal 145 watts; maximum 173
Power 449 BTU/hr, 146 VA (max config) watts/1,550 BTU/hr
watts
Long-range optics: Nominal 426
watts/1,454 BTU/hr; maximum 492
watts/1,679 BTU/hr

Power Inlet C14; requires C13 plug C14; requires C13 plug

Regulatory Requirements MP-7840B and MP-7810B

Regulatory Requirements
MP-7800B Safety EMI
United States UL 60950 FCC Part 15 Class A

Canada CSA No 60950 ICES-003 Class A

Australia/New Zealand EN550022 Level A

Japan IEC60950 VCCI Class A

International IEC60950 CSPR22 Class A

European Community EN60950 TUV NEMKO EN55022 Level A EN55024

Taiwan CNS 13438 Class A

MP-7840B Safety EMI

Bi-Nat UL/CSA 60950-
United States FCC Part 15 , Subpart B
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Canada ICES-3 (A) / NMB-3(A)
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Australia/New Zealand EN 60950-1 or IEC 60950-1 EN 55022 or CISPR22 or AS/NZS CISPR22

Japan CISPR22 and JEIDA (Harmonics)

International IEC 60950-1 EN55022 Class A

European Community EN 60950-1 EN 55022 and EN 55024

Argentina IEC 60950-1

51318.22-99 and 51318.24.99 or

Russian Federation IEC 60950-1
latest

Korea KN22 and KN24

China GB 4943.1-2011 GB 9254-2008, YD/T993-1998

CNS 14336-1:99 or
Taiwan (PS Only) CNS 13438:95 or latest
latest

MP-7810B Regulatory
Compliance
EMC 2014/30/EU, AS/NZS CISPR 55032 (Australia) (Class A), CISPR 32, CNS 13438, EN 300
386,EN 55032/55024 (CE Mark) (Class A), EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, FCC Part 15
(Subpart B) (Class A), GB 9254, ICES-003 (Canada), KN 32, KN 35, TCVN 7189, VCCI-32
(Japan)
Safety 2014/35/EU, CNS 14336-1, EN/UL 60825, EN/UL/CSA/IEC 60950-1, GB 4943.1
Environmental
2011/65/EU Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electronic equipment (EU RoHS)
2012/19/EU Waste electrical and electronic equipment (EU WEEE)
2006/66/EC Batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators (EU battery directive)
30/2011/TT-BCT Vietnam circular
1907/2006 Of the European Parliament and if the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the
Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (EU REACH)
Section 1502 Of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 – U.S. Conflict
Minerals.
94/62/EC Packaging and packaging waste (EU)
SU/T 11364 2006 marking for Control Pollution Caused by EIPs (China)
SU/T 11363 2006 Requirements for Concentration Limits for Certain Hazardous substances in EIPs
(China)

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