The IBM System Storage® SAN40B-4 SAN fabric switch provides 24, 32 or 40
active ports and is designed for high performance with 8 Gbps link speeds and
backward compatibility to support links running at 4, 2 and 1 Gbps link speeds.
High availability features make it suitable for use as a core switch in midrange
environments or as an edge-switch in enterprise environments where a wide range
of storage area network (SAN) infrastructure simplification and business
continuity configurations are possible. IBM Power Systems, System x, System z
and many non-IBM disk and tape devices are supported in many common operating
system environments. Optional features provide specialized distance extension,
dynamic routing between separate or heterogeneous fabrics, link trunking, IBM
FICON®, Server Application Optimization (SAO), performance monitoring and
advanced security capabilities.
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Efficient 1U design |
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- High-density 24, 32 and 40-port configurations
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Auto-sensing 8, 4, 2 and 1 Gbps ports |
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Designed
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- Enable high performance and improved utilization
- Enable rapid switch deployment with minimal
set-up
- Prove easy installation and manageability
- Offer future readiness for 8 Gbps capable
servers and storage devices
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Hot swappable SFPs |
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- Provides fast and easy replacement of optical
transceivers with no tools required
- Support for both short wave and long wave
optical transceivers
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Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking |
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- Support for up to 8-port ISLs provides total
bandwidth of 128 Gbps
- Helps eliminate packet rerouting and possible
application failure due to link failure
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Advanced Zoning |
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- Hardware-enforced zoning helps protect against
non-secure, unauthorized and unauthenticated network
and management access and World Wide Name spoofing
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N_Port ID Virtualization |
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- Allows each host image behind the same physical
Host Bus Adapter (HBS) to connect to an F_Port using
a unique N_Port ID to help maximize port usage in a
virtualized server environment
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EZSwitchSetup and Web Tools |
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- Quickly guides novice users through setup
- Helps simplify administration and configuration
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Hot firmware activation |
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Designed
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- Significantly reduce firmware installation time
- Enable fast firmware upgrades
- Help elimination disruption to existing fabric
- Help reduce administrative overhead
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Integrated power supply/fan modules |
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- Reduced power, cooling and weight
- Fewer FRUs reduces service complexity
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Redundant power and cooling |
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- Helps avoid outages to maximize fabric
availability
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Upgradeable architecture for scalable SAN fabrics |
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- Optional features enable upgrades to support
more complex fabrics
- Modular upgrades enable a “pay as you grow”
approach to adding features when needed
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Backward compatibility with IBM SAN b-type and m-type
fabrics |
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- Helps provide investment protection for existing
fabrics
- Allows inter-operation with other SAN products
manufactured by Brocade®
- Supports Native Interoperability with m-type
products manufactured by McDATA (running current
firmware)
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Server Application Optimization license |
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- Maximizes server consolidation and enables more
Virtual Machines (VMs) per server without
compromising Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for
critical applications
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