Highlights
- Simple-to-use SAN switch with ease-of-installation and ease-of-use features designed specifically for the needs of small to medium-size environments
- Foundation for new infrastructure simplification and business continuity solutions for servers running Microsoft® Windows®, UNIX®, Linux®, NetWare® and OS/400® operating systems
- High-performance, 4 Gigabit per second links (requires storage hardware that supports 4 Gbps throughput) with pay-as-you-grow "Ports on Demand" scalability enable growth from 8 to 12 to 16 ports
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The IBM TotalStorage® SAN16B-2 fabric switch is designed specifically to address the needs of small to medium-size SAN environments. It can be used to create a wide range of high-performance SAN solutions, from simple single-switch configurations to larger multi-switch configurations which support fabric connectivity and advanced business continuity capabilities.
Infrastructure simplification solutions for IBM System xT, IBM System iT and IBM System pT servers include storage consolidation and high-availability server clustering with IBM TotalStorage disk storage arrays. Business continuity solutions include data protection with IBM TotalStorage tape libraries and devices and IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager data protection software.
A single SAN16B-2 switch can serve as the cornerstone of a Storage Area Network for those who want to obtain the benefits of storage consolidation and are just beginning to implement Fibre Channel storage systems. Such an entry-level configuration can consist of one or two Fibre Channel links to a disk storage array or to an LTOT tape drive. An entry-level eight-port storage consolidation solution can support up to seven servers with a single path to either disk or tape. A small configuration such as this is shown in diagram #1. The Ports on Demand feature is designed to enable a base switch to grow to sixteen ports to support more servers and more storage devices without taking the switch offline.
A high-availability solution can be created with redundant switches. This capability is ideal for server clustering environments. Such a configuration can support from six to fourteen servers, each with dual Fibre Channel adapters cross-connected to redundant SAN16B-2 switches which are cross-connected to a dual-controller storage system.
While the focus of the SAN16B-2 is as the foundation of small to medium-sized SANs, it can be configured to participate as a full member in an extended fabric configuration with other members of the IBM TotalStorage SAN b-type family. This capability helps provide investment protection as SAN requirements evolve and grow over time.
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Product features
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| · Standard configuration includes 8-port activation and capability to attach to hosts and storage devices |
| · Four-port activation option enables "pay-as-you-grow" scalability to 12 or 16 ports |
| · No previous SAN experience needed to use EZSwitchSetup wizard |
| · Little or no management required in small fabric configuration |
| · Advanced Web Tools provides intuitive, graphic switch management |
| · Supports IBM System x, System p and System i servers plus selected non-IBM servers |
| · Full compatibility with IBM TotalStorage SAN b-type switches and directors (IBM 2005, 2109 and 3534) helps protect switch investment |
· Ideal for use as an edge-switch in larger SANs
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Hardware summary
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| · 1U form factor enables enhanced port density and rack space utilization |
| · Designed for high-performance with 4 Gigabit per second (Gbps) fibre channel ports (requires storage hardware that supports 4 Gbps throughput) |
| · Speed auto-sensing capabilities provide backward compatibility with 2 and 1 Gbps fibre channel links |
| · Shortwave small form-factor 4 Gbps SFPs support connectivity up to 150 meters |
| · Longwave 4 Gbps SFPs support connectivity up to 10 km |
| · Can be used in any combination of supported 4, 2 or 1 Gbps shortwave and longwave SFPs |
| · Auto-fabric discovery allows external host and storage systems to discover other SAN-enabled systems that are connected to the fabric |
| · Non-blocking architecture designed to provide up to 128 Gbps aggregate throughput with a 16-port configuration |
| · Standard Advanced Zoning provides hardware-enforced zoning to protect against unauthorized or unauthenticated storage network access, non-secure management access and World Wide Name spoofing |
| · IBM SAN b-type switches and directors use common switch firmware, which helps simplify SAN fabric expansion |
| · Firmware upgrades are designed to be non-disruptive |
| · Advanced application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) minimize components for higher availability |
| · Remote access and remote management are available through the fabric using GUI, SNMP and Telnet |
| · Optional B16 Full Fabric Activation is required to enable E_ports for ISL trunking so the switch can connect to other switches |
| · Optional B16 Extended Fabric Activation is designed to enable extended distance connectivity between ten and eighty kilometers |
| · Optional B16 Fabric Watch is designed to enable real-time proactive awareness of the health, performance and security of each switch and automatically alert network managers of problems |
| · Optional B16 Advanced Security is designed to enable policy-based security mechanisms integrated within the Fabric Operating System |
| · Optional B16 Performance Bundle Activation - Plant-only enables both Enhanced Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking and Performance monitoring capabilities |
| · Optional B16 Performance Monitoring Activation - Field-only provides capability to help identify end-to-end bandwidth usage and is designed to provide information for capacity planning |
· Optional B16 Enhanced Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking - field-only is designed to enable FC packets to be efficiently distributed across multiple ISL connections between two SAN by-type fabric switches while preserving in-order delivery.
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