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IBM System Networking SAN24B-5 Switch

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Table 1. IBM System Networking SAN24B-5 switch specifications (part 2 of 2)

Operating systems supported*

Windows 2003, Windows 2008

Red Hat Linux, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server

SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

IBM AIX®

Other selected operating systems

Storage products supported*

IBM XIV® storage system

IBM System Storage® DS8000® storage servers

System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC)

IBM Storwize®  V3700, V5000, and V7000

Other selected storage systems

Fibre Channel switches supported

System Storage and TotalStorage b-type and m-type SAN 

directors, switches, and routers; other directors, switches 
and routers manufactured by Brocade

Fibre optic cable

Fiber optic cables with LC connectors are required and 

available in various lengths in single-mode and multimode 
formats

Power cords

Jumper cables are included for installation; country-specific 

power cords must be ordered for desktop or stand-alone 
installation

Warranty

One year; customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite; 9×5 

next-business-day response, warranty service upgrades are 
available

Optional features

SFPs, fiber optic cables, upgrade power supplies, 

Twelve-port Activation, Advanced Performance Monitor, 
Fabric Watch, Adaptive Networking, Enterprise Package*, 
Extended Fabrics, Trunking Activation, Server Application 
Optimization, Fabric Vision

*For the most current and complete details, see the product details at the IBM System Storage 

Interoperation Center (SSIC): 

http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/ssic/interoperability.wss

Physical characteristics

Table 2 lists the physical characteristics for the IBM System Networking SAN24B-5 switch.

Table 2. Physical characteristics

Specification

Description

Size

Width: 43.8 cm (17.24 in.)
Depth: 4.3 cm (1.7 in.)
Height: 44.3 cm (17.44 in.)

Weight

7.82 kg (17.25 lb) with one power supply, without 

transceivers
9.16 kg (20.2 lb) with two power supplies, without 

transceivers

Summary of Contents for RedBooks SAN24B-5

Page 1: ...es additional redundancy for increased resiliency SAN24B 5 provides a critical building block for today s highly virtualized private cloud storage environments It simplifies server virtualization and...

Page 2: ...buffer credit loss Real time bandwidth consumption by hosts and applications on ISLs to easily identify hot spots and potential network congestion A second power supply to enable dual power redundancy...

Page 3: ...d virtual servers directly to the core of SAN fabrics This makes access gateway transparent to the SAN fabric greatly reducing management of the network edge In Access Gateway Mode the SAN24B 5 can co...

Page 4: ...ced Zoning Full Fabric and Enhanced Group Management are part of the base FOS and do not require a license When using FOS v7 2 or later you will have access to additional base functions such as Server...

Page 5: ...in Access Gateway mode IBM Network Advisor software supports SAN24B 5 Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology by providing end to end management of data center fabrics from storage ports on networked storage...

Page 6: ...o device or ISL congestion as well as abnormal levels of latency in the fabric This feature works in conjunction with IBM Network Advisor to automatically monitor and detect network congestion and lat...

Page 7: ...includes Adaptive Networking and Server Application Optimization when using FOS 7 2 or later Fibre Channel interfaces Auto sensing of 2 4 8 and 16 Gbps port speeds D_Port diagnostic port E_Port EX_Por...

Page 8: ...uded for installation country specific power cords must be ordered for desktop or stand alone installation Warranty One year customer replaceable unit CRU and onsite 9 5 next business day response war...

Page 9: ...s Item Description Nominal input voltage 85 264 V ac universal Input line frequency 47 63 Hz Power consumption 80 W with 24 ports populated with 16 Gbps SWL optics 60 W for empty chassis with no optic...

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