IBM RedBooks SAN24B-5, Installation, Service And User Manual

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v Dynamic Path Selection (DPS), which optimizes fabric-wide performance and
load balancing by automatically routing data to the most efficient available path
in the fabric
v
SFP+ optical transceivers that support any combination of Short Wavelength
(SWL) and Long Wavelength (LWL) or Extended Long Wavelength (ELWL)
optical media among the switch ports
v Extended distance support enables native Fibre Channel extension up to 7,500
km at 2 Gbps
v
Support for unicast traffic
v Fabric OS, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and
enables a wide range of value-added applications including Web Tools,
Advanced Zoning, Fabric Watch, Full Fabric, and Enhanced Group Management.
Optional Fabric Services include: Adaptive Networking with QoS, Extended
Fabrics, ISL Trunking, Server Application Optimization (SAO), and Advanced
Performance Monitor
v Support for Access Gateway configuration where server ports connected to the
fabric core will be virtualized
v
Hardware zoning is accomplished at the port level of the switch and by World
Wide Name (WWN). Hardware zoning permits or denies delivery of frames to
any destination port address
v Extensive diagnostics and system-monitoring capabilities for enhanced high
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS)
v EZSwitchSetup wizard that makes SAN configuration a three-step
point-and-click task
v
Real time power monitoring enables users to monitor real time power usage of
the fabric at the switch level
v Port-to-port latency minimized to 800 nanoseconds through the use of
cut-through frame routing at 16 Gbps
Attention: This product is not intended to be connected directly or indirectly by
any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks.
Switch components
v An RJ45 10/100 Base T Ethernet system management port, in conjunction with
EZSwitchSetup, that supports switch IP address discovery and configuration,
eliminating the need to attach a serial cable to configure the switch IP address
and greatly increasing the ease of use
v
One RS-232 serial port with RJ45 connector for initial switch setup (if not using
EZSwitch Setup) and factory default restoration.
v A USB 2.0 port providing connections for storage for firmware updates, output
of the
supportSave command and storage for configuration uploads and
downloads
v
One power supply and fan assembly in the base model. There are two fans per
assembly. A second assembly is available for redundancy and hot-swap
capability.
v
One LED (green/amber) per FC port to indicate status
v One LED (green) for system power
v
One LED (green/amber) for system status
v Two Ethernet LEDs (integrated with RJ45) for speed and port activity (A green
LED for port speed and an amber LED for port activity.)
v
SEEPROM for switch identification
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