IBM SAN32B-E4, Installation, Service And User Manual

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Appendix. Product specifications
This appendix provides the specifications for the SAN32B-E4 Encryption Switch.
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“General specifications”
v “Management” on page 50
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“Size and weight” on page 51
v “Environmental requirements” on page 51
v “Power specifications” on page 52
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“Data transmission ranges” on page 52
General specifications
Table 12 lists the general specifications for the switch.
Table 12. General specifications
Specification Description
Fibre Channel ports 32 FC ports universal (E, F, EX, FL, and M)
Ethernet ports Two (2) 1000Base Ethernet ports for I/O
synchronization during re-keying
Smart cards Recovery card
Compression for tape Hardware-based compression prior to
encryption
Encryption AES256-XTS block cipher core for disk
encryption - IEEE 1619.1 compliant
AES256-GCM block cipher core for tape
encryption - IEEE 1619.2 compliant
AES256-ECB block cipher core for
third-party compatibility encryption support
Data Encryption Keys Supports 64K Data-Encryption Keys (DEKs)
- combination of disk LUN keys or tape pool
keys
Re-key sessions Supports 12 re-key sessions (outstanding)
per switch. For a given target, supports a
maximum of 2 concurrent re-key sessions -
could be a combination of manual or auto
(expiry based)
Crypto scalability Supports 256 target devices, 1024 host ports
(disk array target ports or tape
target/library ports) per switch (quantity is
double for two-way HA cluster
configuration)
Crypto performance Maximum bandwidth of 102 Gbps for disk
I/O traffic; maximum bandwidth of 51 Gbps
for tape I/O traffic
FC performance Support for 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps SFPs which
are full duplex capable
Certified maximum 6000 active nodes; combination of 56
switches, 19 hops; larger fabrics certified as
required
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