IBM SAN384B-2, Installation, Service And User Manual

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v Redundant and hot-swappable control processor and core switch blades, power
supplies, blower assemblies, and WWN cards that enable a high availability
platform and enable nondisruptive software upgrades for mission-critical SAN
applications.
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Universal ports that self-configure as E_Ports, F_Ports, EX_Ports and M_Ports
(mirror ports). 10 Gbps ports are E_Ports only.
v Diagnostic port (D_Port) functionality.
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In-flight data cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and data compression
capabilities through the 16 Gbps port blades.
v Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) functionality through the FX8-24 blade.
Attention:
This product is not intended to be connected directly or indirectly by
any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks.
Hardware components
The SAN384B-2 features a modular and scalable mechanical construction that
allows a wide range of flexibility in installation, fabric design, and maintenance.
The chassis may be mounted with the cables facing the front of the equipment rack
or to the rear, and consists of the following:
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Up to four hot-swappable port blade assemblies can be configured in a single
chassis, delivering up to 192 16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports
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Two slots for control processor blades (CP8):
– A single active CP8 blade can control all 192 ports in the chassis.
– The standby CP8 blade assumes control of the SAN384B-2 if the active CP
fails
v Two slots for core switch blades (CR16-4):
– CR16-4 blade interconnects all port blades
– Inter-chassis link (ICL) connectors to connect to as many as nine neighboring
chassis (with FOS 7.0.1). Six chassis can be connected with FOS v7.0.0.
– Both CR16-4 blades are active
v Modular hot-swappable port blades:
– 64-port, 8-Gbps blades (FC8-64)
– 32-port, 8-Gbps blades (FC8-32E)
– 48-port, 8-Gbps blades (FC8-48E)
– 32-port, 16-Gbps blades (FC16-32)
– 48-port, 16-Gbps blades (FC16-48)
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Modular hot-swappable application blades:
– FX8-24: 24-port (12 FC, 10 GbE, 2 10GbE) FCIP extension blade enabling long
distance communication over existing IP infrastructure.
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Modular hot-swappable encryption blades:
– FS8-18: 16-port, 8 Gbps, up to 4 blades per chassis, supporting in-flight data
cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and data-compression capabilities.
v Modular hot-swappable field replaceable units (FRUs):
– Two blower assemblies
– Two power supplies (100-240 VAC auto-sensing). 220 VAC (nominal) is
recommended for efficiency. A second power supply, connected to a separate
power source is needed to support high availability
– Two WWN cards
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