IBM SAN384B, Installation, Service And User Manual

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Hardware components
The SAN384B 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:
v Up to four hot-swappable port blade assemblies can be configured in a single
chassis, delivering up to 256 Fibre Channel ports
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Two slots for control processor blades (CP8):
– A single active CP8 blade can control all 256 ports in the chassis
– The standby CP8 blade assumes control of the SAN384B if the active CP fails
v
Two slots for core switch blades (CR4S-8):
– CR4S-8 blade interconnects all port blades
– Two inter-chassis link (ICL) connectors per blade to connect to another chassis
– Both CR4S-8 blades are active
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Modular hot-swappable port blades:
– 16-port, 8-Gbps blades (FC8-16)
– 32-port, 8-Gbps blades (FC8-32)
– 48-port, 8-Gbps blades (FC8-48)
– 64-port 8-Gbps blades (FC8-64)
– 6-port, 10-Gbps blades (FC10-6)
v Modular hot-swappable application blades:
– FR4-18i: 18-port (16 FC + 2 GbE), up to 4 blades per chassis, supporting Fibre
Channel Routing Services and FCIP
– FX8-24: 24-port (12 FC, 10 GbE, 2 10GbE) FCIP extension blade enabling long
distance communication over existing IP infrastructure
– FCOE10-24: 24-port (24 10GbE) CEE-based FCoE blade enabling enhanced
connectivity using existing Ethernet infrastructure. This blade cannot be used
in the same chassis as the high density port blade FC8-64 or the FX8-24 or
FR4-18i application blades.
v Modular hot-swappable field replaceable units (FRUs):
– Two blower assemblies
– Two 100 to 240 VAC power supplies. 240 VAC is recommended for efficiency
and high availability.
– Two WWN cards
– Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP, SFP+, and mSFP) optical transceivers. SFP
transceivers support speeds of 1, 2, and 4 Gbps. SFP+ and mSFP transceivers
support speeds of 2, 4, and 8 Gbps.
– Extended Form-factor Pluggable (XFP) optical transceivers (10-Gbps)
– 1 GbE copper SFP transceivers for the IP ports on the routing blade
Note: The 8-Gbps SFPs and mSFPs auto-negotiate at 2, 4, and 8 Gbps. The
4-Gbps SFPs auto-negotiate at 1, 2, and 4 Gbps.
v
Port-side exhaust kit (standard), which directs the exhaust airflow to the cabinet
service aisle
v All blades are serviced from the port side of the SAN384B. Blowers, power
supplies, and power cables are serviced from the nonport side
v
World Wide Name (WWN) cards on the nonport side, with WWN status LEDs
located under the bezel
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