IBM SAN768B-2, Installation, Service And User Manual

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Appendix A. Product specifications
This appendix provides product specifications for the SAN768B-2 for the following:
v
“General specifications”
v “System architecture”
v
“System size and weight” on page 126
v “Facility requirements” on page 126
v “Power specifications” on page 127
v
“Environmental requirements” on page 128
v “Fibre channel port specifications” on page 128
v
“Data transmission ranges” on page 129
General specifications
Table 18 lists the general specifications for the SAN768B-2.
Table 18. General specifications
Configurable port types F_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, M_Port, D_Port
System architecture Nonblocking shared memory
System processor FreeScale 8548, 1.2 GHz
ANSI Fibre Channel protocol FC-PH (Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface
standard)
Classes of service Class 2, Class 3, Class F (interswitch frames)
Fabric initialization Complies with FC-SW 5.0
FC-IP (IP over Fibre Channel) Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of the FCA profile
Port to port latency Local switching - 800ns (add 400ns for E_Port to E_Port);
Blade to blade - 2.4 microseconds (add 400ns for E_Port
to E_Port)
Switching capacity An aggregate switching capacity of 6.72 billion frames
per second (for Class 2, Class 3, and Class F frames for a
384 port chassis
System architecture
Table 19 lists the system architecture for the SAN768B-2.
Table 19. System architecture
Fibre Channel Ports Up to 384 16 Gbps ports, universal (E_Port, F_Port,
EX_Port, M_Port, D_Port).
Control Processor Redundant (active/standby) control processor modules
Scalability Full fabric architecture: 239 switches maximum
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