IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switches
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The 24-port ESB model (part number 90Y9356) is a fully enabled switch with a complete set of licensed
features that maximizes performance, ensures availability, and simplifies management for the most
demanding applications and expanding virtualization environments. The factory-installed licenses include:
ISL Trunking: Consolidates ISLs into fault-tolerant and load-balanced trunks with bandwidth of up to
128 Gbps for greater performance and simplified management
Adaptive Networking: Ensures high-priority connections that obtain the bandwidth necessary for
optimum performance
Advanced Performance Monitoring: Provides end-to-end visibility into fabric performance to maximize
performance tuning and the utilization of fabric resources
Fabric Watch: Monitors and creates alerts based on the health of switch and fabric elements
Extended Fabrics: Extends Fibre Channel SANs beyond traditional distance limitations for replication
and backup at full bandwidth
Supported Fibre Channel standards
The switch supports the following FC standards:
FC-AL-2 INCITS 332: 1999
FC-GS-5 ANSI INCITS 427 (includes the following):
FC-GS-4 ANSI INCITS 387: 2004
FC-IFR INCITS 1745-D, revision 1.03 (under development)
FC-SW-4 INCITS 418:2006 (includes the following):
FC-SW-3 INCITS 384: 2004
FC-VI INCITS 357: 2002
FC-TAPE INCITS TR-24: 1999
FC-DA INCITS TR-36: 2004 (includes the following):
FC-FLA INCITS TR-20: 1998
FC-PLDA INCIT S TR-19: 1998
FC-MI-2 ANSI/INCITS TR-39-2005
FC-PI INCITS 352: 2002
FC-PI-2 INCITS 404: 2005
FC-PI-4 INCITS 1647-D, revision 7.1 (under development)
FC-PI-5 INCITS 479: 2011
FC-FS-2 ANSI/INCITS 424:2006 (includes the following):
FC-FS INCITS 373: 2003
FC-LS INCITS 433: 2007
FC-BB-3 INCITS 414: 2006 (includes the following):
FC-BB-2 INCITS 372: 2003
FC-SB-3 INCITS 374: 2003 (replaces FC-SB ANSI X3.271: 1996; FC-SB-2 INCITS 374: 2001)
RFC 2625 IP and ARP Over FC
RFC 2837 Fabric Element MIB
MIB-FA INCITS TR-32: 2003
FCP-2 INCITS 350: 2003 (replaces FCP ANSI X3.269: 1996)
SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Version 1.2 (includes the following):
SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Version 1.03 ISO standard
IS24775-2006. Replaces (ANSI INCITS 388: 2004)
SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Version 1.1.0
SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Version 1.2.0