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IBM BladeCenter® Open Fabric is designed to be EASY supporting the communication protocols your business relies on within a management framework that helps you reduce complexity and manage risk. Integrated across all blades, switches and chassis, BladeCenter Open Fabric is the RIGHT choice to simplify blade I/O management and deployment so you can concentrate on realizing innovation in your business.





Cisco 4Gb 10 and 20 port Fibre Channel Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter

Ready to buy 39Y9284
Ready to buy 39Y9280
Cisco 4Gb 10 and 20 port Fibre Channel Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
Enables high-performance end-to-end 1, 2 and 4 Gigbits per second SAN solutions for the data center
Affordable 10-port and 20-port offerings available for Small, Medium and Large Enterprise business needs
Exciting addition to the Cisco Ethernet and MDS family of products
Includes Tivoli SAN manager enhancements to better manage MDS9000 with integrated IBM SAN Volume Controller
10-port upgrade available for on demand scaling to a 20-port switch
Cisco SFPs are required
41Y8600 — Long-wave
41Y8598 — Short wave
41Y8596 — Short wave 4-pack


Part numbers   39Y9284 & 39Y9280



Brocade® 10 and 20 port SAN Switch Modules for IBM BladeCenter

Ready to buy 32R1813
Ready to buy 32R1812
Brocade 10 and 20 port SAN Switch Modules
Enables high-performance end-to-end 1, 2 and 4 Gigbits per second SAN solutions for the data center
Affordable 10-port and 20-port offerings available for Small, Medium and Large Enterprise business needs
Easy-to-use non-disruptive upgrade doubles the 10-port switch connectivity to 20-ports when your business needs change
Integrates NPIV and the Brocade SAN fabric to simplify deployment/management and reduce infrastructure complexity and total cost of ownership
Utilizes Brocades proven Silkworm™ technology and fully backward compatible and interoperable with Silkworm and IBM TotalStorage® b-type SAN switches


Part numbers:   32R1813 & 32R1812



QLogic® Intelligent 4Gb Pass-Thru Fibre Channel Module for IBM BladeCenter

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Easy-to-use 20-port module provides open, standards-based NPIV interface - simplifies SAN interoperability and scalability
Affordable 4Gb solution delivers alternative to traditional optical pass-thru module providing link consolidation with up to 6 uplinks
Upgradable via software keys allowing for full fabric switch functionality and direct attach to tape or disk storage
Optional software upgrade keys:
43W6838 — Enterprise Fabric Suite
43W6836 — SAN Doctor
43W6837 — Fabric Security


Part number:   43W6723



QLogic® 10-port and 20-port 4Gb SAN Switch Modules for IBM BladeCenter

Ready to buy 43W6724
Ready to buy 43W6725
QLogic® 10-port and 20-port 4Gb SAN Switch Modules
Enables high-performance end-to-end 1, 2 and 4 Gigabits per second SAN solutions
Provides interoperability in open mode leveraging standards-compliant (FC-SW2 & FC-SW3) SANs
Affordable 10-port and 20-port offerings available - ideal for Small, Medium and Enterprise business needs
Easy-to-use software upgrade doubles your 10-port switch connectivity to 20-ports for on demand scalability
Included with every switch, QLogic's SANsurfer™ Management Suite eases installation, configuration and management of your SAN infrastructure - all from one GUI


Part numbers:   43W6724 & 43W6725


 
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