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Product numbers
  • 2498-F24 (AAS)
  • 2498-X24 (Xccellerator)
  • 249824G (HVEC)
Base machine Base switch includes the following components:
Power distribution unit (PDU) jumpers, fixed rack mount rail kit, install guide hardcopy, EZSwitchSetup CD, CD-ROM (with manuals), service tools, RJ-45 wrap tools, wrist strap and small form factor pluggable (SFP) extraction tool
AAS: dual integrated power supplies and fans (replaceable)
HVEC/XCC: one integrated power supply and fan (replaceable)
Base switch: 12 ports activated; no SFPs included
Base switch includes the following functions:
Advanced Web Tools, Advanced Zoning, Full Fabric, Enhanced Group Management, Fabric Operating System v7.0.1 or later
Fibre Channel interfaces
  • Auto-sensing of 2, 4, 8 and 16 Gbps port speeds
  • D_Port (diagnostic port), E_Port, EX_Port, F_Port, M_Port (mirror port); self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); optional port type control
  • Access Gateway Mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port
Transceivers
  • 16 Gbps: hot pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 16 Gbps short-wavelength laser (SWL), long-wavelength laser (LWL)
  • 8 Gbps: hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 8 Gbps SWL, LWL
Hot-swap components Power supplies, fan modules, SFPs
Non-rack support Non-rack installation support; requires country-specific power cords which must be ordered
Management software HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, Fibre Channel Management MIB), SSH; Auditing, Syslog; Advanced Web Tools, Advanced Performance Monitoring, Fabric Watch; IBM Network Advisor v11.1 or later; CLI
Servers supported*
  • IBM Power Systems™
  • IBM System p®
  • IBM System i®
  • IBM System x®
  • Other Intel processor-based servers with Linux, Microsoft Windows 2003 and Windows 2008
  • Selected Sun and HP servers
Operating systems supported*
  • Windows 2003, Windows 2008
  • Red Hat Linux, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server
  • SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
  • IBM AIX®
  • Other selected operating systems
Storage products supported*
  • IBM XIV® storage system
  • IBM System Storage® DS8000® storage servers
  • System Storage SAN Volume Controller
  • IBM Storwize® V7000 Unified Storage
  • System Storage DS5000 and DS3500
  • System Storage TS1040 and TS1050 tape drives
  • System Storage TS1130 and TS1140 tape drives
  • System Storage TS3100, TS3200, TS3310 and TS3500 tape libraries
  • Other selected storage systems
Fiber Channel switches supported System Storage and TotalStorage b-type and m-type SAN directors, switches and routers; other directors, switches and routers manufactured by Brocade
Fibre optic cable Fiber optic cables with LC connectors are required and available in various lengths in single-mode and multimode formats
Power cords Jumper cables are included for installation; country-specific power cords must be ordered for desktop/standalone installation
Warranty One year; customer replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite; 9×5 next-business-day response, warranty service upgrades are available
Optional features Licenses: 12-port Activation, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance Monitor, Fabric Watch, Enterprise Package**, Extended Fabrics, Trunking Activation, Server Application Optimization
Other: SFPs; fiber optic cables; upgrade power supplies
Physical characteristics
Size Width: 43.8 cm (17.24 in.)
Depth: 4.3 cm (1.7 in.)
Height: 44.3 cm (17.44 in.)
Weight 7.82 kg (17.25 lb) with one power supply, without transceivers
9.16 kg (20.2 lb) with two power supplies, without transceivers
Operating environment
Temperature (operating) 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
Humidity (operating) 10% to 85% noncondensing at 40°C (104°F)
Altitude (operating) Up to 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
Airflow Rear panel-to-door airflow
Electrical requirement
Nominal input voltage 85 - 264 V ac, universal
Input line frequency 47 - 63 Hz
Heat dissipation 338 BTU/hr
Inrush current Maximum of 35 amps

* For most current and complete details, refer to product details at ibm.com/systems/networking/switches/san/b-type/

** The Enterprise Package includes one license for each of the following: Trunking Activation, Fabric Watch, Advanced Performance Monitor, Adaptive Networking, Server Application Optimization and one 12-port Activation.

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