IBM System Storage SAN48B-5

Highlights

• Delivers 16 Gbps performance with up to 48 ports in an energy-efficient, 1U form factor, providing great flexibility for diverse deployment and cooling strategies
• Features Ports on Demand capabilities designed for fast, easy and cost-effective scaling from 24 to 48 ports in 12-port increments
• Designed to provide a flexible, simple and easy-to-use SAN solution with enhanced technology

• Supports highly virtualized, private cloud storage with multitenancy and nonstop operations
• Offers higher port density and scalability for midrange enterprise SAN switches, along with redundant, hot-pluggable components and nondisruptive software upgrades
• Yields outstanding price/performance value when compared to Ethernet storage-based alternatives

The IBM® System Storage® SAN48B-5 SAN switch is designed to meet the demands of hyper-scale, private cloud storage environments by delivering 16 Gbps Fibre Channel technology and capabilities that support highly virtualized environments. To enable greater flexibility and investment protection, the SAN48B-5 is configurable in 24, 36, or 48 ports and supports 2, 4, 8, 10, or 16 Gbps speeds in an efficiently designed 1U package. The SAN48B-5 features:

• 16 Gbps performance with up to 48 ports in an energy-efficient, 1U form factor.
• Ports on Demand (PoD) capabilities for scaling from 24 to 48 ports in 12-port increments.
• 2, 4, 8, 10, or 16 Gbps speed on all ports producing an aggregate 768 Gbps full-duplex throughput.
• 16 Gbps optimized Inter-Switch Links (ISLs).
• 128 Gbps high-performance and resilient frame-based trunking.
• Simplified deployment process and a point-and-click user interface.