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- SAN768B-2: provides up to 384 16 Gbps universal Fibre Channel ports or up to 512 8 Gbps universal FC ports.
- SAN384B-2: provides up to 192 16 Gbps universal Fibre Channel ports or up to 256 8 Gbps universal Fibre Channel ports.
- 32- and 48-port 16 Gbps Fibre Channel switch blades.
- 32- and 48-port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel switch blades.
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- Improve flexibility and reliability.
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- Optical ICLs can connect up to ten SAN768B-2 and SAN384B-2 backbones.
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- Increase consolidation while reducing network complexity and costs.
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- 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps Fibre Channel or FICON connections, 10 Gbps Fibre Channel ISL, in-flight encryption and compression, 64 (4x16) Gbps ICL connections and 1/10 Gbps FCIP.
- Fabric-based encryption for data-at-rest.
- Advanced fabric services and management tools.
- Backward compatibility with the 8 and 4 Gbps IBM System Storage SAN b-type director, switch and router models.
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- Maximize investment protection.
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- High-speed replication and backup solutions over metro or WAN links with native Fibre Channel (10 and 16 Gbps) and optional FCIP (1/10 GbE) extension support.
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- Provide flexible business continuity and disaster recovery solutions.
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