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Product Characteristics
Product number SAN768B-2 (2499-816)
SAN384B-2 (2499-416)
Base machine

The base chassis includes the following components:

The base FOS (v7.0 or later) software includes:

Note: No port or advanced functionality blades are included in the base. Customers will need to order the 48- or 32-port 16 Gbps or 8 Gbps Fibre Channel port blades, the 64-port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel port blade and/or the supported specialty blades and populate them with transceivers.

Fibre Channel interfaces 16/10/8/4/2 Gbps ClearLink diagnostic technology (D_Port), E_Port, EX_Port, F_Port and M_Port (mirror port)
FICON interfaces 16/8/4/2 Gbps
FCIP interfaces 1 GbE and 10 GbE
Transceivers
Hot-swap components Control processors (CPs), core routing modules, power supplies, fan modules, all Fibre Channel port blades, Extension blades, Encryption blades, SFPs and QSFPs
Rack support IBM TotalStorage SAN cabinet (2109-C36)
Management software HTTP, simple network management protocol (SNMP) v1/v3 (Fabric Element (FE) Management Information Base (MIB), Fibre Channel MIB), Secure Shell (SSH); auditing, syslog; web tools, advanced performance monitoring, IBM Network Advisor v11.1 or later; command line interface
Servers supported*
Operating systems supported*
Storage products supported*
Storage products supported*
FC switches supported System Storage and TotalStorage SAN b-type and m-type directors, switches and routers; other directors, switches and routers manufactured by Brocade
Fiber optic cable Fiber optic cables with LC 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; 24×7 same-day maintenance service options are available
Optional features Blades: 32- and 48-port 16 Gbps Fibre Channel switch blades (Fibre Channel #3632, 3648); 32- and 48-port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel switch blades (Fibre Channel #3633, 3649); 64-port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel switch blade (Fibre Channel #3864); 22-port 8 Gbps Extension blade (Fibre Channel #3890); 22-port 8 Gbps + 2-port 10 Gbps Enhanced Extension blade (Fibre Channel #3891); 8 Gbps Encryption blade (Fibre Channel # 3895). Licenses: Inter-chassis, FICON with CUP activation, Advanced Extension activation, Extension blade 10 GbE activation, FICON Accelerator activation, Encryption 96 Gbps disk performance upgrade activation, Integrated Routing and Enterprise ICL. Other: SFPs; fiber optic cables; upgrade power supplies
Size
Optional features
  • SAN768B-2
    • Width: 43.74 centimeters (cm) (17.22 inches (in.))
    • Height: 61.24 cm (24.11 in., 14U)
    • Depth (without door): 61.19 cm (24.09 in.)
    • Depth (with door): 73.20 cm (28.82 in.)
  • SAN384B-2
    • Width: 43.74 cm (17.22 in.)
    • Height: 35.00 cm (13.78 in., 8U) plus 4.37 cm exhaust shelf (1.72 in., 1U)
    • Depth without door: 61.19 cm (24.09 in.)
    • Depth with door: 73.20 cm (28.82 in.)
Weight (maximum ports fully populated)
  • SAN768B-2
    • 103.50 kilogram (kg) (228.20 pounds (lbs)) for 384-port configuration fully populated
    • 39.55 kg (82.20 lbs) for chassis
  • SAN384B-2
    • 68.04 kg (150.00 lbs) for 192-port configuration fully populated
    • 25.76 kg (56.80 lbs) for empty chassis
Operating environment
Temperature (operating) 0° to 40°C (32° to 104°F)
Humidity (operating) 20% to 85% relative humidity (RH) noncondensing at 40°C (104°F)
Altitude (operating) Up to 3000 meters (9842 feet)
Airflow Rear panel-to-door airflow
Electrical requirement
Nominal input voltage 85 to 264 alternating current (ac), universal
Input line frequency 47 to 63 Hertz (Hz)

* For most current and complete information, refer to product details in ibm.com/systems/storage/san/b-type

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