The IBM System Storage™ SAN768B fabric backbone is designed to be the premier platform for consolidation of your data center connectivity, providing high- performance and highly available data networking. It provides new levels of performance with industry-leading 8 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) technology. The SAN768B interoperates with other members of the IBM System Storage b-type and m-type families and can be configured with a wide range of connectivity options, including 10, 8, 4, 2 and 1 gigabits per second (Gbps) Fibre Channel (FC), up to 4 Gbps Fibre Connection (FICON®) and Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP). Designed to enable support for emerging high-performance and high-function network protocols, including Fibre Channel over Converged Enhanced Ethernet (FCoCEE). Designed to serve as the basis for transforming existing networks into a unified, high-performance data center fabric connecting applications with their data and virtual servers with virtual storage. Request a quote
Ports
Up to 384 per chassis, up to 768 when two chassis are connected via inter-chassis links
Optional Features
10 Gbps on dedicated 10 Gbps FC blades; 8, 4, 2 and 1 Gbps auto-sensing on 8 Gbps FC blades; 4 Gbps and Gigabit Ethernet on FC Routing blade, four ICLs with 1 Terabit per second (Tbps) total bandwidth
Link Speeds
16-port, 32-port and 48-port 8Gbps Fibre Channel switch blades; 10 Gbps Fibre Channel switch blades; 16 FC + 2 IP FC Routing blades; SFPs and XFPs; fibre optic cables; inter-chassis cable kit; inter-chassis license; upgrade power supply; FICON Accelerator, FICON w/CUP Activation; FCIP/FC Extension
Operating Systems
z/OS®, AIX®, OS/400®, Microsoft® Windows®, UNIX®, Linux®, selected other operating systems
A compact, high-performance, easy-to-install Fibre Channel (FC) SAN switch that enables multiple servers to connect to external disk and tape systems. The SAN80B-4 supports most common operating systems and connects to most common servers and external storage devices. Supports server virtualization with virtual data paths across a single FC link. Can connect to other SAN switches, routers and directors to form a multi-switch fabric for increased connectivity.
Ports
48, 64 and 80 ports with “Ports on Demand” scalability
Link Speeds
8, 4, 2 and 1 Gbps auto-sensing
Operating systems
Microsoft® Windows®, AIX®, Unix®, Linux®, NetWare and z/OS®
A compact, high-performance, easy-to-install Fibre Channel (FC) SAN switch which enables multiple servers to connect to external disk and tape systems. The SAN40B-4 supports most common operating systems and connects to most common servers and external storage devices. Supports server virtualization with virtual data paths across a single FC link. Can connect to other SAN switches, routers and directors to form a multi-switch fabric for increased connectivity.
Ports
24, 32 and 40 ports with “Ports on Demand” scalability
Link speeds
8, 4, 2 and 1 Gbps auto-sensing
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows®, AIX®, UNIX®, Linux®, NetWare and z/OS®
A compact, high-performance, easy-to-install Fibre Channel (FC) SAN switch which enables multiple servers to connect to external disk and tape systems. The SAN24B-4 Express supports most common operating systems and connects to most common servers and external storage devices. Supports server virtualization with virtual data paths across a single FC link. Can connect to other SAN switches, routers and directors to form a multi-switch fabric for increased connectivity.
Ports
8, 16 and 24 ports with “Ports on Demand” scalability
An entry-level multiprotocol extension router designed to connect two Storage Area Networks (SANs) over a wide distance using the Internet as the interconnection fabric (upgrades to enterprise-level functions are available). Intended to support business continuity solutions between supported servers at one site and support servers or IBM® System Storage™ disk or tape devices at a distant location
Ports
Base system provides four active Fibre Channel ports and two Ethernet Internet Protocol (IP) ports. The optional Port Activation feature activates all 16 Fibre Channel ports and all 6 IP ports.
Link speeds
Up to 8 Gigabits per second (Gbps) auto-sensing Fibre Channel and up to 1 Gbps Ethernet (GbE).
Operating systems
Microsoft® Windows®, AIX®, UNIX®, Linux®, OS/400® and z/OS®
Optional features
Optical and copper transceivers (SFPs), fibre optic cables, 8 Gbps Advanced Extension, Advanced Performance Monitor, Advanced Networking, Enterprise Bundle, Extended Fabric, Fabric Watch, FICON® with CUP, Firmware Upgrade Renewal, High-Performance Extension, Integrated Routing, Port Activation, Trunking Activation, country-specific power cords
An entry-level multiprotocol router designed to connect two Storage Area Networks over a wide distance using the Internet as the interconnect fabric. Intended to support business continuity solutions between IBM Power Systems™ or System x™ servers at one site and IBM System Storage™ disk or tape devices at a distant location. Optional features enable functional equivalence to the IBM System Storage SAN18B-R to support the requirements of large enterprises, including support for System z® with FICON®, and FICON Accelerator .
Ports
Base system provides two active Fibre Channel ports and two Ethernet Internet Protocol (IP) ports. The optional High-Performance Extension feature activates all 16 Fibre Channel ports.
Link speeds
4 Gigibits per second (Gbps) auto-sensing Fibre Channel and 50 Megabits per second (Mbps) Ethernet. The optional High-Performance Extension feature increases the speed of each Ethernet port to 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps).
Operating systems
Microsoft® Windows®, AIX®, UNIX®, Linux®, OS/400® and z/OS®
Optional features
Optical and copper transceivers (SFPs), fibre optic cables, Advanced Performance Monitor, FICON Accelerator, FICON with CUP, High-Performance Extension, Trunking Activation, country-specific power cords
The IBM TotalStorage® SAN256B is designed to provide outstanding performance, enhanced scalability and a design ready for high performance 4 Gbps capable hardware and expanded capability features. The SAN256B is well suited to address enterprise SAN customer requirements for infrastructure simplification and improved business continuity. Request a quote
Ports
up to 384
Link Speeds
1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 Gbps
Operating Systems
As supported by IBM Power System, System i™, System p™, System x™ and System z™ servers
Optional Features
16, 32 and 48-port switch blades, routing, iSCSI and distance extension using Fibre Channel or FCIP, short wave and long wave plus GbE optical transceivers GbE copper Ethernet transceivers, FICON® and FICON CUP, extended fabrics, and advanced security.
IBM System Storage™ Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM™) is a powerful application designed to manage one or more IBM System Storage SAN b-type or mixed b-type and m-type network fabrics in real time. In particular, DCFM helps provide the essential functions needed to efficiently configure, monitor, provision and manage network fabrics on a daily basis. Request a quote
