IBM System Storage SAN24B-4 Express switch with 24 ports, 8 ports activated (0 to 7) and Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) 6.1.0 or later, hardcopy Installation Guide, CD-ROM (with manuals), service and wrap tools, SFP extraction tool, 110 volt power cord for rack installation, rail kit, Advanced Zoning, Enhanced Group Management, Full Fabric (standard on 2498-B24, optional on 249824E), Web Tools
Fibre Channel interface
E_Port, F_Port, FL_Port and M_Port
Optical transceivers
Choice of 8 Gbps short wave (supports 8, 4 and 2 Gbps link speeds) and 4 Gbps short wave and long wave (supports 4, 2 and 1 Gbps link speeds) Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)
Fans and power supplies
Dual fans, one power supply
Hot-swappable components
SFP optical transceivers
Non-rack support
Non-rack installation is supported; country-specific power cords are required and must be ordered
Servers supported*
IBM Power™ Systems, System i™ and selected AS/400® servers, System p™ and selected RS/6000® servers
System x, selected Netfinity® servers and other Intel® processor-based servers
Select Sun™ and HP servers
Operating systems supported*
Microsoft Windows NT®, Windows 2000, Windows 2003
Red Hat Linux, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server
SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
IBM AIX, HACMP, i5/OS®, OS/400
Other selected operating systems
Storage Products Supported*
IBM System Storage DS8000™, DS6000™ and DS4000 storage servers
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server® systems
IBM TotalStorage FAStT Family of storage servers
IBM System Storage n Series NAS Filers and Gateways
IBM TotalStorage 3580, 3588, 3590, and 3592 tape drives
IBM TotalStorage 3494, 3582, 3583 and 3584 tape libraries
IBM TotalStorage 3581 Tape Autoloader
IBM TotalStorage 3584 High Availability Frame Model HA1
IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller
Other selected storage systems
Fibre Channel switches supported
Current IBM System Storage and TotalStorage SAN b-type and m-type switches, routers and directors (must be running current firmware)
Fibre optic cable
Fibre optic cables are required and are available in various lengths in single-mode and multi-mode formats
Power cord
Jumper cable is included for rack installation; country-specific power cord must be ordered for desktop/standalone installation
Warranty
1-year; Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU); warranty service upgrades are available
Optional features
8-Port Activation, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance Monitor, Enterprise Package**, Extended Fabric, Fabric Watch, Full Fabric (standard on 2498-B24, optional on 249824E), Trunking Activation, Web Tools
Physical characteristics
Height
4.29 cm/1.69 inches
Width
42.88 cm/16.88 in
Depth
30.6 cm/12.07 in
Weight
4.35 kg/9.3 lb
Temperature
Operating: 0° to 40° C (32° to 104° degrees F)
Non-operating: -25° to 70° C (-13° to 158° F)
Humidity
Operating: 10% to 85% non-condensing at 40° C (104° F)
Non-operating: 10% to 90% non-condensing at 70° C (158° F)
Power
85 – 264 V AC (Universal), 47 – 63 Hz
** Enterprise Package includes two 8-Port Activation features, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance Monitor, Fabric Watch, Full Fabric Activation (on 249824E) and Trunking Activation
