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IBM System Storage SAN768B

Highest performance and scalability for the most demanding enterprise SAN environments

  
Overview   |   Features and benefits   |   Specifications

Feature Benefits
Redundant control processors, core modules, power supplies and fans
  • Designed to avoid single points of failure


  • Help improve system availability
Non-disruptive control processor failover and concurrent firmware activation
  • Help improve availability through planned and unplanned maintenance
Auto-sensing 8, 4, 2 and 1 Gbps ports
  • Increase performance with high-speed links: offer extraordinary performance


  • Provides easy interoperability with a wide range of servers, storage systems and SAN devices with auto-negotiation
Scalable from 16 to 384 ports in a single domain; up to 768 ports in two domains with Inter-Chassis Links
  • Manage fewer elements in large scale SANs


  • Switch ports are scalable in 16-port, 32-port or 48-port increments


  • Install longwave or shortwave optical transceivers on a port-by-port basis


  • Connect two SSAN768Bs via inter-chassis links with 1 TBS bandwidth
Advanced Inter-Switch Link Trunking
  • Combine as many as eight links to for a single logical Inter Switch Link (ISL)


  • Capable of forming aggregate bandwidth of 64 gigabits per second (Gbps)


  • Help simplify management and improve availability
High-performance extended distance ISL links
  • Establish 10 Gbps ISLs: support extended distance connections


  • Provides full bandwidth utilization of dark fibre or DWDM links
Frame Filtering
  • Enable end-to-end performance analysis


  • Monitor specific devices or ports

 
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