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IBM System Storage SAN80B-4

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IBM System Storage SAN80B-4
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®



IBM System Storage SAN64B-2

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IBM System Storage SAN64B-2
High performance medium-size and enterprise fabric switch provides 32, 48 and 64-port, 4 Gigabit/second (Gbps) fabric switching for infrastructure simplification and business continuity solutions. The base switch offers Advanced Zoning, Fabric Watch, WEBTOOLS, dual replaceable power supplies and 32-ports activated. “Ports on Demand” features support pay-as-you-grow scalability.

Ports   32, 48 or 64
Link speeds   1, 2 and 4 Gbps using short wave or long wave optical transceivers
Servers   IBM  System i™, System p™ and System x™ families of servers and other selected IBM servers, other Intel® processor-based servers, and selected Sun and HP servers
Optional Features   Extended Fabric, Advanced Security, Performance Monitoring, ISL Trunking



IBM System Storage SAN40B-4

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IBM System Storage SAN64B-2
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®



IBM System Storage SAN32B-3

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SAN32B-3
High performance SAN fabric switch provides 16, 24 or 32-ports with 4, 2 and 1 Gbps link speeds for most common operating system environments. Suitable for use as a core switch in midrange environments and as an edge-switch in enterprise environments. Base switch includes 16 ports activated, Advanced Zoning, Fabric Watch, Web Tools, dual redundant hot-swappable power-supply/fan modules in an efficient, compact enclosure. Ports on Demand feature supports “pay-as-you-grow” scalability.
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Link Speeds   4, 2 and 1 Gbps
Optional Features   8-Port Activation, Advanced Security, Extended Fabric, Performance Monitoring, Trunking, sortwave and longwave optical transceivers (SFPs), fibre optic cables, rail mounting kit, country-specific power cords
Operating Systems   Microsoft® Windows®, AIX®, OS/400®, UNIX®, Linux®, NetWare®
Ports   16, 24 or 32



Cisco MDS 9134 for IBM System Storage

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Cisco MDS 9134 for IBM System Storage
The Cisco MDS 9134 for IBM System Storage™ is designed to address the needs of medium-sized businesses and large enterprises with a wide range of Storage Area Network (SAN) capabilities. It can be used as part of a high performance simple SAN with single-switch or stacked switch configurations for business-class customers in support of IT simplification and business continuity solutions. It can also be used as an edge switch for device aggregation with 10 Gbps core director configurations for large enterprise customers.

Ports   Single switch: 24, 32; Stacked switches: 48, 56, 64 fabric
Link Speeds   4, 2 and 1 Gbps auto-sensing; 10 Gbps ISL
Operating Systems   Microsoft® Windows®, UNIX®, Linux®, NetWare®, IBM OS/400® and z/OS®
Optional Features   On-Demand ports; optical and copper transceivers and fibre cables; MDS 9100 Enterprise, Mainframe, Fabric Manager Server Packages


 
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