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IBM System Storage SAN40B 4

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Highlights

  • High port density design with up to 40 ports in an efficient, space saving 1U height
  • Simple-to-use midrange and enterprise SAN fabric switch for IBM Power Systems, IBM System x, IBM System z and other server environments
  • New levels of performance with 8 Gigabits per second (Gbps) Fibre Channel (FC) technology
  • Non-disruptive capacity activation from 24 to 32 to 40 ports with Ports on Demand scalability
  • High availability with redundant, hot-swappable fans and power supplies and non-disruptive software upgrades.

The IBM System Storage SAN40B-4 SAN fabric switch provides 24, 32 or 40 active ports and is designed for high performance with 8 Gbps link speeds and backward compatibility to support links running at 4, 2 and 1 Gbps link speeds. High availability features make it suitable for use as a core switch in midrange environments or as an edge-switch in enterprise environments where a wide range of SAN infrastructure simplification and business continuity configurations are possible. IBM Power Systems, System x, System z and many non-IBM disk and tape devices are supported in many common operating system environments. Optional features provide specialised distance extension, dynamic routing between separate or heterogeneous fabrics, link trunking, IBM FICON, Server Application Optimisation (SAO), performance monitoring and advanced security capabilities.

Common features

  • Designed to provide a highly robust 8 Gbps platform in two modular form factors for enterprise data centres supporting open system and IBM System z environments
  • Designed to maximise chassis bandwidth, performance and port density with the industry’s first and only 64-port FC blade
  • Designed to deliver exceptional performance when compared to alternate offerings, aiming to meet data growth and access demands, expand virtualisation and consolidate resources
  • Designed to improve energy efficiency when compared to alternate offerings, enabling data centres to support more server and storage equipment
  • Designed to provide a high-density, multiprotocol platform for consolidating server connectivity using emerging CEE and FC over Ethernet (FCoE) networking technology
  • Designed to protect data against disasters and outages with plug-in blade for long-distance SAN extension

Hardware summary

  • SAN768B chassis includes two control processor blades and two core module blades plus space for up to eight port blades, dual power supplies with an option for two additional power supplies and three fan modules in a 14U rack height
  • SAN384B chassis includes two control processor blades and two core module blades plus space for up to four port blades, dual power supplies and two fan modules in an 8U rack height (plus 1U exhaust shelf)
  • 8 Gbps 16-port, 32-port, 48-port and 64-port FC blades
  • 10 Gbps 6-port FC blades
  • FCoE 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) 24-port blade
  • 8 Gbps Extension Blade supporting 12 x 8 Gbps FC ports, ten 1 Gbps GbE ports and two optional 10 Gbps GbE ports
  • Ultra-high-speed Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) ports connect up to three backbones without using any FC ports
  • Full Fabric and Universal Port operation (E_Port, F_Port and FL_Port)
  • Up to two SAN768B or three SAN384B chassis can be installed in an IBM TotalStorage SAN Cabinet (2109-C36)

Feature Benefits
Efficient 1U design
  • High-density 24, 32 and 40-port configurations
Auto-sensing 8, 4, 2 and 1 Gbps ports

Designed to:

  • Enable high performance and improved utilisation
  • Enable rapid switch deployment with minimal set-up
  • Prove easy installation and manageability
  • Offer future readiness for 8 Gbps capable servers and storage devices
Hot swappable small form factor pluggables (SFPs)
  • Provides fast and easy replacement of optical transceivers with no tools required
  • Support for both short wave and long wave optical transceivers
Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking
  • Support for up to 8-port ISLs provides total bandwidth of 128 Gbps
  • Helps eliminate packet rerouting and possible application failure due to link failure
Advanced Zoning
  • Hardware-enforced zoning helps protect against non-secure, unauthorised and unauthenticated network and management access and World Wide Name spoofing
N_Port ID Virtualisation
  • Allows each host image behind the same physical Host Bus Adapter (HBA) to connect to an F_Port using a unique N_Port ID to help maximise port usage in a virtualised server environment
EZSwitchSetup and Web Tools
  • Quickly guides novice users through setup
  • Helps simplify administration and configuration
Hot firmware activation
  • Designed to:
 
  • Significantly reduce firmware installation time
  • Enable fast firmware upgrades
  • Help elimination disruption to existing fabric
  • Help reduce administrative overhead
Integrated power supply/fan modules
  • Reduced power, cooling and weight
  • Fewer FRUs reduces service complexity
Redundant power and cooling
  • Helps avoid outages to maximise fabric availability
Upgradeable architecture for scalable SAN fabrics
  • Optional features enable upgrades to support more complex fabrics
  • Modular upgrades enable a ‘pay as you grow’ approach to adding features when needed
Backward compatibility with IBM SAN b-type and m-type fabrics
  • Helps provide investment protection for existing fabrics
  • Allows inter-operation with other SAN products manufactured by Brocade
  • Supports Native Interoperability with m-type products manufactured by McDATA (running current firmware)
SAO licence
  • Maximises server consolidation and enables more Virtual Machines (VMs) per server without compromising Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for critical applications

Product characteristics
Produce Number 2498-B40 and 249840E
Base fabric switch IBM System Storage SAN40B-4 switch with 40 ports, 24 ports activated (0 to 23) and FOS 6.1.0 or later, hardcopy Installation Guide, CD-ROM (with manuals), service and wrap tools, small form factor pluggable (SFP) extraction tool, two 110 volt power cords for rack installation, rail kit, Advanced Zoning, EGM, EZSwitchSetup wizard, Fabric Watch, Full Fabric, Web Tools
FC interface E_Port, F_Port, FL_Port, M_Port and optional EX_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) SFP; SFPs; must be ordered for all active ports
Fans and power supplies Dual power supply/fan modules
Hot-swappable components SFP optical transceivers, power/fan modules
Non-rack support Non-rack installation is supported; country-specific power cords are required and must be ordered
Servers supported*
  • IBM Power Systems, IBM System i and selected IBM AS/400 servers, IBM System p and selected IBM RS/6000 servers
  • System x, selected IBM Netfinity servers and other Intel® processor-based servers
  • IBM System z9 EC, z9 BC, zSeries 990 and 900
  • 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 z/OS and IBM OS/390
  • 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 Network Attached Storage (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
FC 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 cords Jumper cables are included for rack installation; country-specific power cords must be ordered for desktop/standalone installation
Warranty One year; customer replaceable unit (CRU); warranty service upgrades are available
Optional features 8-Port Activation, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance Monitor, Enterprise Package**, Extended Fabric, FC Routing, FICON with CUP, Integrated Routing, Trunking Activation, SAO licence
Physical characteristics
Height 4.29 cm/1.69 inches
Width 42.88 cm/16.88 in
Depth 61.0 cm/24.0 in
Weight 9.34 kg/20.6 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 percent non-condensing @ 40° C (104° F)

Non-operating: 10 to 90 percent non-condensing at 70° C (158° F)
Power 90-264 V ac (Universal), 47-63 Hz

* For most current and complete details, refer to ibm.com/systems/storage/san/b-type (US)

** Enterprise Package includes two 8-Port Activation features, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance Monitor and Trunking Activation

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