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IBM SYSTEM STORAGE SAN64B-2

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Simple–to–use medium–size and enterprise infrastructure simplification and business continuity solution for IBM® System i™, System p™ and System x™ servers plus other selected IBM, Intel®–based, UNIX, Sun and HP servers

Designed for high-performance with 4 Gbps ports and enhanced Inter–Switch Link (ISL) trunking with up to 32 Gbps per data path
Pay-as-you-grow scalability with “Ports on Demand” features
Designed to support high availability with redundant, hot-swappable fans and power supplies and non-disruptive software upgrades
Provides a broad range of open server Fibre Channel switching
Multiple management options for medium-size and complex enterprise SAN consolidation solutions
Interoperability with the IBM System Storage™ SAN b-type switch family helps protect switch investment

IBM System Storage medium-size and enterprise solutions

A wide range of IBM System Storage medium-size and enterprise storage area network (SAN) infrastructure simplification and business continuity solutions can be created with the IBM System Storage SAN64B-2 fabric switch. Infrastructure simplification solutions for the IBM System i, System p, and System x families of servers include storage consolidation and high-availability server clustering with IBM TotalStorage disk storage arrays. Business continuity solutions include data protection with IBM System Storage tape libraries and devices and IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager data protection software.

Common features
·	Enables simple-to-use medium-size and enterprise infrastructure simplification and business continuity SAN solutions

·	Designed for high-performance with 4 Gigabit per second (Gbps) ports and enhanced Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking with up to 32 Gbps per data path

·	Pay-as-you-grow scalability with “Ports on Demand” features

·	Designed to support high availability with redundant, hot-swappable fans and power supplies and non-disruptive software upgrades

·	IBM TotalStorage SAN b-type switches use common switch firmware, which helps simplify SAN fabric expansion

Hardware summary
·	Standard configuration includes 32 active ports and Advanced Zoning, Fabric Watch, WEBTOOLS and dual replaceable power supplies

·	Each port can auto-negotiate to 1, 2 or 4 Gbps speed depending on the speed of the device at the other end of the link

·	16-port activation option enables pay-as-you-grow upgrades to 48 and 64 ports

·	Up to 512 Gbps throughput is possible with a 64-port configuration

·	Short wave SFPs are available for link distances of up to 1500 meters, while long wave SFPs are available for link distances of up to 4 km, 10 km or 35 km

·	Optional Advanced Security Activation, Extended Fabric Activation, Performance Bundle and Remote Switch Activation features provide enhanced capabilities needed in larger SAN and extended distance configurations

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IBM System Storage SAN64B-2

wide range of IBM System Storage medium-size and enterprise storage area network (SAN) infrastructure simplification and business continuity solutions can be created with the IBM System Storage SAN64B-2 fabric switch. Infrastructure simplification solutions for the IBM System i, System p, and System x families of servers include storage consolidation and high-availability server clustering with IBM TotalStorage disk storage arrays

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