• Compliance with encryption standards: AES256-XTS 1619.1 (for disk); AES256-GCM IEEE 1619.2
(for tape).
NOTE:
Tape support is not currently provided, but will be provided in a future release.
• Smart Card
• Hardware-based key management and generation
• Integrated Routing Fabric Service (optional) to enable encryption capabilities across multiple fabrics
• NPIV support
• Two hot-swappable, redundant power supply field-replaceable units (FRUs)
• Three hot-swappable fan FRUs in the N+1 configuration to provide hardware-redundant cooling
• One RJ-45 10/100/1000 Ethernet management port
• Two RJ-45 GE ports for clustering interconnection and re-key, and DEK synchronization within
cluster
• One RJ-45 serial console port
• A USB port that facilitates firmware upgrades, serviceability, and system-log functionality
• A switch subsystem and encryption subsystem that features a CPU running at 1.3 GHz with integ-
rated peripherals that provide high performance with low power consumption
• Dynamic Path Selection (DPS), optimizing fabric-wide performance and load balancing by auto-
matically routing data to the most efficient available path in the fabric
• Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) or SFP+ optical transceivers, providing support for a combination
of Short Wavelength (SWL), Long Wavelength (LWL), or Extended Long Wavelength (ELWL) op-
tical media among the switch ports
NOTE:
The full range of 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s can be achieved only by a combination of 4 Gb/s SFPs (1,
2, and 4 Gb/s) and 8 Gb/s SFP+ (2, 4, and 8 Gb/s).
• Fabric OS support, delivering distributed intelligence throughout the network and enabling a wide
range of applications including Web Tools and Zoning. Optional fabric services include: Adaptive
Networking with QoS, Extended Fabrics, Enhanced Group Management, Fabric Watch, ISL
Trunking, Integrated Routing, and End-to-End performance monitoring using Advanced Performance
Monitor.
• Extensive diagnostics and system-monitoring capabilities to enhance high Reliability, Availability,
and Serviceability (RAS)
• “Pay as you go” port and performance scalability through an Encryption Performance Upgrade
License. The base configuration provides 48 Gb/s of encryption bandwidth. Each Encryption
Performance Upgrade License activates an additional 48 Gb/s bandwidth. Each switch accepts
two encryption-performance upgrades for a total of 96 Gb/s of encryption bandwidth. The front-
end user ports in the basic, first, and second levels of encryption bandwidth remain as 32 ports
at 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel.
Port side of the Encryption SAN Switch
The port side of the Encryption SAN Switch includes the status and power LEDs, smart card reader,
the RJ-45 USB, and Fibre Channel ports. Figure 6 shows the port side of the Encryption SAN Switch.
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