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432 IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries System Handbook
Entry and Midrange Fibre Channel Switches
A number of entry level and midrange fibre channel switches are offered by IBM.
These switches provide affordable, easy to manage SAN solutions for customer’s
new to a SAN environment and for midrange customers. This section describes
the highlights and specifications of the various models currently marketed by
IBM. For information on all SAN models supported with IBM Eserver i5 and
iSeries servers see the IBM Eserver i5, iSeries and AS/400e System Builder,
SG 24-2155.
IBM TotalStorage SAN Switches 2005-H08/-H16; 3534-F08 and
2109-F16/-F32
Offers next generation fabric switch providing 4-32 ports, 2Gbps fabric switching
for heterogeneous platforms, infrastructure simplification and business continuity
solutions. The switches offer zoning, Fabric Watch, WEBTOOLS. Highlights of
this family of switches include:
2Gbps switching with 4-8/8-16; 4-8 and 8-16/16-32 ports
High-availability design with hot swappable, redundant power supplies (F16
and F32), optics and concurrent firmware activation (H08, H16 and F32)
Switched Fabric and FC-AL support
Up to 8Gbps aggregate speed with Inter-Switch Link (ISL) trunking
Advanced fabric services such as end-to-end performance monitoring
WEBTOOLS and Fabric Manager V4 management software
Secure Fabric OS
IBM TotalStorage SAN Switches SAN12M-1 2026-E12 and SAN24M-1
2026-224
IBM TotalStorage SAN12M-1 and SAN24M-1 are 2Gbps fabric switches with
FlexPort scalability from 4 to 24 ports for affordable, easy to manage midrange
SMB infrastructure simplification and business continuity solutions.
The SAN12M-1 switch is designed to provide high availability advanced
technology with a minimum number of components and concurrent firmware
activation. High-density packaging and small form factor pluggable (SFP)
transceivers provide 12-ports in 1U high rack space.
The SAN24M-1 switch is designed to provide high availability with redundant,
hot-swappable fans, power supplies, optics and concurrent firmware activation.
High-density packaging and small form factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers
provide 24-ports in 1U high rack space. Highlights of this family of switches
include:
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