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Fabric Vision technology
Fabric Vision technology with VM Insight is an optional feature that provides unprecedented
insight and visibility across the storage network. Its powerful, integrated monitoring,
management, and diagnostic tools enable organizations to achieve these goals:
Simplify monitoring:
– Deploy more than 20 years of storage networking best practices with a single click
– Leverage integrated network sensors to gain visibility into VM storage
– Gain comprehensive visibility into the fabric using browser-accessible dashboards with
drill-down capabilities
Increase operational stability:
– Avoid up to 50 percent of common network problems with proactive monitoring
– Identify hot spots and automatically mitigate network problems before they affect
performance
– Monitor performance for each VM and spot anomalies
Dramatically reduce costs:
– Eliminate nearly 50 percent of maintenance costs through automated testing and
diagnostic tools
– Help reduce capital expenditure costs by eliminating the need for expensive third-party
tools
– Simplify network planning and provisioning based on VM workload requirements
Gain maximum flexibility
The SAN24B-6 switch is configurable with Ports on Demand (PoD) for 8, 16, or 24 ports, and
supports 4, 8, 16, or 32 Gbps port speeds with the proper transceivers installed, all in an
efficient 1U package. The switch has an integrated power supply and four built-in fans. The
power supply offers real-time, active power monitoring. SAN24B-6 helps to lower costs, too,
with low energy consumption (at 0.10 watts per Gbps and 3.2 watts per port).
Industry-leading technology that is flexible, simple, and easy to use
SAN24B-6 features up to 24 Fibre Channel ports in a low-cost, efficiently designed 1U form
factor, delivering industry-leading Gen 6 Fibre Channel technology in a flexible, simple, and
easy-to-use solution. Designed for maximum flexibility, this entry-level switch offers
pay-as-you-grow capability to easily and cost-effectively scale from 8 to 24 ports with PoD.
Moreover, each of the 24 SFP+ ports supports 4, 8, 10, 16, and 32 Gbps Fibre Channel
speeds. High-speed 32 Gbps and 16 Gbps optics allow organizations to deploy bandwidth on
demand to meet growing data center needs.
With its PoD capability, SAN24B-6 provides excellent overall value and the agility needed to
enable rapid deployments to meet user demands and support higher growth. In addition, the
switch is easy to deploy with the EZSwitchSetup wizard, featuring a simple user interface that
dramatically reduces deployment and configuration times to as few as three steps.
