Chapter 1. Introduction
This chapter introduces the features and components of the IBM System Storage
SAN768B fabric backbone. Throughout the remainder of this document, the
product will be referred to as the
SAN768B
, or more generically as
system
,
device
, or
chassis
, where appropriate. This chapter contains the following information:
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“Overview of the SAN768B”
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“Hardware components” on page 2
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“High availability” on page 7
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“Reliability” on page 7
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“Serviceability” on page 7
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“Software features” on page 8
Overview of the SAN768B
The SAN768B represents the next generation of advanced Fibre Channel directors
used to intelligently interconnect storage devices, hosts, and servers in a Storage
Area Network (SAN). It satisfies the most demanding Reliability, Availability, and
Serviceability (RAS), performance, and scalability requirements, while delivering
investment protection, interoperability, and fabric-based intelligence advantages
found only in the IBM SAN product family.
Key features of the SAN768B include:
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Up to 512 ports operating at a full 8 Gbps speed in a single chassis, providing
high port density for a scalable solution to drive high-port-count SAN
configurations.
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Support for high-performance port blades running at 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, or 10-Gbps,
enabling flexible system configuration.
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Up to 1024 ports in the same rack can connect with the use of inter-chassis links
(ICLs). Up 1536 ports can be connected via ICLs in adjacent racks.
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Supports 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-Gbps auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports. Trunking
technology groups up to eight ports to create high performance 64-Gbps ISL
trunks between switches. (10 Gbps ports (FC10-6) are 10 Gbps only.)
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Dual-redundant control processor blades (CP8) and core switch blades (CR8)
provide high availability and enable nondisruptive software upgrades.
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Redundant and hot-swappable CP8 and CR8 blades, power supplies, blower
assemblies, and WWN cards enable a high availability platform for mission
critical SAN applications.
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Universal ports self-configure as E_ports, F_ports, FL_ports, Ex_ports, and
M_ports (mirror ports).
– 10 Gbps ports (FC10-6) are E-Ports only.
– Ex_ports are supported only on the FR4-18i application blade.
– FL_ports are not supported on the FC8-48 port blade.
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Data cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and data compression capabilities
through the FS8-18 Encryption Blade.
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Inter-chassis linking (ICL) through CR8 blades.
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Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) functionality through the FX8-24 blade
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Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) capability through the FCOE10-24 blade.
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