Manufacturer: IBM Corporation
Manufacturer Part Number: 2499-416
Manufacturer Website Address: http://www.ibm.com
Brand Name: IBM
Product Line: System Storage
Product Model: SAN384B-2
Product Name: System Storage SAN384B-2 Fiber Channel Switch
Marketing Information:
- Unleash the full potential of private or hybrid cloud storage with outstanding scalability, performance and reliability
- Reduce network complexity, management and costs with ultra-scale chassis connectivity
- Simplify and centralize end-to-end storage area network (SAN) management with Fabric Vision technology
- Protect investments in existing SAN fabrics and automation tools while reducing operational costs and minimizing business disruption
- Maximize performance for I/O- and bandwidth-intensive applications
- Optimize data center connectivity over distance with integrated, high-performance metro and global connectivity
IBM® System Storage® SAN768B-2 and SAN384B-2 fabric backbones are among the industry’s most powerful Fibre Channel switching infrastructure offerings. They provide reliable, scalable, high-performance foundations for mission-critical storage. These fabric backbones also offer enterprise connectivity options to add support for IBM FICON® connectivity, delivering a high-performing and reliable FICON infrastructure with fast and scalable IBM System z® servers.
The IBM System Storage SAN b-type family switch-designed to support Fibre Channel connectivity for servers and storage-introduces the next generation of fabric backbones with Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology, offering long-term solutions for mission-critical applications that require secure, high-performance, low-latency storage networks. These fabric backbones enable organizations to continue leveraging their existing IT investments as they grow their businesses and solve their most difficult business challenges, while unleashing the full potential of high-density server virtualization, cloud architectures and next-generation storage.
Product Type: Fibre Channel Switch
Media & Performance
Data Transfer Rate: 16 Gbit/s
I/O Expansions
Number of Total Expansion Slots: 256
Expansion Slot Type:
- SFP
- QSFP
Management & Protocols
Manageable: Yes
Physical Characteristics
Compatible Rack Unit: 8U
Form Factor: Rack-mountable
Height: 13.8″
Width: 17.2″
Depth: 24.1″
Weight (Approximate): 56.80 lb
Warranty
Limited Warranty: 1 Year
