IBM Storage Networking SAN768C-6 Director
Support exponential data growth and provide operational flexibility
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Overview:
IBM Storage Networking SAN768C-6 is a director class SAN switch with up to 768 Fibre Channel ports at 32 Gbps. It is part of IBM’s range of storage area network switches hardware.
IBM Storage Networking SAN768C-6 has one of the industry’s highest port density for a SAN director, featuring 768 line-rate 32 Gbps Fibre Channel ports. Designed to support multi-protocol workloads, SAN768C-6 enables SAN consolidation and collapsed-core solutions for large enterprises, thereby reducing the number of managed switches and leading to easy-to-manage deployments. By reducing the number of front-panel ports used on Inter-Switch Links (ISLs), it also offers room for future growth. SAN768C-6 addresses the mounting storage requirements of today’s large virtualized data centers.
Highlights
- Leverage up to 768 32-Gbps FC ports per chassis
- Enable large, scalable deployment of SAN extension solutions
- Deliver high availability with fully redundant components
- Deploy VSANs while maintaining logical boundaries
- Provide inter-VSAN routing (IVR) for sharing resources across VSANs
- Deploy intelligent network features
- Achieve outstanding SAN performance
- Utilize 48-port 32-Gbps switching modules
- Optimize the use of valuable data center floor space
Features:
Lowers TCO with SAN consolidation
SAN768C-6 can meet both scalability and TCO requirements. It offers one of the industry leading port densities of up to 768 32-Gbps Fibre Channel ports per chassis—so there’s plenty of room to grow in the future.
Supports enterprise networks
SAN768C-6 is designed for high availability. Beyond meeting the basic requirements of non-disruptive software upgrades and redundancy of critical hardware components, the SAN768C-6 software architecture offers high availability. Its supervisor modules automatically restart failed processes, making the SAN768C-6 exceptionally robust.
Transforms business enterprises with cloud deployment
SAN768C-6 meets the needs of enterprise clouds by providing high scalability, pay-as-you-grow flexibility, robust security for multi-tenant cloud applications, consistent high performance to meet stringent service-level agreements and other cloud deployment features.
Easy IT Management
To meet the needs of all users, SAN768C-6 supports management via NX-API, the Storage Networking c-type Family command-line interface (CLI), DCNM and third-storage management tools. NX-API is a representational State Transfer (REST) API-based framework for NX-OS. It provides output of CLIs in an easy-to-read Extensible Markup Language (XML) or JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format for simple scriptability.
Delivers comprehensive solution for robust security
The extensive security framework of SAN768C-6 protects sensitive data crossing enterprise networks. It features intelligent, port-level packet inspection, including the use of access control lists (ACLs) for hardware enforcement of zones, VSANs and advanced port security features.
Offers advanced diagnostics and troubleshooting tools
Management of large-scale storage networks requires proactive diagnostics, tools to verify connectivity and route latency, and mechanisms for capturing and analyzing traffic. Comprehensive port-based and flow-based statistics enable sophisticated performance analysis and SLA accounting.
Benefits:
Support large storage area networks
Enable large, scalable deployment of storage area network (SAN) extension solutions with the 24/10-port SAN Extension Module.
Leverage different networking options
Deliver high availability with fully redundant components and enable robust networking capabilities.
Deploy SAN capabilities
Deploy virtual SANs (VSANs) for consolidating physical SAN islands while maintaining logical boundaries.
Share resources across VSANs
Provide inter-VSAN routing (IVR) for sharing resources across VSANs.
Specifications:
| Feature | Description |
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| Model | 8978-E16 |
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| Hot-swappable components | Power supplies, fan modules, small form-factor pluggables, supervisor modules, fabric modules |
| Warranty | One year, IBM On-Site Limited, 24×7 same-day maintenance; service options available |
| Optional features | 48-port 32Gbps FC Module and 16G SW Bundle (#AJL2), 48-port 32Gbps FC Switching Module (#AJL4), 24/10-port SAN Extension Module (#AJL5), Fabric-1 Switching Module (#AJKE), Enterprise Package (#AJJ9), DCNM SAN Advanced Edition (#AJJA), Mainframe Package (#AJJB), 3000W AC power supply (#AJKF), small form-factor pluggables, fans |
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| Recycling parts | IBM does not recommend battery removal; use IBM Product Collection and Recycling Take Back Programs |
Documentation:
Download the IBM Storage Networking SAN768C-6 Director (.PDF)
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