Chapter 1. Introducing The San512B-6; Product Features - IBM SAN512B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual

Chapter 1. Introducing the SAN512B-6

This chapter provides the following information:
v "Product features"
v "Hardware components" on page 2
v "Port-side view of device" on page 3
v "Port-side slot numbering" on page 5
v "Nonport-side view of the device" on page 5

Product features

Key product features for this device include the following:
v Redundant and hot-swappable SFP, SFP+, SFP28, and QSFP+ transceivers; port,
v Up to 384 32-Gbps external ports and 32 4x32-Gbps QSFP (ICL) ports in a single
v Up to 192 32-Gbps external ports and 16 4x32-Gbps QSFP (ICL) ports in a single
v Support for 48 4-, 8-, 16-, and 32-Gbps autosensing Fibre Channel ports on
v 10-Gbps FC-type SFPs on FC32-48 port blades and 10-GbE SFPs on the SX6
v Support for 16 Fibre Channel ports supporting 4-, 8-, 16-, and 32-Gbps; 16 GbE
v Support for FC quad SFP (QSFP) ports supporting 4x16 Gbps and 4x32 Gbps on
v Universal ports that self-configure as E_Ports, F_Ports, EX_Ports, M_Ports
v ClearLink Diagnostic port (D_Port) functionality on Fibre Channel ports.
v Data compression capabilities through the port blades when ports are configured
v The SX6 blades perform as extension platforms to support Fibre Channel (FC)
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extension, control processor (CP) and core routing (CR) blades; power supply
assemblies, fan assemblies, and WWN cards that enable a high availability
platform and allow nondisruptive software upgrades for mission-critical SAN
applications.
chassis, enabling high density SAN configurations with reduced footprint.
chassis, enabling high density SAN configurations with reduced footprint.
FC32-48 port blades. Trunking technology groups up to eight ports to create
high performance 256-Gbps ISL trunks between switches using 32-Gbps ports.
application blades. The two types of SFPs are not interchangeable. The 10-Gbps
transceivers can be used for any port on the FC32-48 port blades.
ports supporting 1 or 10 Gbps; and two GbE ports supporting 40 Gbps on SX6
extension blades. Trunking technology groups up to eight ports to create high
performance 256-Gbps ISL trunks between switches using 32-Gbps ports.
core CR blades. Up to nine chassis in a full-mesh topology and 12 chassis in a
core-to-edge topology can be connected using these Fibre Channel ports for
inter-chassis links (ICLs).
(mirror ports), and FICON ports. The 10-Gbps ports on the port blade can
function as E_Ports only.
as ISLs.
and FICON data flows and IP-based storage data flows over an IP WAN.
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