Overview
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Zoning functionality, provides a means to allocate storage controllers to groups of
computers. Allows you to create logical subsets of the fabric to accommodate
closed user groups or to create functional user groups within a fabric
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Per port statistics help technicians diagnose and isolate problem ports without
disrupting switch operations
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Error detections and fault isolation, automatically disables failing ports and
restarts when the problem is resolved
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Industry standard Management Information Base (MIB) support
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Automatic self-discovery, discovers and registers host server and storage devices
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Web Tools provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to allow management of a
SAN from a browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape
Hardware
The SAN Switch 2/32 consists of the following components:
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Air-cooled 1.5U chassis that can be set up as a stand-alone unit or mounted in a
standard Electronic Industries Association (EIA) 19-inch rack
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32 Fibre Channel ports
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One RS-232 Serial port, designed to connect to a DTE port
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One 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet port with an RJ-45 connector
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Two redundant power supplies, with AC switches and built-in fans
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Three redundant fan assemblies, hot-swappable if replaced one at a time
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A field-replaceable motherboard assembly enclosed in a grounded EMI cage
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Slide Rack Mount Kit
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The following LED indicators:
— Switch Power/Status LED on the port side of the switch
— Port Readiness LED on the non-port side of the switch
— Port Status LED and Port Speed LED for each port
— Power LED on each power supply
— Fan Failure LED on each fan assembly
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SAN switch 2/32 version 4.0.x installation guide