Ibm San Fiber Channel Switch 2109-S08 Or 2109-S16 - IBM i series Handbook

IBM SAN Fiber Channel Switch 2109-S08 or 2109-S16

The IBM SAN Fibre Channel Switch is an
8-, or 16-port Fibre Channel switch
(2109-S08 and 2109-S16 respectively)
used to interconnect multiple host
servers with storage servers and
devices, creating a Storage Area
Network (SAN). The switch allows you to
build a wide range of scalable SAN
solutions with high-speed, full-fabric
support, and modular components. By
creating an intelligent connectivity
infrastructure, or fabric, that supports connections across a wide range of host and storage
types, the IBM SAN Fibre Channel Switch enables storage resources to be shared efficiently
and to scale rapidly, meeting the increasing demands by users for highly available,
heterogeneous access to expanding storage pools.
2109 Fiber Channel Switch Features
• High Performance with low latency. The Switch's non-blocking architecture provides
multiple simultaneous connections, each capable of up to 100 MB/s, with maximum
latency of two microseconds.
• Ports designed to support F, FL, and E-port modes of operation.
• Easy setup and configuration. Internal power-on self test and a Web browser interface
usable from any Java-enabled browser on the Internet or intranet provide configuration
monitoring and diagnostics.
• Scalable SAN solutions. Cascading switches enable flexibility in configurations to
accommodate many different needs, and assure high availability, and optimum
performance.
• StorWatch Specialist, which allows you to control which host systems are logically
connected to various storage systems and devices, providing security and access
control.
• Automatic fabric discovery. The Switch allows external host and storage systems to
discover other SAN-enabled systems that are connected to the connectivity
infrastructure (fabric). This information is maintained within an internal name server
database.
• Extended distance. The Switch can be configured with either shortwave or longwave
Gigabit Interface Convertors, for distances up to 10 kilometers between connections.
For use on the iSeries, the QuickLoop RPQ (8S0521) provides the firmware that enables
devices connected to ports of the switch to be handled as private loop devices. QuickLoop
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