IBM SAN32M-2 - Manual

IBM TotalStorage SAN32M-2 fabric
switch
Designed for high-performance, scalable and simple-to-use
medium to enterprise SAN environments
Highlights
■ Simple-to-use SAN switch with
ease-of-installation and ease-
of-use features designed
specifically for the needs of
medium-sized and enterprise
environments
■ Foundation for new infrastruc-
ture simplification and business
continuity solutions for servers
running Microsoft® Windows®,
UNIX®, Linux®, NetWare®
and OS/400®, AIX®, z/OS®
operating systems
■ High-performance 1, 2 and
4 Gigabit per second links with
pay-as-you-grow FlexPort scal-
ability enables growth from
16 to 24 to 32 ports
■ Designed for high availability
with hot-swappable, dual power
supplies and HotCAT online
code activation
IBM TotalStorage SMB solutions
The IBM TotalStorage® SAN32M-2 fab-
ric switch is designed specifically to
address the needs of medium-sized
and enterprise SAN environments. It
can be used to create a wide range of
high performance SAN solutions, from
simple single-switch configurations to
larger multi-switch configurations which
support fabric connectivity and
advanced business continuity
capabilities. Infrastructure simplification
solutions for IBM _`® xSeries®,
iSeries™, pSeries® and zSeries®
servers include storage consolidation
and high-availability server clustering
with IBM TotalStorage disk storage
arrays. Business continuity solutions
include data protection with
IBM TotalStorage tape libraries and
devices, and IBM Tivoli® Storage
Manager data protection software.
A single SAN32M-2 switch can serve
as the cornerstone of a Storage Area
Network for those who want the bene-
fits of storage consolidation and are just
beginning to implement Fibre Channel
storage systems. Such an entry-level
High density design with 32 ports in an efficient 1RU height helps save rack space