QLogic 5800V_5802V - Manual (Page 2)

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Data Sheet
What’s New?
• 8Gb/“8Gb-ready” performance at affordable prices —
Backwards compatible with 4Gb and 2Gb devices and optics.
• “Always on” 10Gb stacking ports—No extra cost to activate your
storage networking backbone.
• 20Gb ISL bandwidth on demand—Prepare for the future without
paying more today.
• Preferred service included—24×7 call support plus next-
business-day hardware exchange.
• Fabric Security and SANdoctor ® is now included
• NPIV support for virtualized environments
• Pay-as-you-grow scalability—Maximize the value of SaN
technology investments.
• Flexible transparent router feature—Connect easily to any
vendor’s SaN.
Same Great QLogic 5000 Series Value
• Cost-saving modular backbone architecture
– Stability
– Scalability and adaptability
– extended solution lifespan
• 4-port expansion increments
• Easy to install and manage
– Quicktools ® on-board GUI and CLI included
– adaptive trunking included
• Powerful advanced software options
– enterprise Fabric Suite™
– SaNdoctor
• Still the most cost-effective, high-performance SAN switch
available!
Migrate to 8Gb at Your Own Pace
thanks to widespread corporate plans for server virtualization or
consolidation, along with the rapid adoption of multicore processors, many
SaN users are already recognizing the need for 8Gb network speeds. at a
minimum, savvy It managers know they must take the 8Gb transition into
account when making their next equipment purchases.
however, these same customers—and others who are not yet ready for
8Gb—also demand a solution that can be installed alongside existing
infrastructure without requiring large up-front payments for capabilities
that may be needed later.
QLogic’s field-proven modular backbone architecture, a key component
of the QLogic SaN life cycle management framework, offers a powerful
answer to this dual request, allowing customers to build SaNs that will last
far into the future while simultaneously providing the lowest cost of entry.
Highlights