IBM System Storage SAN48B-5
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IBM System Storage SAN48B-5 - 1

IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet IBM System Storage SAN48B-5 ­ Designed to meet the demands of hyper-scale private or hybrid cloud storage environments Highlights Gain great flexibility for diverse deployment strategies with the Gen 5 Fibre Channel switch, which delivers 16 Gbps performance with up to 48 ports in an energy-efficient, 1U form factor Leverage Ports on Demand (PoD) capabilities to achieve fast, easy and cost-effective scaling from 24 to 48 ports in 12-port increments Simplify management with Fabric Vision technology, which helps reduce operational costs and optimize application performance Maximize availability with nondisruptive software upgrades and redundant, hot-pluggable components The IBM® System Storage® SAN48B-5 switch is designed to meet the demands of hyper-scale private or hybrid cloud storage environments by delivering Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology and capabilities with 16 Gbps performance that support highly virtualized environments. To enable greater flexibility and investment protection, SAN48B-5 is configurable in 24, 36 or 48 ports and supports 2, 4, 8, 10 or 16 Gbps speeds in an efficiently designed 1U package. This switch—now enhanced with enterprise connectivity options that add support for IBM FICON® connectivity—can provide a highly reliable infrastructure when used with fast, scalable IBM System z® servers. A building block for virtualized private or hybrid cloud storage SAN48B-5 is designed to provide a critical building block for today’s highly virtualized private or hybrid cloud storage environments. It can simplify server virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) management while meeting the high-throughput demands of enterprise data centers. Enhanced technology that is flexible, simple and easy to use Offering low-cost access to Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology while providing “pay-as-you-grow” scalability as well as reliability, availability and serviceability capabilities to meet the demanding requirements of an evolving storage environment, SAN48B-5 is designed to deliver Fabric

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IBM System Storage SAN48B-5 - 2

IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet IBM System Storage Vision technology, which uses the hardware, Fabric Operating System (FOS) and integration with IBM Network Advisor to provide advanced functions within a flexible, simple and easy-to-use solution. ­ ­ IBM Network Advisor software supports SAN48B-5 Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology by providing end-to-end management of data center fabrics from storage ports on networked storage systems to host bus adapters attached to physical or virtualized servers. IBM Network Advisor v12.0 or later is necessary to support transitions to cloud...

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IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet IBM System Storage Optimized application performance – Provides comprehensive visibility into flows in the fabric, including the ability to automatically learn (discover) flows and nondisruptively monitor flow performance – Instantly identifies congestion or abnormal levels of latency in the fabric and identifies exactly which devices and hosts are impacted by the bottleneck Outstanding price/p erformance for growing SAN workloads Gen 5 Fibre Channel switch features 16 Gbps performance and up to 48 ports in an energy-­ fficient, 1U form factor. e...

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For more information To learn more about IBM System Storage SAN48B-5, please contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner, or visit: ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ibm.com/systems/networking/switches/san/b-type/san48b-5/­ Additionally, IBM Global Financing can help you acquire the IT solutions that your business needs in the most cost-effective and strategic way possible. We’ll partner with credit-qualified clients to customize an IT financing solution to suit your business goals, enable effective cash management, and improve your total cost of ownership. IBM Global Financing is your smartest...

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