IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet System Storage IBM System Storage SAN06B-R extension ­ switch Designed for fast, reliable and cost-effective remote data replication and backup over long distance Enable fast, reliable and cost-effective remote data replication, backup and migration Reduce operational costs, maximize uptime and optimize application performance Maximize replication, backup and migration throughput over distance Enable consolidation while providing traffic isolation in mixed environments Boost wide area network (WAN) link utilization and resiliency Expand flexibility to support a broad range of storage area network (SAN) extension requirements with an extensible hardware platform and flexible software licensing The IBM® System Storage® SAN06B-R extension switch leverages advanced Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) technology to provide a fast, highly reliable, cost-effective network infrastructure for remote data replication, backup and migration. Whether configured for simple point-to-point or comprehensive multisite SAN extension, the SAN06B-R extension switch addresses the most demanding business continuity, compliance and global data access requirements. Up to 16 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports and six 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports provide the Fibre Channel and FCIP bandwidth, port density and throughput required to help maximize application performance over WAN links. A scalable, flexible SAN extension platform The SAN06B-R switch provides an ideal platform for building or expanding a high-performance SAN extension infrastructure for disaster recovery, data protection and data mobility storage solutions. It leverages cost-effective IP WAN transport to extend open systems and mainframe disk and tape storage applications over distances that would otherwise be impossible, impractical or too expensive with standard Fibre Channel connections.

IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet System Storage Available in two configurations, SAN06B-R supports a variety of architectures and deployment models to address current and future SAN extension requirements. A broad range of optional advanced extension, IBM FICON® and SAN fabric services are available to address the most challenging extension and storage networking requirements. Outstanding performance and optimization Purpose-built Fibre Channel and FCIP switch port density, bandwidth and throughput are designed to address today’s dynamic input/output (I/O) and workload requirements and to...

IBM Systems and Technology Data Sheet System Storage In addition, organizations can perform management and administrative tasks through familiar management tools, including IBM Network Advisor, Web Tools and command-line interface (CLI). Moreover, optional FICON Control Unit Port (CUP) capabilities enable legacy management applications to easily support FICON environments. To stay competitive in the global marketplace, employees need to have access to the right information at the right time, to help them be effective, creative and highly innovative. For today’s smarter planet, where organizations...

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