IBM 2109 Service Guide - Page 17

Chapter 1. Introduction The IBM SAN Fibre Channel Switch 2109 Model S16 is a 16-port, fibre-channel, switch. The IBM 2109 Model S16 Switch consists of a system board with connectors for supporting up to 16 ports, and a fabric operating system for creating and managing a fabric. A fabric is an active, intelligent, nonshared interconnection scheme for a fibre channel. Figure 1 shows the front view of the 2109 Model S16 Switch. Ports are numbered sequentially starting with zero for the left-most port. The switch faceplate includes a silk screen imprint of the port numbers. Up to two power supplies are supported; these are shown to the left and right of the switch ports in Figure 1. Power supply 2 Power supply 1 Fiber Channel Switch 2109 S16 Port 0 Port 15 Ready LED Ethernet port Figure 1. Front panel of the 2109 Model S16 Switch SJ000040 Switch features The switch is a high-performance, fibre-channel, switch with the following features: Simple Easy setup and configuration. After the power-on self-test (POST), you need only to add the internet protocol (IP) address to the switch. The remainder of the switch setup is automated. Intelligent The fabric operating system of the switch allows discovery of all connected devices and determines optimum data paths without intervention. It supports up to 32 interconnected switches. Flexible Modular design with multiple GBIC (Gigabit interface converter) modules that support fiber transmission media. The modular construction of the switch gives the switch a range of flexibility in creating, upgrading, maintaining, and configuring a fabric. Reliable Highly integrated, reliable, multifunction ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) devices are used throughout the switch. © Copyright IBM Corp. 1999, 2000 1