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Chapter 1. Introducing the SAN04B-R Delivering 4 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) routing capability coupled with hardware-assisted traffic forwarding for FC over Internet Protocol (FCIP), the IBM System Storage SAN04B-R router helps address your most demanding availability, performance, manageability, and scalability requirements. The router is based on 4 Gbps FC ASIC technology coupled with hardware-assisted traffic processing designed to enable outstanding FC routing and FCIP services. The router can integrate into existing IBM SAN b-type infrastructures, whether router- or switch-based. The FC routing and FCIP capabilities help give you flexibility for a variety of architectures, while extending the reach of the IBM SAN b-type product family. The router is designed to enable 4 Gbps FC routing along with hardware-assisted traffic forwarding for FCIP. Each router includes two active 4 Gbps FC ports and two | 50 Mbps Ethernet ports (up to 1 Gbps with upgrade license), offering you the high-performance feature set required to run storage applications at line-rate speed, whether the medium is FC or Ethernet. This chapter provides the following information: v "Features and functions of the router" v "Hardware components" on page 3 v "Supported connectivity" on page 6 v "Supported optional features" on page 7 Features and functions of the router Basic hardware features of the router include: v Rack mountable 1U chassis v 2 hot-swappable redundant power supplies v 3 redundant, hot-swappable fan units, each with two fans v 3 internal temperature sensors v Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for power status, system status, port status, power supply status, and fan status The router's functional features include: | v Two active FC ports supporting 1, 2, or 4 Gbps link speeds (sixteen active FC | ports with upgrade license) | v Two Ethernet ports supporting 50 Mbps link speeds (up to 1 Gbps with upgrade | license) v FC routing v FCIP activation v 4 Gbps shortwave SFP transceivers designed to support distances up to 500 m at 1 Gbps, 300 m at 2 Gbps, or 150 m at 4 Gbps with 50.0 micron fiber cables v 4 Gbps longwave SFP transceivers designed to support 4 and 10 km v 4 Gbps extended distance longwave SFP transceiver designed to support 30 km v Copper SFP transceiver designed to support up to 1 Gbps Ethernet © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008 1

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Chapter
1.
Introducing
the
SAN04B-R
Delivering
4
Gbps
Fibre
Channel
(FC)
routing
capability
coupled
with
hardware-assisted
traffic
forwarding
for
FC
over
Internet
Protocol
(FCIP),
the
IBM
System
Storage
SAN04B-R
router
helps
address
your
most
demanding
availability,
performance,
manageability,
and
scalability
requirements.
The
router
is
based
on
4
Gbps
FC
ASIC
technology
coupled
with
hardware-assisted
traffic
processing
designed
to
enable
outstanding
FC
routing
and
FCIP
services.
The
router
can
integrate
into
existing
IBM
SAN
b-type
infrastructures,
whether
router-
or
switch-based.
The
FC
routing
and
FCIP
capabilities
help
give
you
flexibility
for
a
variety
of
architectures,
while
extending
the
reach
of
the
IBM
SAN
b-type
product
family.
The
router
is
designed
to
enable
4
Gbps
FC
routing
along
with
hardware-assisted
traffic
forwarding
for
FCIP.
Each
router
includes
two
active
4
Gbps
FC
ports
and
two
50
Mbps
Ethernet
ports
(up
to
1
Gbps
with
upgrade
license),
offering
you
the
high-performance
feature
set
required
to
run
storage
applications
at
line-rate
speed,
whether
the
medium
is
FC
or
Ethernet.
This
chapter
provides
the
following
information:
v
“Features
and
functions
of
the
router”
v
“Hardware
components”
on
page
3
v
“Supported
connectivity”
on
page
6
v
“Supported
optional
features”
on
page
7
Features
and
functions
of
the
router
Basic
hardware
features
of
the
router
include:
v
Rack
mountable
1U
chassis
v
2
hot-swappable
redundant
power
supplies
v
3
redundant,
hot-swappable
fan
units,
each
with
two
fans
v
3
internal
temperature
sensors
v
Light-emitting
diodes
(LEDs)
for
power
status,
system
status,
port
status,
power
supply
status,
and
fan
status
The
router's
functional
features
include:
v
Two
active
FC
ports
supporting
1,
2,
or
4
Gbps
link
speeds
(sixteen
active
FC
ports
with
upgrade
license)
v
Two
Ethernet
ports
supporting
50
Mbps
link
speeds
(up
to
1
Gbps
with
upgrade
license)
v
FC
routing
v
FCIP
activation
v
4
Gbps
shortwave
SFP
transceivers
designed
to
support
distances
up
to
500
m
at
1
Gbps,
300
m
at
2
Gbps,
or
150
m
at
4
Gbps
with
50.0
micron
fiber
cables
v
4
Gbps
longwave
SFP
transceivers
designed
to
support
4
and
10
km
v
4
Gbps
extended
distance
longwave
SFP
transceiver
designed
to
support
30
km
v
Copper
SFP
transceiver
designed
to
support
up
to
1
Gbps
Ethernet
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2008
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