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Chapter 1. Introducing the SAN40B-4 switch The IBM System Storage SAN40B-4 is an enterprise-class 8 Gbps Fibre Channel switch that is designed to handle the large-scale SAN requirements of an enterprise, and can also be used to address the SAN requirements of a small to medium-sized workgroup. It runs on the Fabric Operating System (Fabric OS) and is compatible with other IBM switches, which enables seamless connectivity into heterogeneous SAN environments. Because the switch is scalable through additional port activation, you can use it as a foundation switch for a small storage area network (SAN) and continue to use it as a building block as the SAN grows. This chapter provides the following information: v "Features and functions of the switch" v "Supported connectivity" on page 2 v "Port side of the switch" on page 2 v "Nonport side of the switch" on page 4 v "Additional port activation" on page 4 v "ISL Trunking groups" on page 5 v "Supported optional features" on page 5 Features and functions of the switch The switch provides the following features and functions: v 1U chassis-The chassis can be installed as a standalone unit or mounted in a standard Electronic Industries Association (EIA) 19 in. (48.26 cm) cabinet. v Two hot-swappable, redundant integrated power supply and fan field replaceable units (FRUs). v On-demand scaling of twenty-four to forty 8 Gbit/sec ports v ASIC technology supporting 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbit/sec auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports. v Single motherboard design with a 667 MHz PowerPC® 440EPx Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) CPU with integrated peripherals. v Universal ports self-configure as E, F, M, or FL ports, and EX_Ports. EX_ports are activated on a per port basis with the optional Integrated Routing license. v Utilizes the EZSwitchSetup wizard, which makes SAN configuration a 3-step point-and-click task. v Offers forward and backward compatibility with IBM System Storage SAN switch models, 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps auto-sensing capability, as well as Advanced Fabric Services and management tools. v Enables interoperability between IBM System Storage b-type and m-type SAN switches and directors. v Inter-Switch-Link Trunking (licensable) enables up to eight ports (at 1G, 2G, 4G, or 8G speeds) between a pair of switches to be combined to form a single, logical ISL switch with a speed of up to 64 Gbits/sec (128 Gbits/sec full duplex) for optimal bandwidth utilization and load balancing. v Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) service providing improved scalability and fault isolation v Advanced Zoning. v Intelligent management and monitoring with Web Tools, Fabric Watch, and Performance Monitor. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008 1

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Chapter
1.
Introducing
the
SAN40B-4
switch
The
IBM
System
Storage
SAN40B-4
is
an
enterprise-class
8
Gbps
Fibre
Channel
switch
that
is
designed
to
handle
the
large-scale
SAN
requirements
of
an
enterprise,
and
can
also
be
used
to
address
the
SAN
requirements
of
a
small
to
medium-sized
workgroup.
It
runs
on
the
Fabric
Operating
System
(Fabric
OS)
and
is
compatible
with
other
IBM
switches,
which
enables
seamless
connectivity
into
heterogeneous
SAN
environments.
Because
the
switch
is
scalable
through
additional
port
activation,
you
can
use
it
as
a
foundation
switch
for
a
small
storage
area
network
(SAN)
and
continue
to
use
it
as
a
building
block
as
the
SAN
grows.
This
chapter
provides
the
following
information:
v
“Features
and
functions
of
the
switch”
v
“Supported
connectivity”
on
page
2
v
“Port
side
of
the
switch”
on
page
2
v
“Nonport
side
of
the
switch”
on
page
4
v
“Additional
port
activation”
on
page
4
v
“ISL
Trunking
groups”
on
page
5
v
“Supported
optional
features”
on
page
5
Features
and
functions
of
the
switch
The
switch
provides
the
following
features
and
functions:
v
1U
chassis–The
chassis
can
be
installed
as
a
standalone
unit
or
mounted
in
a
standard
Electronic
Industries
Association
(EIA)
19
in.
(48.26
cm)
cabinet.
v
Two
hot-swappable,
redundant
integrated
power
supply
and
fan
field
replaceable
units
(FRUs).
v
On-demand
scaling
of
twenty-four
to
forty
8
Gbit/sec
ports
v
ASIC
technology
supporting
1,
2,
4
and
8
Gbit/sec
auto-sensing
Fibre
Channel
ports.
v
Single
motherboard
design
with
a
667
MHz
PowerPC
®
440EPx
Reduced
Instruction
Set
Computer
(RISC)
CPU
with
integrated
peripherals.
v
Universal
ports
self-configure
as
E,
F,
M,
or
FL
ports,
and
EX_Ports.
EX_ports
are
activated
on
a
per
port
basis
with
the
optional
Integrated
Routing
license.
v
Utilizes
the
EZSwitchSetup
wizard,
which
makes
SAN
configuration
a
3-step
point-and-click
task.
v
Offers
forward
and
backward
compatibility
with
IBM
System
Storage
SAN
switch
models,
1,
2,
4,
and
8
Gbps
auto-sensing
capability,
as
well
as
Advanced
Fabric
Services
and
management
tools.
v
Enables
interoperability
between
IBM
System
Storage
b-type
and
m-type
SAN
switches
and
directors.
v
Inter-Switch-Link
Trunking
(licensable)
enables
up
to
eight
ports
(at
1G,
2G,
4G,
or
8G
speeds)
between
a
pair
of
switches
to
be
combined
to
form
a
single,
logical
ISL
switch
with
a
speed
of
up
to
64
Gbits/sec
(128
Gbits/sec
full
duplex)
for
optimal
bandwidth
utilization
and
load
balancing.
v
Fibre
Channel
Routing
(FCR)
service
providing
improved
scalability
and
fault
isolation
v
Advanced
Zoning.
v
Intelligent
management
and
monitoring
with
Web
Tools,
Fabric
Watch,
and
Performance
Monitor.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2008
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