Fibrechannel Switch Qlogic 5602
Overview
The SANbox 5602 stackable switch delivers the seamless scalability and performance of a chassis switch, in a simple-to-manage, pay-as-you-grow solution. With sixteen 4Gb ports plus a four-pack of high-speed 10Gb ISL ports, and entry as low as 8 ports with 4-port software-keyed increments and included graphical user interface (GUI) wizards, each SANbox 5602 stackable switch provides maximum flexibility for configuring, managing and scaling SANs.
Features
Breakthrough Ease of Use
The first Fibre Channel stackable switches to be configured and zoned with simple wizards. Stack management is simple throughout your SAN lifecycle as you install, configure, monitor, diagnose and upgrade your QLogic HBAs and switches.
Incredibly Low Cost
Starting at eight ports, SANbox 5602 stackable switches offer an entry point affordable to the smallest business. Managing your stack is so simple, you won't have to hire a SAN expert.
Modular Scalability
Start with 8 ports and then grow your SAN in 4-port increments up to 96 ports in a single stack. A key benefit is the ability to add, change or delete switches without disrupting your storage network.
Pervasive Interoperability
Interoperable with popular servers, storage and networking products from major manufacturers, including ADIC, Brocade, Cisco, Computer Associates, Dell, EMC, Emulex, HDS, HP, IBM, LSI, McDATA, Microsoft, Quantum, StorageTek, Sun, VERITAS, and many others.
Blazing 10Gb Performance
The first SAN product to support traffic between switches, servers and storage at up to 10Gb per second-six times faster than 2Gb networks being deployed today. A single, 10Gb inter-switch link (ISL) ensures low latency between switches and eliminates the cost and complexity of trunking up to six 2Gb ports.
Specifications
- Entry as low as eight ports, then scale in four-port software-keyed increments
- Each chassis includes sixteen 4Gb ports, plus a four-pack of high-speed 10Gb ISL ports.
- Built-in graphical user interface (GUI) with installation/configuration wizards.
- Dual Hot-Swappable Power Supply Configuration
- 8, 12 or 16 auto detecting 4Gb/2Gb /1Gb device ports
- 4 10Gb ports for high speed stacking links
- 4-port 4Gb/2Gb/1Gb and/or 10Gb field upgrade licenses available
- Stacking of up to 6 units for 96 available user ports
- Non-Disruptive Code Load and Activation (NDCLA)
- Single and dual hot-swap power supply configurations available.
- Configuration, Zoning and Extended Distance wizards to simplify switch installation and fabric scaling
- Interoperable with all FC-SW-2 compliant Fibre Channel switches
- Full-fabric, public-loop or switch-to-switch connectivity on 2Gb/1Gb ports
- Full-fabric or switch-to-switch connectivity on 10Gb ports
- Auto-sensing, self-configuring ports
- Fabric tracking tool for fabric-wide snapshots and detection of configuration changes
- Non-blocking full-bandwidth architecture
- "No-Wait" routing – guaranteed maximum performance independent of data traffic
- Industry's lowest latency for maximum performance
- SFP (small form-factor pluggable) connectivity – 16 front ports in a 1U full-width rack form-factor
- Seamless operation with higher-level third-party management applications
- In-band, out-of-band, Telnet and SNMP management access
- ASIC-embedded memory – faster, more scalable and more reliable than shared memory architecture
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