Acer QLogic 5602Q TC.37700.006 Data Sheet

 

SN0058003-00 Rev. J  09/11 

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Data Sheet

The Most Cost-Effective Way to Build a SAN

the QLogic 5600Q lets you start small, then scale with your company’s 
needs using state-of-the-art 10Gb Fibre Channel “stacking” technology 
typically found only in high-end director products.  as proven in the 
ethernet world, stackable architectures cut costs and increase stability 
by providing a dedicated, highly-expandable transport for aggregate ISL 
traffic—eliminating the disruption, port waste, and management hassles 
associated with the use of regular device ports as ISLs.  It’s like having the 
performance and hands-off convenience of an expensive chassis switch 
without the overhead cost of a chassis!

Affordable Now—Big Savings Later

 

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Low initial cost—Out of the box, dual-speed QLogic 5600Q Series 
products provide superior performance at a price-per-port that is 
competitive with single-speed, non-stacking edge switches.

 

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Reduced expansion costs—With no device ports wasted on ISLs, 
multiswitch QLogic 5600Q networks require up to 50 percent fewer 
switches.  as your SaN grows, the cables and transceivers required for 
QLogic 5600Q 10Gb ISLs actually cost less per gigabit of bandwidth 
than using 4Gb ISLs.

 

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Longer product and topology lifespan—Other vendors force 
customers to take a non-linear “rip and replace” approach to SaN 
growth, offering a limited solution at the low end, followed by a radically 
different (and much more expensive) architecture as the installation 
matures.  QLogic’s modular ISL backbone helps customers pace 
investments and deployment activities predictably over time, with 
fewer wrong turns and reversals—even when corporate strategies and 
directions change.  the QLogic 5600Q ensures that every SaN purchase 
remains a viable part of the infrastructure far into the future.

More Ways to Grow

 

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Flexible port licensing on a single switch—QLogic 5600Q products 
are available in a range of port-count configurations.  as requirements 
change, it’s easy to activate additional ports in four-port increments 
using the embedded Quicktools interface or the command line interface. 

 

 

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affordable Now—Big Savings Later

 

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Low initial cost

 

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Reduced expansion costs 

 

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Longer product and topology lifespan

 

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Powerful, Intuitive Software

 

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Quicktools™ (included)

 

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Fabric Security (included)

 

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enterprise Fabric Suite™ (optional)

 

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SaNdoctor

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More Ways to Grow

 

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Flexible port licensing on a single switch

 

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Stack switches for quick, easy expansion

 

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high-speed modular backbone

 

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easy to Install and Manage

 

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Installation and configuration wizards

 

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On-board graphical user interface (GUI)

 

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Manage stacks as a single device

 

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Fast, Reliable 4Gb/10Gb Performance

 

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Nonblocking, full bandwidth architecture

 

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adaptive ISL trunking

 

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I/O StreamGuard™ for registered state change notification 
(RSCN) suppression

 

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hardware-enforced zoning by worldwide name 

 

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hot-swappable dual power supply option

 

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Nondisruptive code load and activation (NDCLa) 

Highlights