IBM TotalStorage SAN32M-2 Express Model 202632E User Manual

Product codes

202632E

IBM TotalStorage SAN32M-2
Express Model

Designed for high-performance, scalable and simple-to-use
medium to enterprise SAN environments

High density design with 32 ports in an efficient 1RU height helps save rack space

Highlights

■ Simple-to-use SAN switch with

ease-of-installation and ease-

of-use features designed

specifically for the needs of

medium-size and enterprise

environments

■ Foundation for new infrastruc-

ture simplification and business

continuity solutions for servers

running Microsoft® Windows®,

Linux® or NetWare® operating

systems

■ High-performance 4 Gigabit per

second links with pay-as-you-

grow FlexPort scalability

enables growth from 16 to 24 to

32 ports

■ Designed for high availability

with hot swappable dual power

supplies and HotCAT online

code activation

IBM TotalStorage SMB solutions

The IBM TotalStorage® SAN32M-2

Express Model is designed specifically

to meet the needs of medium-size and

enterprise SAN environments. It can be

used to create a wide range of high-

performance SAN solutions, from sim-

ple single-switch configurations to

larger multi-switch configurations which

support fabric connectivity and

advanced business continuity capabili-

ties. Infrastructure simplification solu-

tions for IBM

_`® xSeries®

servers include storage consolidation

and high-availability server clustering

with IBM TotalStorage disk storage

arrays. Business continuity solutions

include data protection with

IBM TotalStorage tape libraries and

devices and IBM Tivoli® Storage

Manager data protection software.

A single SAN32M-2 Express Model can

serve as the cornerstone of a Storage

Area Network for those who want to

obtain the benefits of storage