IBM QLogic SAN Fabric Switch 43W6725 Manuale Utente
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43W6725
QLogic 20-port and 10-port 4 Gb SAN Switch Modules
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QLogic 20-port and 10-port 4 Gb SAN Switch Modules
IBM BladeCenter at-a-glance guide
The QLogic 20-port and 10-port 4 Gb SAN Switch Modules enable high performance 4 Gb Fibre Channel
SAN solutions, and allow IBM BladeCenter integration with any open-standards-based storage area
networks utilizing full fabric switching functionality. These two switches have almost the same features
and functions except for the number of activated ports: the 10-port switch has 10 activated ports and the
20-port switch has 20 activated ports.
networks utilizing full fabric switching functionality. These two switches have almost the same features
and functions except for the number of activated ports: the 10-port switch has 10 activated ports and the
20-port switch has 20 activated ports.
Figure 1 shows the QLogic 4 Gb SAN Switch Module.
Figure 1. QLogic 4 Gb SAN Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter
Did you know?
The switch connects to the midplane directly, without having to use cables or small form-factor pluggable
(SFP) modules. By eliminating these components for up to 14 servers, the resulting savings alone cover
the BladeCenter chassis investment.
the BladeCenter chassis investment.
The module is licensed to operate in either full-fabric mode or intelligent pass-thru mode. The module
allows BladeCenter integration with any open-standards-based SAN, whether it is an enterprise
open-system fabric functionality using the full-fabric mode or the module with transparent switching
functionality using the intelligent pass-thru mode.
open-system fabric functionality using the full-fabric mode or the module with transparent switching
functionality using the intelligent pass-thru mode.