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The 2499-384 is the IBM System Storage SAN768B Fabric Backbone, IBM's name for the Brocade DCX. It is a core switching platform that interconnects storage devices, hosts and servers in mid-range to enterprise SANs and supports both open systems and mainframe environments. Ports run at 1, 2, 4, 8 or 10 Gbps, and a single chassis provides up to 384 Fibre Channel ports with 4 or 8 Gbps SFPs.
Four inter-chassis link (ICL) ports connect two or three SAN768B chassis and preserve the equivalent of up to 128 8 Gbps E_Ports for server and storage connections. The chassis size is identical to the SAN256B.
Four 2000 W power supplies and three 220 mm blowers plug directly into the backplane, and each is a separate FRU. The supplies auto-sense 110 to 240 V single phase at 47 to 63 Hz. A fully loaded chassis, with two CP8 blades, two CR8 blades, eight FC8-48 blades carrying 384 SWL SFPs and three blowers, draws 1515 watts DC. Fabric OS 6.4.1 or later runs on the Condor2 ASIC.
The SAN768B takes part in fabrics with other b-type and m-type Brocade devices and can act as the top tier of a larger fabric, connecting to other b-type and m-type directors, switches and routers.
Older and smaller b-type models are the 2109-M48 SAN256B director and the 2498-B24 SAN24B-4 switch.
| 2499-384 Specs | |
| Model | 2499-384 (IBM System Storage SAN768B) |
| Brocade name | Brocade DCX |
| Ports per chassis | up to 384 FC (4 or 8 Gbps SFPs) |
| Port speeds | 1, 2, 4, 8, 10 Gbps |
| Inter-chassis links | 4 ICL ports, joins 2 or 3 chassis |
| Power supplies | 4 x 2000 W, 110 to 240 V single phase, 47 to 63 Hz |
| Blowers | 3 x 220 mm |
| Fully loaded power draw | 1515 W DC |
| Blades named | CP8, CR8, FC8-48 |
| Fabric OS | 6.4.1 or later |
| ASIC | Condor2 |