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IBM Product Number: SAN768B (2499-384)
Product Description: Features dual power supply modules, redundant control processors, and dual 8Gbps core switching blades.
IBM System Storage Backbones bring 8 Gbps switching that combines excellent performance, scalability, and energy efficiency.
The SAN768B and SAN384B family supports open systems and System z.
IBM System Storage Backbones are best for addressing growth and app demands of enterprise data centers; enabling consolidation of servers, SANs, and data centers and help reduce infrastructure and admin costs.
| SAN768B and SAN384B Comparison | |
| 2499-384 - SAN768B | 2499-192 - SAN384B |
| Up to 512 ports | Up to 256 ports |
| 4.6 Tbps chassis bandwidth | 2.3 Tbps chassis bandwidth |
| 4.1 Tbps Fibre Channel/FICON ports | 2.0 Tbps Fibre Channel/FICON ports |
| 512 Gbps ICL bandwidth | 256 Gbps ICL bandwidth |
| 256 Gbps bandwidth per slot | 256 Gbps bandwidth per slot |
| 14U, rack-mountable chassis | 14U, chassis plus 1U exhaust |
Port Speeds: 1, 2, 4, 8, 10Gb/sec
Expandable with:
16, 32 and 48 port 8Gb/sec Fibre Channel blades; 6 port 10Gb/sec Fibre Channel blade; routing blade - 16 port Fibre Channel and 2 port GbE (Gigabit Ethernet)
Compatible Blades:
- FC 3816 IBM 16-port 8GB SFPs SAN Blade
- FC 3832 IBM 32-port 8GB SFPs SAN Blade
- FC 3848 IBM 48-port 8GB SFPs SAN Blade
- FC 3864 IBM 64-port 8GB SFPs SAN Blade
- FC 3870 IBM 10 Gbps Fibre Channel switch blade
- FC 3880 IBM FCoE 10 GbE 24-port blade
- FC 3890 IBM 8 Gbps Extension blade
- FC 3895 IBM 8 Gbps 16-port Fibre Channel encryption blade