Device overview

The IBM SAN64B-7 Switch offers the following features and capabilities:

Note: The SAN64B-7 Switch is secure-booted.
  • Enterprise class 56-port Gen 7 Fibre Channel switch supported with FOS v9.0.0 that offers 56 x 64Gb/s SFP+ ports in a 1U form-factor.  
  • Each of the 56 SFP+ ports supports 8, 10, 16, 32 and 64Gb/s Fibre Channel speeds.
  • 64Gb/s autosensing Fibre Channel switch and router ports.
    • A 64Gb/s optical transceiver can autonegotiate to 64Gb/s, 32Gb/s, or 16Gb/s.
    • A 32Gb/s optical transceiver can autonegotiate to 32Gb/s, 16Gb/s, or 8Gb/s.
    • A 10Gb/s optical transceiver can autonegotiate to 10Gb/s.
    Note: The port speed is determined by the maximum speed supported by the optical transceiver at the other end of the link.
  • 10Gb/s manually set capability on FC ports.
    • 10Gb/s performance is enabled by 10Gb/s SFP+ transceivers.
    • Ports can be configured for 10Gb/s for metro connectivity.
  • Dynamic Ports on Demand (Dynamic-POD) scaling from a base configuration of 24 ports to 56 ports (four 8-port SFP+ PODs).
  • Universal ports self-configure as a E_Ports, F_Ports, N_Ports, or D_Ports. EX_Ports can be activated on a per-port basis with the optional Integrated Routing license.
    • A Diagnostic Port (D_Port) provides diagnostics, troubleshooting, and verification services for the physical media.
  • In-flight 64Gb/s data compression and encryption provide efficient link utilization and security. The following table lists the number of ports that can be enabled with compression and encryption.
    Port Speed Encryption Only Compression-Only Compression and Encryption
    64Gb/s (*) 4 ports 4 ports 4 ports
    32Gb/s (*) 4 ports 4 ports 4 ports
    16b/s (*) 4 ports 4 ports 4 ports
    10Gb/s (*) 4 ports 4 ports 4 ports
    8Gb/s 4 ports 4 ports 4 ports
    * = supported on SFP ports
  • Support for port-side exhaust or nonport-side exhaust airflow for cooling.
  • Hardware-enabled input and output (I/O) latency statistics collection.
  • Hardware-enabled VM support.
  • Small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) optical transceivers support any combination of Short Wavelength (SWL) and Long Wavelength (LWL) optical media among the switch ports.
  • Extended distance Fibre Channel to support long-distance native FC connectivity.
  • 10Gb/s Fibre Channel integration on any selected port provides DWDM metro connectivity on the same switch.
  • Port-to-port latency is minimized to 460 ns (including FEC) is minimized by using cut-through frame switching.
  • High performance T1022E processor with two cores operating at 1.2 GHz delivers high performance, scalability, and advanced Fabric Vision functionality.
  • One 1000/100Mb/s RJ-45 connector for the Ethernet management connection. In conjunction with EZSwitchSetup, this port supports switch IP address discovery and configuration, eliminating the need to attach a serial cable to configure the switch IP address.
  • One internal e-USB module provides 2 GB of persistent storage, increased serviceability, and error logging functionality by facilitating easier firmware upgrades and downloads of the system log files.
  • One external USB connector.
  • Two hot-swappable redundant integrated 350W AC power supplies and fan assembly field-replaceable units.
  • 56 hot-pluggable SFP+ optical transceiver slots.
  • 48 LEDs (green/amber) for the first 48 SFP+ ports and 8 LEDs (green/amber/light-blue) for the last 8 SFP+ ports.
  • One green LED to indicate valid system power.
  • One bicolor (green/amber) LED to indicate the system status.
  • Two Ethernet LEDs: one green LED to indicate link speed of 1000/100/10Mb/s and one green LED to indicate activity.
  • SEEPROM for switch identification.
  • Console port.  One RS-232 (UART), for terminal access via mini-USB
  • Encryptable SEEPROM
  • Secure encryptable SEEPROM
    Note: The License ID is protected by the secure encryptable SEEPROM.
  • Secure boot.
  • Real-time power monitoring.
  • Real-time voltage monitoring.
  • Real-time fan monitoring including airflow direction.
  • Real-time digital thermometers for temperature monitoring.
  • Real-time clock (RTC) with battery.