Fast, reliable and secure data protection over distance
Up to 12 Fibre Channel ports at 32 Gbps
IBM Storage Networking SAN18B-6 is a extension class SAN switch with up to 12 Fibre Channel ports at 32 Gbps. It is part of IBM’s range of storage area network switches hardware.
The IBM Storage Networking SAN18B-6 extension switch dramatically speeds up replication performance and enables organizations to substantially reduce costs by deploying less expensive WAN connections. With powerful performance, non-stop reliability, and strong security, the SAN18B-6 can handle the unrelenting transfer of data between data centers, can minimize the impact of disruption to maintain service-level agreements (SLAs), and secure data-in-flight between data centers.
Maximize replication and backup throughput over distance using data compression, disk and tape protocol acceleration, WAN-optimized TCP and other extension technologies.
Get a modern replication connectivity solution that cost-effectively and quickly replicates data across sites for fast, continuous data protection.
With a compression ratio of 4 to 1, scale up to 10 Gbps replication throughput, depending on the type of data and the characteristics of the WAN connection.
Fabric Vision Technology, an extension of Gen 6 Fibre Channel, is supported on IBM extension products to provide unprecedented insight and visibility across the storage network.
Features
Technical specifications
| System Architecture | |
|---|---|
| Enclosure | 1U chassis designed to be mounted in a 19-inch cabinet |
| Fibre Channel ports | 12 ports, 32 Gbps capable, universal (E, F, M, D, and EX ports) |
| Ethernet ports | 6 ports of 1/10 GbE for LAN and WAN connectivity |
| Scalability | Full fabric architecture with 239 switches maximum |
| Certified Maximum | - Single fabric: 56 domains, 7 hops - Multiprotocol routing fabric: 19 hops |
| Fibre Channel performance | - 8.5 Gbps line speed, full duplex - 14.025 Gbps line speed, full duplex - 28.05 Gbps line speed, full duplex - Auto-sensing of 8, 16, and 32 Gb/s port speeds |
| Ethernet interfaces | 1GbE and 10GbE |
| IBM Trunking | Up to eight 32 Gbps links aggregating to 256 Gbps per trunk. There is no limit to how many trunk groups can be configured per switch |
| Fabric Latency | Non-blocking shared memory, 900 ns with no contention, cut-through switching at 32 Gbps |
| Maximum Fibre Channel frame size | 2112-byte payload |
| Maximum IP MTU size | Jumbo Frames 1280 bytes to 9216 bytes |
| Classes of service | Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
| Port types | F_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, (FCR E_Port), D_Port (Diagnostic), M_Port (Mirror), and self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); VE_Port (FCIP and IP extension) |
| Data traffic types | Fibre Channel, FCIP, and IP extension |
| USB | One USB port for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades |
| Media types | Fibre Channel: Hot-pluggable Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) and SFP+, short wavelength (SWL), and long wavelength (LWL) transceivers (available wavelength options vary for 16, and 32 Gbps SFPs) Ethernet: IHot-pluggable SFP and SFP+, short-reach wavelength (SRWL), long-reach wavelength (LRWL), and copper SFP/SFP+ transceivers |
| Fabric services | Simple Name Server (SNS); Registered State Change Notification (RSCN), NTP, RADIUS, RCS (Reliable Commit Service), Dynamic Path Selection (DPS), Exchange-based routing, device-based routing, port-based routing, lossless, Advanced Zoning, Web Tools, Trunking, Extended Fabrics, Fabric Vision, SDDQ |
| Extension services | Extension Trunking, Adaptive Rate Limiting (ARL), WAN Test Tool (Wtool), Open Systems Tape Pipelining (OSTP), FastWrite (FCIP-FW), QoS Marking, Bandwidth Enforcement, PerPriority TCP QoS, (PTQ), Advanced Extension, and Integrated Routing (FCR) |
| Optional upgrade license | The following optional extension features can be enabled on the SAN18B-6 base configuration via the upgrade license: - Enable WAN-side throughput from 1 Gbps to 2.5 Gbps - Enable 10 GbE port speed on the Ethernet ports - Turn on additional 8 Fibre Channel ports, includes 16Gbps SFPs - Enable advanced software features, including Fabric Vision technology, Extension Trunking, Fibre Channel Trunking, and Integrated Routing |
| Management | |
|---|---|
| Supported Management | Serial port (9600, 8, 1,no parity, no flow),Command LineInterface (CLI): SSHv2or Telnet, Web Tools:HTTP/HTTPS,SNMPv1/v3 (FE MIB,FC Management MIB),SMI-S, RADIUS, LDAP |
| Security | AES-GCM-256encryption on FC ISLs(E_Port), DH-CHAP(between switch andend-device), FCAPswitch authentication;FIPS 140-2 L2-compliant, HTTPS, IPfiltering, LDAP withIPv6, OpenLDAP, PortBinding, RADIUS,TACACS+, Role-BasedAccess Control(RBAC), TransportLayer Security (TLS)v1.2+, Secure Copy(SCP), Secure RPC,SFTP, SSHv2, SSL,Switch Binding,Trusted Switch |
| Extension security | - Encryption: AES-GCM-256 IPsec ontunnel (VE_Port) - Authentication: ECDSA-P384 - Diffie-Hellman: ECDH-P384 - PRF: PRF-HMAC-384 - Integrity: HMAC-384-192, ESP, Suite B, ConnectedpWWN FCIP checking |
| Management access | 10/100/1000 Ethernet(RJ-45); serial port(RJ-45) and one USBport |
| Diagnostics | POST and embeddedonline/offlinediagnostics, includingD_Port, WAN TestTool, FCIP ping, FCIPtraceroute, FCping, Pathinfo(FCtraceroute),SupportSave, RASLog, Syslog, MAPS,SDDQ, Flow Vision,and Ftrace |
| Mechanical | |
|---|---|
| Enclosure | Back-to-front airflow/non-port-side air intake and power, 1RU,19-in., EIA-compliant |
| Size | - Width: 44.0 cm (17.32in.) - Height: 4.4 cm (1.73in.) - Depth: 45.7 cm (17.74 in.) |
| System Weight | - 7.98 kg (17.6 lb.) empty - 8.35 kg(18.4 lb.) fully load |
| Environmental | |
|---|---|
| Temperature | - Operating: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) - Non-operating: 25°C to 70°C (13°F to 158°F) |
| Relative humidity (non-condensing) | - Operating: 10% to 85% at 40°C (104°F) - Non-operating: 10% to 90 |
| Altitude (above sea level) | - Operating: 0 to 3000m (9842 ft) - Storage: 0 to 12 km (39,370 ft) |
| Shock | - Operating: 10G, 10 ms, half-sine wave - Non-operating: 33G, 11 ms, half-sine wave, 3G Axis |
| Vibration | - Operating: 0.25g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 Hz to 500 Hz - Non-operating: 5 Hz at 0.5 grms, 10 Hz to 500 Hz at 1.0 grms (sine vibration), 3 Hz to 500 Hz @ 1.12 grms (random vibration) |
| Airflow | - Maximum: 45.0 CFM - Nominal: 22.4 CFM |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| Power supply | Dual, hot-swappable, redundant, AC input power supplies with integrated system cooling fans |
| Power inlet | C14; requires C13 plug |
| Input voltage | 100 VAC to 240 VAC (nominal), 90 VAC to 264 VAC (range) |
| Input line frequency | 50/60 Hz (nominal), 47 Hz to 63 Hz (range) |
| Max inrush current | 50A peak @ 240 VAC for <10 ms to 150 ms, <15A peak 50A peak @ 240 VAC at cold start for <10 ms 15A peak for cycles 10 ms to 150 ms, <3.5A peak for >150 ms |
| Power consumption | - @100 VAC: 1.29A, 130W, 444 BTU/hr, 135 VA (max config) - @200 VAC: 0.65A, 132W, 449 BTU/hr, 146 VA (max config) |