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IBM Storage Networking SAN512B-6 Directors Coming From Brocade

14U, 128Gb/s connectivity, up to 384 ports, 1 billion IO/s for flash-based storage workloads

IBM Storage Networking SAN512B-6 delivers network innovation for the virtualized, all-flash data center

Digital transformation is pushing mission-critical storage environments to the limit, with users expecting data to be accessible from anywhere, at any time, and on any device. Faced with exponential data growth, the network must evolve to enable businesses to thrive in this new era. To meet these dynamic and growing business demands, organizations need to deploy infrastructure that can deliver greater consistency, predictability, and performance. Legacy infrastructures, however, were not designed to support the performance requirements of evolving workloads and flash-based storage technology. In fact, an aging network will impede the performance of an all-flash data center.

IBM Storage Networking SAN512B-6

IBM Storage Networking SAN512B-6 delivers following benefits:

  • Enhance operational stability, maximize application performance, and increase business agility with enterprise, b-type Gen 6 directors
  • Shatter application performance barriers across 32Gb/s links and support up to one billion IO/s without over-subscription
  • Consolidate infrastructure with high-density solutions built with 128Gb/s UltraScale ICL connectivity for simpler, flatter, low-latency fabrics
  • Simplify end-to-en management of large-scale environment by automating monitoring and diagnostics
  • Detect degraded application or device performance automatically with built-in monitoring
  • Extend distance and replication with a highly scalable, multiprotocol extension solution
  • Integrate next-generation flash storage based on NVMe flash memory with current and future b-type Gen 6 FC networks
  • Mitigate risk with backward compatibility

A new approach to storage networking is needed to enable databases, virtual servers, desktops, and critical applications, and to unlock the full capabilities of flash. By treating the network as a strategic part of a storage environment, organizations can maximize their productivity and efficiency even as they rapidly scale their environments.

SAN512B-6 director with Fabric Vision technology combines innovative hardware, software, and built-in instrumentation to ensure the industry’s highest level of operational stability while redefining application performance. SAN512B-6 delivers a modular building block for increased scalability to accommodate growth for large-scale enterprise infrastructures.

Fabric Vision technology enhances visibility into the health of storage environments, delivering greater control and insight to quickly identify problems and achieve critical SLAs. 32/128Gb/s performance shatters application performance barriers and provides support for more than 1 billion IO/s for flash-based storage workloads. With diverse deployment options, organizations can smoothly adapt and optimize their businesses to meet next-generation storage requirements.

Key prerequisites
The IBM Storage Networking b-type SAN switch and director family supports FC connectivity for servers and storage. SAN512B-6 (8961-F04) supports all features and functions listed and require Fabric OS level 8.0.1, or later.

Planned availability date: November 11, 2016

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