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Port speed rating
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8 Gbps
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Number of ports
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16-384
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Aggregate switch bandwidth
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3 Tbps
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Encryption type
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No
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Protocol supported
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Fibre Channel, FCIP, FICON, FCoE ready, iSCSI ready
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BladeSystem supported
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Not Applicable
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Availability features
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Support “five nines” availability (i.e. 99.999%); Redundant hot swappable components; Redundant power and cooling subsystems; Automatic Control Processor failover, Non-disruptive “hot” software code loads and activation concurrent hardware upgrades.
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Manageability features
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B-series Data Center Fabric Manager. Integration with Storage Essentials.
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Media type technology
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B-series 4 Gb and 8 Gb, XFP Small Form Factor (SFP)
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Form factor
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The DC SAN Backbone Director is 14U. The DC04 SAN Director is 9U
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Software (required)
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Power Pack+ is required for the DC SAN Backbone Director
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Software (optional)
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FICON Cup, MP Blade Performance Extension, ICL License, and Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise Software are optional for both DC SAN Directors. Power Pack Software bundle, Adaptive Networking, Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabric, and Advanced Performance Monitoring are optional for only the DC04 SAN Director.
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Upgradability
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8/16 FC Blade, 8/32 FC Blade, 8/48 FC, 10/6 FC Blade, B-series MP Blade
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Models available
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DC SAN Backbone Director Power Pack+, DC04 SAN Director Power Pack+, DC04 SAN Director
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Warranty (Parts-Labour-Onsite)
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2/2/2
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Printable version
