Refurbished & Used IBM Storage Networking SAN384C-6 Multilayer Director

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IBM Storage Networking SAN384C-6 Multilayer Director Information:

The IBM Storage Networking SAN384C-6 Multilayer Director is a next-generation, director-class SAN switch designed for implementation in large-scale storage networks. It enables enterprise clouds for business transformation. SAN384C-6 provides a high-performing and dependable FICON infrastructure designed to enable fast and scalable z Systems servers by introducing enterprise connectivity choices that support FICON. The IBM SAN384C-6 shares the same operating system and administrative interface as other IBM Storage Networking c-type switches, allowing for easy deployment of unified fabrics with high-performance FC connection and a low total cost of ownership.

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IBM Storage Networking SAN384C-6 Multilayer Director Specifications:

IBM Storage Networking SAN384C-6 director-class switch enables redundancy on all major components, including the fabric card.
The 24/10-Port SAN Extension Module supports hardware-based FCIP compression to increase the effective WAN bandwidth of SAN extension solutions. The module can deliver compression ratios in the range of 4:1 - 5:1 over a wide variety of data sources.
The IBM Storage Networking c-type Family provides deterministic hardware performance and a comprehensive feature set that allows virtual machines to have the same SAN attributes as a physical server.
The combination of the Supervisor-1, 32 Gbps Fibre Channel switching module, and Fabric-1 Crossbar switching modules enables up to 1.5 Tbps of FC throughput between modules for each of the eight IBM Storage Networking SAN384C-6 payload slots.

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