SAN Switches

The IBM Flex System FC5022 SAN Scalable Switch is designed to support highly virtualized computing and Storage Area Network (SAN) environments with high performance, reliability and usability. This 24-port Enterprise model meets the demands of hyper-scale, private cloud networked storage environments by delivering market-leading 16/8 Gbps Fibre Channel technology as well as expert optimized, automated and integrated capabilities. In addition, the 24-port Enterprise model includes a powerful enterprise Software Bundle of advanced SAN fabric services

The Lenovo Flex System™ FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch offerings are Gen 5 Fibre Channel (FC) embedded modules for Lenovo Flex System. With up to 48 ports that operate at 16 and 8 Gbps FC speeds, each module provides up to 28 internal ports to compute nodes through the Flex System midplane and up to 20 external SFP+ ports.

The FC5022 SAN switch modules deliver unmatched scalability and flexibility for Flex System users wanting to connect directly into 8 or 16 Gbps FC storage or to an upstream storage area network (SAN). The FC5022 can be configured in the Access Gateway mode using NPIV for simple upstream connectivity or in the Full Fabric more for more advance switching as a part of the larger Fibre Channel fabric.

The switch offers end-to-end 16 Gb with backwards compatibility to 8 Gb and 4 Gb to the SAN connectivity. Monitoring and management are simplified using end-to-end Brocade tools, such as Web Tools and Brocade SANnav management software.

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DB630S FC SAN Switch delivers 32 Gb Gen 6 Fibre Channel technology with industry-leading port density and combines scalability, reliability, flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality to meet the demands of hyper-scale, private cloud storage, and growing flash-based and NVMe storage environments.

The DB630S FC SAN Switch is a dense, 2U rack-mount storage networking switch that offers 96x SFP+ ports that support 4/8/10/16/32 Gbps speeds and 8x QSFP+ ports that support 128 Gbps (4x 32 Gbps) or 4x 4/8/16/32 Gbps speeds. The DB630S FC SAN switch offers a rich set of standard features with the options to expand its capabilities as needed, providing "pay-as-you-grow" scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage environment.

The DB630S FC SAN Switch featureseasy integration into the existing SAN environments while realizing the benefits of Gen 6 Fibre Channel connectivity. The switch provides full non-blocking performance with Ports On Demand scalability to support SAN expansion and enable long-term investment protection

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DB720S Gen 7 FC SAN Switch, with its unmatched 64Gbps performance and industry-leading port density, provides a building block that supports data growth, demanding workloads, and data-center consolidation. With a 50% latency reduction compared to the previous generation, the DB720S Switch enables the maximum performance of NVMe storage.

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DB720S Gen 7 FC SAN Switch, with its unmatched 64Gbps performance and industry-leading port density, provides a building block that supports data growth, demanding workloads, and data-center consolidation. With a 50% latency reduction compared to the previous generation, the DB720S Switch enables the maximum performance of NVMe storage.