IBM GEN 5 IBM GEN 6

STORAGE NETWORKING BLADES STORAGE NETWORKING BLADES

10/1 GbE FCIP
16 Gbps 16 Gbps 16 Gbps 32 Gbps 32 Gbps
IBM MODEL Extension Blade
32-Port FC Blade 48-Port FC Blade 64-Port FC Blade Extension Blade 48-Port Blade
(Enhanced)

IBM PART NUMBERS FC 3034/3634/3635 FC 3035/3636/3637 FC 3664 FC 3891 FC 3892/3893 FC 3248/3249/3250

IBM PRODUCT REFERENCE GUIDE
32 x 16 Gbps, 48 x 16 Gbps, 48 x 32 Gbps,
No SFPs (FC 3034) No SFPs (FC 3035) 16 x 1/10 GbE, 2x 40 GbE, No SFPs (FC 3248)
12 x 8 Gbps FC,
32 x 16 Gbps, 48 x 16 Gbps, 24 x 32 Gbps FC with SWL 48 x 32 Gbps,
PORTS 64 x 16 Gbps FC Ports 10 x 1 GbE Ports (Base)
SWL SFPs (FC 3634) SWL SFPs (FC 3636) SFPs (FC 3892), with LWL SWL SFPs (FC 3249)

Brocade Networking for IBM Solutions

2 x 10 GbE Ports (Optional) SFPs (FC 3893)
32 x 16 Gbps, 48 x 16 Gbps, 48 x 32 Gbps,
LWL SFPs (FC 3635) LWL SFPs (FC 3637) LWL SFPs (FC 3250)

SPEED AND 8/4/2/1 Gbps FC, FCR 32/16/8/4 Gbps FC, FCR, IBM b-type Gen 5 and Gen 6 Storage Networking products for Infrastructure Modernization,
16/10/8/4/2 Gbps FC, FCR 16/10/8/4/2 Gbps FC, FCR 16/8/4 Gbps FC 32/16/8/4 Gbps FC, FCR
PROTOCOL 10 & 1 GbE FCIP 1/10/40 GbE FCIP Business Resiliency, and Data Mobility solutions.
FEATURES • FICON supported • FICON supported • Uses QSFP • FICON supported • FICON Supported • FICON supported
• In-flight Encryption and • In-flight Encryption and • FCIP Trunking • Extension Trunking • In-flight Encryption and
Compression Compression • FCIP FastWrite & Tape • Adaptive Rate Limiting Compression
• ClearLink (D_Port) • ClearLink (D_Port) Pipelining • IPsec, Fast Write • ClearLink (D_Port)
Diagnostics Diagnostics • FCIP H/W-based • Storage-optimized TCP Diagnostics
Compression • FCIP Quality of Service
• FCIP QoS • Open Systems Tape
• IPSec Encryption Pipelining
• Advanced Accelerator for
FICON
DIRECTOR SUPPORT SAN768B-2, SAN384B-2 SAN768B-2, SAN384B-2 SAN768B-2, SAN384B-2 SAN768B-2, SAN384B-2 SAN512-6, SAN256B-6 SAN512-6, SAN256B-6

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Storage Area Networks (SAN) Gen 4, Gen 5, Gen 6 and Extension Switches
GEN 4 ENTRY SWICTH IBM GEN 5 STORAGE NETWORKING PRODUCTS IBM GEN 6 STORAGE NETWORKING PRODUCTS EXTENSION
IBM Model IBM SAN24B-4 IBM SAN24B-5 IBM SAN48B-5 IBM SAN96B-5 IBM SAN768B-2/SAN384B-2 IBM SAN24B-6 IBM SAN64-6 IBM SAN512-6/SAN256-6 IBM SAN42B-R

BROCADE MODEL Brocade 300 Switch Brocade 6505 Switch Brocade 6510 Switch Brocade 6520 Switch Brocade DCX 8510-8 / 4 Brocade G610 Brocade G620 Switch Brocade X6-8 / X6-4 Brocade 7840

IBM PART NUMBER 2498-B24 2498-X24 2498-F48 2498-F96 / 2498-N96 (airflow) 2499-816 / 416 8960-F24 8960-F64/N64 (airflow) 8961-F08 / F04 (airflow) 2498-R42

Up to 384 SFP+ and 24 x FC and 16 x 1/10 GigE FCIP

Up to 512 SFP+ and 32 UltraScale Interchassis Links 24, 36, 48 SFP+ 32 UltraScale Interchassis Links
PORTS 8, 16, 24 12, 24 24, 36, 48 48, 72, 96 8, 16, 24 Upgradeable to 2 x 40 GigE
Up to 256 SFP+ and 16 UltraScale Interchassis Links 4 QSFP for up to 64 total ports Up to 192 SFP+ and
16 UltraScale Interchassis Links (FCIP FC 7418 + FC 7419)

SPEED & PROTOCOL 8/4/2/1 Gbps FC 16/10/8/4/2 Gbps FC 16/10/8/4/2 Gbps FC, FCR 16/10/8/4/2 Gbps FC, FCR 16/8/4 Gbps FC, FCR, 1/10 GbE FCIP 32/16/8/4 Gbps FC 128/32/16/8/4 Gbps FC, FCR 128/32/16/8/4 Gbps FC, FCR, 1/10/40 GbE FCIP 16/8/4/2 Gbps FC, FCR, 1/10/40 GbE FCIP

HEIGHT 1 RU 1 RU 1 RU 2 RU 14 RU / 8RU+1RU shelf 1 RU 1 RU 14 RU / 8RU+1RU shelf 2 RU

FICON SUPPORT No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes

HOT CODE ACTIVATION Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

EXPANDABILITY Scale to 8 blades for SAN768

Ports on Demand - 8 ports (FC 7200)
Ports on Demand - 12 Ports (FC 7212)
Ports on Demand - 12 Ports (FC 7411)
Ports on Demand (FC 7490)
Scale to 4 blades for SAN384B 12 SFP+ Ports with 32 Gbps SFP+ Scale to 8 blades for SAN512B
Gen 5 ICL POD (FC 7871) Ports on Demand - 8 Ports Bandwidth on Demand -
Ports on Demand (FC 7496) No SFP+ Scale to 4 blades for SAN256B
Ports on Demand - 24 Ports (FC 7812) Eight 16 Gbps SFP+ (FC 7498)
(16) 64 Gbps ICL ports w/QSFPs for 50m, QFlex Ports on Demand (FC 7495) with Gen 6 ICL POD (FC 7982) 2x 40 GigE FCIP ports, (FC 7732)
Zero (0) SFP+ (FC 7499)
Gen 5 ICL POD (FC 7874) 4 SWL QSFP with 4x32Gb breakout (16) 128 Gbps ICL ports w/QSFPs
QFlex Ports on Demand (FC 7497) with No QSFP
(16) 64 Gbps ICL ports w/QSFPs for 100m

AIRFLOW F96: Non-port to port side F64 - Non-port side to port side 1 FAN tray non-port side intake (FC 8002)
Non-port to port side Non-port to port side Non-port to port side Non-port to port side Non-port side to port side Non-port to port side
N96: Port to non-port side N64 - Port side to non-port side 1 FAN tray non-port side exhaust (FC 8003)

HARDWARE • Single fixed pwer supply • 1 Hot-swappable, redundant, integrated power • 2 Hot-swappable, redundant, integrated power • 2 hot-swap, redundant power supplies • SAN768B: 2 Control Processors, 2 Core Blades, 2 • Single fixed ppwer supply 24 SFP+ ports enabled, 2 hot-swappable/redundant • SAN512B: 2 Control Processors, 2 Core Blades, • 2 Hot-swappable, redundant power supplies
FEATURES • Fixed redundant fans supply/fan unit supply/fan units. • 3 hot-swap, redundant fan units Power Supplies, 3 Fan Blowers, rack mount. • Fixed redundant fans integrated power supplies/fan units, Rack mount kit 3 Power Supplies, 3 Fan Blowers, cable comb, • 2 Hot-swappable, redundant fans
• Single switch FRU • Fixed rack-mount kit included • Fixed rack-mount kit included • Fixed rack-mount kit included • Single switch FRU rack mount. • Non-port to port side airflow
• Rack-mount rails included • Mid-mount rack kit optional (FC 5911) • Mid-mount rack kit (FC 5911) • Mid-mount rack kit option (FC 5910) • SAN384B: 2 Control Processors, 2 Core Blades, 2 • Fixed rack-mount kit included • Fixed rack-mount kit included
• SAN256B: 2 Control Processors, 2 Core Blades,
Power Supplies, 2 Fan Blowers, rack mount. • Mid-mount rack kit option (FC 5910) 2 Power Supplies, 2 Fan Blowers, rack mount.
*Optional Hot-swappable, redundant, integrated
power supply/fan unit (FC 5998) No port blades are included. No port blades are included.

STANDARD • Web Tools • Web Tools • Web Tools • Web Tools • Web Tools • Advanced Zoning • Web Tools • Fabric Vision with IO and VM Insight • Web Tools
SOFTWARE • Adaptive Networking (FOS 7.2.0c) • Adaptive Networking (FOS 7.2.0c) • Adaptive Networking (FOS 7.2.0c) • Adaptive Networking (FOS 7.2.0c) • Extended Fabrics • Full Fabric • Adaptive Networking • Web Tools • Adaptive Networking
• Fabric Watch • Fabric Vision • Web Tools • Extended Fabrics Enterprise Package includes:
• ISL Trunking
• ISL Trunking • Adaptive Networking • FICON CUP
• Adaptive Networking • Adaptive Networking • Fabric Vision
• ISL Trunking
• Extended Fabric
• Advanced Extension

OPTIONS B24 Enterprise Package (FC 7730) includes:
• (2) 8-Port Activations with SFPs
• All the individual options listed below.
Individual Optional Features:
• Adaptive Networking (FC 7206)
• Advanced Performance Monitoring (FC 7204)
• Extended Fabrics (FC 7203)
• Fabric Watch (FC 7202)
• ISL Trunking (FC 7205)
• Fabric Vision (FC 7219)
NOTE: If you install Advance Performance Monitoring
and Fabric Watch licenses you are Fabric Vision
capable without the Fabric Vision license.
F24 Enterprise Package (FC 7216) includes all the
individual options below except Extended Fabrics.
Individual Optional Features:
• Adaptive Networking (FC 7206)
• Advanced Performance Monitoring (FC 7204)
• Extended Fabrics (FC 7203)
• Fabric Watch (FC 7202)
• ISL Trunking (FC 7205)
• Fabric Vision (FC 7219)
NOTE: If you install Advance Performance Monitoring
and Fabric Watch licenses you are Fabric Vision
capable without the Fabric Vision license.
F48 Enterprise Package (FC 7416) includes
all the individual options below except FICON CUP,
Integrated Routing, and Integrated 10G.
Individual Optional Features:
• Adaptive Networking (FC 7406)
• Advanced Performance Monitoring (FC 7404)
• Extended Fabrics (FC 7403)
• FICON CUP (FC 7409)
• Integrated 10G FC License (FC 7413)
• Integrated Routing (FC 7407)
• ISL Trunking (FC 7405)
NOTE: Fabric Vision license not offered a la carte.
If you install APM (FC 7404) or Enterprise Package
(FC 7416) with the standard installed Fabric Watch
license then Fabric Vision is enabled.
F96/N96 Enterprise Package (FC 7816) includes
all the individual options below except Integrated
Routing and Integrated 10G.
Individual Optional Features:
• Advanced Performance Monitoring (FC 7804)
• Extended Fabrics (FC 7803)
• Fabric Watch (FC 7802)
• Integrated 10G FC License (FC 7813)
• Integrated Routing (FC 7807)
• Integrated Routing (FC 7805)
• Fabric Vision (FC 7819)
NOTE: If you install Advance Performance Monitoring
and Fabric Watch licenses you are Fabric Vision
capable without the Fabric Vision License.
• Gen 5 ICL Port On Demand (FC 7871) Sixteen
(16) 4x16 Gbps ICL ports. Includes 50m QSFP
transceivers, no cables
• Gen 5 ICL Port On Demand (FC 7874) Sixteen
(16) 4x16 Gbps ICL ports. Includes 100m QSFP
transceivers, no cables
• Gen 5 ICL Port On Demand (FC 7875) Eight (8)
4x 16 Gbps ICL ports. Includes 8x 2 Km QSFP
transceivers, no cables.
• Enterprise ICL for >5 chassis (FC 7873/72)
• Integrated Routing (FC 7889/90)
• Integrated 10 Gbps License (FC 7892)
• Advanced Extension (FC 7891)
• FICON Accelerator (FC 7893)
• FICON CUP (FC 7886/84)
F24 Base Switch (FC 2445) F64 Enterprise Package (FC 7420) includes: • Integrated Routing (FC 7897) Enterprise Package included in base:
• 8 ports and 0 SFP+ • Extended Fabrics • Gen 5 ICL Port On Demand - Sixteen (16) 4x 16 • Fabric Vision
• ISL Trunking Gbps ICL ports. Includes qty 16x 16 Gbps 100m • ISL Trunking
F24 Base Switch (FC 2446) • Fabric Vision with IO and VM Insight QSFP transceivers, no cables (FC 7980) • Extended Fabric
• 8 ports and 16 Gbps SFP+ • Gen 5 ICL Port On Demand - Eight (8) 4x 16 Gbps
ICL ports. Includes qty 8x 16 Gbps 2km QSFP
Mainframe Enterprise Package (FC 7421) includes: • WAN Rate Upgrade 1 (FC 7418)
transceivers, no cables (FC 7981)
F24 Enterprise Switch Bundle (FC 2447) • Extended Fabrics • WAN Rate Upgrade 2 (FC 7419)
• Gen 6 ICL Port On Demand - Sixteen (16) 4x 32
• 24 ports and 16 Gbps SFP+ • ISL Trunking Gbps ICL ports. Includes qty 16x 32 Gbps 100m • FICON Accelerator adds FICON XRC emulation &
• ISL Trunking • Fabric Vision with IO and VM Insight QSFP transceivers, no cables (FC 7982) read/write tape pipelining over FCIP (FC 7417)
• Fabric Vision • FICON CUP • Gen 6 ICL Port On Demand - Sixteen (16) 4x 32 • FICON w/CUP (FC 7409)
• Extended Fabric Gbps ICL ports. Includes qty 8x 32 Gbps 2km QSFP • Integrated Routing (FC 7407)
Integrated Routing (FC 7407) transceivers, no cables (FC 7984)
F24 Enterprise Software Package (FC 7422) • Gen 6 ICL Port on Demand - Eight (8) 4x 32 Gbps NOTE: WAN RATE 1 (FC 7418) + WAN Rate 2
ICL ports. Includes qty 8x 32 Gbps 2km QSFP
• Extended Fabrics (FC 7419) required for 40 GbE FCIP ports
transceivers, no cables (FC 7944)
• ISL Trunking
• Fabric Vision

OTHER BASE • Advanced Diagnostic Tools • Advanced Diagnostic Tools • Advanced Diagnostic Tools • Advanced Diagnostic Tools • Advanced Diagnostic Tools • Advanced Diagnostic Tools • Advanced Diagnostic Tools • Advanced Diagnostic Tools • Advanced Diagnostic Tools
FEATURES • Access Gateway • Access Gateway • Access Gateway • Fabric Performance Impact (FOS 8.0+) • Fabric Performance Impact (FOS 8.0+) • Bottleneck Detection • Access Gateway • Fabric Performance Impact • Bottleneck Detection
• Bottleneck Detection • Fabric Performance Impact (FOS 8.0+) • Fabric Performance Impact (FOS 8.0+) • Buffer Credit Recovery (ASIC) • Buffer Credit Recovery (ASIC) • Fabric Performance Impact • Fabric Performance Impact • Buffer Credit Recovery • Fabric Performance Impact (FOS 8.0+)
• Buffer Credit Recovery • Buffer Credit Recovery (ASIC) • Buffer Credit Recovery (ASIC) • ClearLink (D_Port) Diagnostics • ClearLink (D_Port) Diagnostics • Buffer Credit Recovery • Buffer Credit Recovery • ClearLink (D_Port) Diagnostics • Dynamic Fabric Provisioning
• Dynamic Fabric Provisioning • ClearLink (D_Port) Diagnostics • ClearLink (D_Port) Diagnostics • Dynamic Fabric Provisioning • Dynamic Fabric Provisioning • ClearLink (D_Port) Diagnostics • ClearLink (D_Port) Diagnostics • Dynamic Fabric Provisioning • Dynamic Path Selection
• Dynamic Path Selection • Dynamic Fabric Provisioning • Dynamic Fabric Provisioning • Dynamic Path Selection • Dynamic Path Selection • Dynamic Fabric Provisioning • Dynamic Fabric Provisioning • Dynamic Path Selection • EZ Switch Setup Wizard
• EZ Switch Setup Wizard • Dynamic Path Selection • Dynamic Path Selection • Forward Error Correction • Forward Error Correction • Dynamic Path Selection • Dynamic Path Selection • Forward Error Correction • FCIP FastWrite
• Interopmode 2&3 to m-type fabrics • EZ Switch Setup Wizard • EZ Switch Setup Wizard • In-Flight Encryption and Compression • In-Flight Encryption and Compression • Forward Error Correction • Forward Error Correction • In-Flight Compression • FCIP H/W-based Compression
• NPIV Support • Forward Error Correction • Forward Error Correction • NPIV Support • NPIV Support • NPIV Support • In-Flight Compression • In-flight Encryption (planned FOS v8.1) • FCIP IPSec
• Security • NPIV Support • NPIV Support • Redundant Core Switching & Control Processor • Redundant Core Switching & Control Processor blades • Security • In-flight Encryption (planned FOS v8.2) • NPIV Support • FCIP QoS & Storage Optimized TCP
• Traffic Isolation Zones • Security • Security blades • Security • Traffic Isolation Zones • NPIV Support • Redundant Core Switching & Control Processor blades • Mirror Port
• Traffic Isolation Zones • Traffic Isolation Zones • Security • Traffic Isolation Zones • Security • Security • NPIV Support
• Virtual Fabrics • Traffic Isolation Zones • Virtual Fabrics • Traffic Isolation Zones • Traffic Isolation Zones • Security
• In-Flight Encryption and Compression • Virtual Fabrics • Virtual Fabrics • Traffic Isolation Zones

FABRIC OS FOS 7.0.1 or later FOS 7.0.1 or later FOS 7.0.0a or later FOS 7.1.0c or later FOS 7.0.0a or later FOS 8.1.0 or later FOS v8.0.1b or later FOS v8.0.1b or later Fabric v7.3.0b or later