IBM System Storage SAN06B-R Multiprotocol Router

The IBM SAN06B-R (2498-R06) makes use of existing Internet, IP-based Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN) infrastructures for metro and global SAN extension for business continuity solutions. The SAN06B-R has been architected for high performance with up to 8 Gbps FC ports and hardware-assisted traffic processing for up to 1 Gbps line-rate performance across Ethernet Internet Protocol (IP) ports (GbE).

IBM SAN06B-R, 2498-R06 Features:

1U 19" packaging designed for rack-mount or table-top
Supports either 8, 4, 2 or 4, 2 and 1 Gbps FC link speeds
Speed auto-sensing capabilities provide backward compatibility with 4, 2 and 1 Gbps fibre channel links
Shortwave and longwave SFPs can be intermixed in the same router
Full Fabric operation and Universal Port Operation available on all ports
Optional Inter Switch Link (ISL) Trunking supported on all active ports
Hardware-based compression
Extensive buffering
Hierarchical routing services
SAN isolation from Internet, Wide Area Network (WAN) or Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) failures
Scalable remote-site fan-in
Hardware-based encryption

For pricing on new or used IBM System Storage routers, please contact Vibrant sales at sales@vibrant.com or call 888-443-8606 or 952-653-1700.