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storage an+ networking tra**ic o7er C44
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,Co4/,C Awareness Preser7es SAN Manage)ent Practices
 
Protocol an+ 6er)inolog( 
,Co4 an+ t!er Protocols? SI La(ers
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  LC connector - SL- LL an+ 4LL
Supports all *eatures o* Broca+e ,C Switc!
  Nati7e ,Co4 ,orwar+ing
  K,- ,CI' 1ase+ oning 8ACLs
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IBM Con7erge+ Switc! B#2 8#$:%B#2 C44 ,eatures
2& ports "0 14 C44
C44 Me+ia 6(pe? Hot plugga1le-"014 S,PJ S!ort 5eac! 8S5 an+ Long
5eac! 8L5 optical transcei7ers or S,PJ Cu 6wina> acti7e an+ passi7e ca1les
Con7erge+ 4n!ance+ 4t!ernet 8C44 Switc!ing
  4na1les connecti7it( to ser7ers an+ corporate network
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  %02;"<a 4n!ance+ trans)ission selection
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O ,C switc! is t!e ,CoC44/,C
*orwar+ing entit( O Has )ultiple ,C ports t!at connect to
t!e SAN O Has )ultiple "0 14 ports t!at
connect to t!e )essaging network O ,Co4 entit( t!at !an+les ,CoC44/,C
encap/+ecap *unction O 4n!ance+ 4t!ernet switc! !an+les
LAN an+ SAN tra**ic? O ,orwar+s ,Co4 tra**ic to ,Co4 entit( O ,orwar+s 4net tra**ic to 4net ports
IBM Con7erge+ Switc! B#2
4n!ance+ 4t!ernet Switc!
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  % > %1ps ,C ports
  S,PJ an+ 6wina>
Hig!est ,C 1an+wi+t!- 2= closest co)peting pro+uct
5ea+( to !an+le applications wit! +e)an+ing I/ nee+s
6rue ,C switc! connects +irectl( to ,C storage
Integrates into e>isting ,C *a1rics
4li)inates nee+ *or )ultiple switc!es
Lowest power consu)ption 8#:0 less t!an !al* o* t!e lea+ing co)petitor 
Contri1utes to greener +ata centers
Lower operating costs
Har+ware1ase+ link aggregation? &01ps *ra)e1ase+ trunking
,uture rea+( wit! &01ps
Port )irroring an+ *low )irroring 5o1ust !ig! a7aila1ilit(
 
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IBM S(ste) = Broca+e Con7erge+ Network A+apter 8&2C"%20
Broca+e "020 CNA
PCIe 2;0 en 2 >% Host Bus Inter*ace
  ,our in+epen+ent PCI *unctions
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Multi*unction Capa1ilit(
acceleration- 5SS- u)1o *ra)es- KLANs- Priorit(-
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O Lower Cap4>? ,ewer CNAs- ca1les- an+ switc! ports O Lower p4>? 5e+uce+ power usage an+ cooling costs
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Fewer adapters
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5e+uce+ ca1ling
Bene*its o* ,CoC44/C44
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S2itc3es ! 0 0 !
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2# IBM B#2 Switc!?
 A 6opo*5ack ,Co4 Switc!
 April 2009
In+ustr(Qs *irst en+toen+ ,CoC44 F C44 solution co)prising?
  IBM Con7erge+ Switc! B#2 ,Co4 switc!
  Broca+e "01 Con7erge+ Network A+apters *or IBM S(ste) >
  IBM 'C,M )anage)ent *ra)ework
IBM ,Co4/C44 lea+ers!ip
  ,irst single ASIC "01ps CNAs
  Hig!est ,C 1an+wi+t! in an ,CoC44 switc! 82> co)petition
  6rul( integrate+ )anage)ent application co7ering ,C- ,Co4 an+ C44
resources
  Best ser7er I/ consoli+ation en+toen+ solution
Colla1orating wit! in+ustr( partners to ena1le prag)atic e7olution o* +ata
centers using ,Co4 F C44
Su))ar(
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In 2009- test an+ tr( out ,CoC44?
  et co)*orta1le wit! ,CoC44 an+ see w!at it can +o
In 20"0- start +eplo(ing )ore sta1le ,CoC44?
  e anticipate 1etter sta1ilit( an+ )aturit( to start taking !ol+ so)eti)e in 20"0 or later 
,or price/per*or)ance 7alue- custo)ers s!oul+?
  Consi+er +eplo(ing ,CoC44 in green*iel+ en7iron)ents
  6!e new ser7er network s!oul+ consist o* open s(ste)s
  'epen+ing on 7arious co)ponents an+ tren+s- we e>pects t!is to co)e t!roug! in 20"0
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