IBM 2499-416

  • Part Number: 2499-416
  • Category: SAN Switches
  • Manufacturer: IBM Corporation
  • Quantity: 2
  • Unleash the full potential of private or hybrid cloud storage with outstanding scalability, performance and reliability
  • Reduce network complexity, management and costs with ultra-scale chassis connectivity
  • Simplify and centralize end-to-end storage area network (SAN) management with Fabric Vision technology
  • Protect investments in existing SAN fabrics and automation tools while reducing operational costs and minimizing business disruption
  • Maximize performance for I/O- and bandwidth-intensive applications
  • Optimize data center connectivity over distance with integrated, high-performance metro and global connectivity

IBM® System Storage® SAN768B-2 and SAN384B-2 fabric backbones are among the industry's most powerful Fibre Channel switching infrastructure offerings. They provide reliable, scalable, high-performance foundations for mission-critical storage. These fabric backbones also offer enterprise connectivity options to add support for IBM FICON® connectivity, delivering a high-performing and reliable FICON infrastructure with fast and scalable IBM System z® servers.

The IBM System Storage SAN b-type family switch-designed to support Fibre Channel connectivity for servers and storage-introduces the next generation of fabric backbones with Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology, offering long-term solutions for mission-critical applications that require secure, high-performance, low-latency storage networks. These fabric backbones enable organizations to continue leveraging their existing IT investments as they grow their businesses and solve their most difficult business challenges, while unleashing the full potential of high-density server virtualization, cloud architectures and next-generation storage.

Media & Performance

Data Transfer Rate: 16 Gbit/s

I/O Expansions

Number of Total Expansion Slots: 256
Expansion Slot Type: SFP
Expansion Slot Type: QSFP

Management & Protocols

Manageable: Yes

Physical Characteristics

Compatible Rack Unit: 8U
Form Factor: Rack-mountable
Height: 13.8"
Width: 17.2"
Depth: 24.1"
Weight (Approximate): 56.80 lb

Warranty

Limited Warranty: 1 Year

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