IBM System Storage SAN768B-2 and SAN384B-20 pages

IBM Systems and Technology
Data Sheet

IBM System Storage

IBM System Storage
SAN768B-2 and
SAN384B-2
Designed to become the foundation for private or
hybrid cloud storage area networks

Highlights
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Unleash the full potential of cloud storage
with outstanding scalability, performance
and reliability

Reduce network complexity, management
and costs with ultra-scale chassis
connectivity

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Simplify and centralize end-to-end storage area network (SAN) administration

Protect investments in existing SAN fabrics and automation tools while reducing
costs and minimizing disruption

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Speed problem identification, SAN
configuration and management with
IBM® Network Advisor dashboards

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Maximize performance for I/O- and
bandwidth-intensive applications

Optimize data center connectivity with
integrated, high-performance metro and
global connectivity

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IBM System Storage® SAN768B-2 and IBM System Storage
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 and
Fabric Vision 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.