The IBM Brocade SAN48B-5 is an excellent Fibre Channel switch due to its superior performance, impressive scalability, and outstanding reliability, making it a superb choice for demanding enterprise SAN environments. Its superior performance is evident in its ability to support up to 48 ports running at 16Gb Fibre Channel, delivering an aggregate bandwidth of 768 Gbps (full duplex) and extremely low port-to-port latency. This ensures rapid data transfer between servers and storage, which is critical for accelerating application response times and maximizing the efficiency of all-flash or high-performance hybrid storage systems. Its impressive scalability is provided by its 'Ports on Demand' feature, allowing organizations to start with 24 active ports and flexibly expand to 36 or 48 ports as their storage needs grow, providing investment protection and adaptability for evolving data center requirements. Furthermore, its outstanding reliability is underscored by its redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans, ensuring continuous operation and minimizing downtime in mission-critical storage infrastructures. These collective capabilities make it an ideal device for creating a highly efficient, responsive, and resilient storage area network. The IBM Brocade SAN48B-5 is perfect for:
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| Manufacturer | IBM |
| Product Line | SAN64B Series |
| Model | SAN48B-5 |
| Ports | 48x 16Gb SFP+ |
| Management | Fully Managed |
| Stackable | No |
| Internal Ports | Not Applicable |
| Form Factor | 1U Rack Mountable |
| Layer | 2 |
| POE Standard | No |
| POE Power | N/A |
| Switching Capacity | 1.44 Tbps |
| LICENSE | FABRIC WATCH LICENSE SECOND PORTS ON DEMAND LICENSE - ADDITIONAL 12 PORT UPGRADE LICENSE EXTENDED FABRIC LICENSE FULL PORTS ON DEMAND LICENSE - ADDITIONAL 24 PORT UPGRADE LICENSE |
| Mounting | NO |
| PSU | 2x 150W (PN: 23-0000092-02) |
| Cooling | Front-to-Rear, Redundant Fans |
| Condition | A used item that has been kept in perfect conditions in a large data center. Looks like new, with no signs of use. Comes from a legitimate source. |
| Warranty | 1 Year |
| Shipping | 40€ in European Union 200€ outside European Union |
| Feature / Characteristic | Specification |
|---|---|
| Fibre Channel Ports | 48 |
| Fibre Channel Port Speed | Auto-sensing 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps |
| Aggregate Bandwidth | 768 Gbit/sec (48 ports x 16 Gbps full duplex) |
| Fabric Latency | 700 ns (local switch, cut-through forwarding) |
| Maximum Frame Size | 2112-byte payload |
| Classes of Service | Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
| Port Types | D_Port, E_Port, F_Port, M_Port, N_Port; U_Port (self-discovery) |
| Management Ports | 1 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45), 1 x Serial (RJ-45), 1 x USB |
| USB Ports | 1 (for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades) |
| Power Supplies | Dual Redundant (hot-swappable, field-replaceable) |
| Fans | Integrated into PSU |
| Software | Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) |