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EMC Connectrix B Series DS-5300B Hardware Reference Manual
Introducing the Connectrix DS-5300B
Overview of the Connectrix DS-5300B
The Connectrix DS-5300B is an 80-port 1, 2, 4, or 8 Gbps Fibre
Channel switch that delivers sixth generation ASIC technology and
architecture for Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs). The
DS-5300B is a high-performance 8 Gbps switch that is designed for
the needs of enterprise environments that require a high-port
footprint for port aggregation.
With its high auto-sensing port count and ports-on-demand
flexibility, the DS-5300B is an ideal solution as a fan-out switch from a
director core, or as the core switch in a fabric. The DS-5300B satisfies
demanding Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS),
performance and scalability requirements of an Enterprise switch
while delivering interoperability and ease-of-use advantages found
only in the Connectrix B-Series product family. The DS-5300B is the
latest enterprise offering from the Connectrix B-Series family of
entry-to-enterprise products, and offers the following features and
capabilities:
◆ Up to 80 auto-sensing ports of high-performance 8 Gbps
technology in a single domain.
◆ Ports On Demand scaling from 48 to 64 or 80 ports.
◆ Full 1:1 subscription on all 80 ports at 8Gbps.
◆ 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbps auto-sensing Fibre Channel switch and router
ports.
◆ FICON and FICON Control Unit Port ready.
◆ Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) service, which provides improved
scalability and fault isolation, along with multi-vendor
interoperability through the optional Integrated Routing license.
◆ Two hot-swappable, redundant power supply FRUs.
◆ Three hot-swappable fan FRUs in an N+1 configuration to provide
hardware-redundant cooling.
◆ Universal ports that self-configure as E, F, M or FL ports. EX_Ports
are activated on a per port basis with the optional Integrated
Routing license.
◆ An RJ45 Ethernet management port, in conjunction with
EZSwitchSetup, that supports switch IP address discovery and
configuration, eliminating the need to attach a serial cable to
configure the switch IP address and greatly increasing the ease of
use.
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