EMC Connectrix B Series

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EMC Connectrix B-Series Technical Review


SAN Business RequirementsTechnologyy State-of-the-art technology, flexible choices, simple-to-complex solutions

Interoperabilityy Open systems and mainframey System-level qualifications: Applications, servers, operating systems,

HBAs, clustering software, Fibre Channel, storage

Availabilityy High availability, business continuity, application performance

Scalabilityy Gigabytes to tens of terabytes; hundreds to thousands of ports; tens to

thousands of servers

Managementy Centralized; integrated; single point of controly From simple device management to complex fabric management

Servicey Design, implementation, migrationy Service with zero downtime

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Connectrix B-Series Directors and Switches

SERVICE LEVEL

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DS-220B

Eight-port 4 Gb/s base model switch, scalable to 12 and 16 ports; enables affordable, scalable SANs for edge connectivity

AP-7420B

Multi-Protocol SAN Router provides Fibre Channel Routing Services and FCIP distance support; and runs EMC Invista

High-density 4 Gb 32-port switch with enterprise availability and pay-as-you-grow flexibility

256-port single-domain 4 Gb/s director for enterprise-class SANs: FCP, FICON, FCIP and Fibre Channel Routing Services

64-port high-availability 4 Gb/s switch in a 2 form factor; base model of 32 ports scalable to 48 and 64 ports

ED-48000B

DS-4100B

DS-4900B


Connectrix ED-48000B Enterprise Director

y Enterprise SAN directory Up to 256 ports in a single domain

Supports two to eight 16-, 18- and 32-port 4 Gb blades in a single chassis

Auto-sensing 1, 2, and 4 Gb ports Short-wave media always included Enhanced ISL (Inter-Switch Link)

Trunking, up to 32 Gb/s with eight links 10 and 35 km long-wave optics available Supports Fibre Channel, FICON and

FCIP as well as Fibre Channel Routing Services

y Nondisruptive firmware upgradesy Redundant power, cooling, and

control-processor componentsy Up to 24 domains per fabric

y Rich optional-feature set ISL Trunking Fabric Watch Advanced Performance Monitor Extended Fabrics FCIP for SAN extensions

y Centralized management ControlCenter SAN Manager Connectrix B Fabric Manager

ED-48000BDirector

Technology


Non-cableside

Cableside

ED-48000B Hardware Overview

Port cards(Slots 1, 2, 3, and 4)

Port cards(Slots 7, 8, 9, and 10)

RedundantAC inputs 1 and 2

Two 2N redundant

powersupplies

Three blower assemblies,N+1 redundancy

Status LEDsCP and redundant CP

(Slots 5 and 6)WWN card

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ED-48000B Hardware: Power and Cooling

Coolingy Three blowers per chassisy N+1 redundancy

Fully configured chassis can function on two blowers

Speed of remaining fans increases With one blower, unit shuts down

in less than one hour Hot-swappable

y Located on rearblows from back to front

Powery All power supplies are

capable of feeding chassisy AC/DC power-supply units

(PSUs) provide full redundancy

Hot-swappable

y ED-48000B has only two power supplies

Reduces power consumption


ED-48000B Fibre Channel-Only Port Blades

y Eight slots for up to 256 ports in a single director chassisy 1, 2, and 4 Gb/s auto-sensing Fibre

Channel ports for investment protectiony Supports any combination of 16- and 32-

port blades in a single chassisy 10 and 35 km long-wave support y Optics may be removed without

disrupting I/O on other ports on the bladey Port card may be removed without

disrupting I/O on other blades in the chassis

Pay-as-you-grow flexibility ED-48000B16-port blade ED-48000B32-port blade


ED-48000B Multi-protocol Blade

y Total of 18 ports: 16 Fibre Channel connections and two 1 Gigabit Ethernet portsy 1, 2, and 4 Gb/s auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports

for investment protectiony Optics may be removed without disrupting I/O on

other ports on the bladey Port card may be removed without disrupting I/O on

other blades in the chassisy FCIP for SAN extensionsy Fibre Channel Routing Services

ED-48000BMulti-protocol

blade

Higher performance for running storage applications at line-rate speeds over either protocol

Supports FCIP and Fibre Channel Routing Services


ED-48000B Control Processors (CPs)

y Active and standby Only one is active at any given time Either CP could be activeno preference setting for active/standby Standby CP is updated by the active CP when fabric events occur Hot-swappable standby

y Stores firmware and all configuration information; maintains fabric servicesy Heartbeat between both CPsy Stateful nondisruptive CP failover y Each CP has a unique IP address

The switch itself requires an additional IP address

y Always in physical slots 5 and 69


ED-48000B Worldwide Name (WWN) Card

y Stores data critical to switch functions WWN of chassis WWN of each logical switch IP addresses for each CP Logical switch configuration: Names, IPs, etc. Command-history logs

y LEDs for CP, port-card, and power-supply status

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Connectrix B-Series Enterprise Cabinet

y Storage-network platform ED-48000B Legacy ED-24000B (128 ports each)

y Two chassis per cabinety Optimized airflow ensures high

reliabilityy Unique cable-management system

EC-1500

256

256

Technology


Connectrix AP-7420B Multi-Protocol Router

y AP-7420B features 16 portsfully populated with short-wave small-form factor plug (SFP) 1-2 Gb/s auto-sensing SFP/LC interfaces Long-wave option: 10 km or 35 km

y Provides the platform for EMC Invistay Supports FCIP for long-distance IP connectivityy Supports Fibre Channel Routing Services (FCRS)

Enables device sharing between SANs without merging fabrics

y Includes Exchange-Base Trunking to optimize performancey Management options

ControlCenter SAN Manager Connectrix B Fabric Manager WEB TOOLS CLI, SNMP, Telnet, and API AP-7420B

Technology


AP-7420B Hardware OverviewPort Side

Management ports

Serial port

Power supply

16 12 Gb auto-sensingFibre Channel ports/Ethernet-ready ports

Internal cooling fans Power supply


Fibre Channel Routing Services (FCRS)

y FCRS maintains isolation Settings Administrative roles Fault isolation

y Capable of sharing resources Tape libraries, disk libraries, storage arrays

y Uses logical private SANs (LSANs) to build larger SAN infrastructure without merging fabricsy Supports multiple storage vendors

Connectrix B-series or Brocade-based SANs

Fibre Channel

AP-7420B orED-48000B withPB-48000B-18i

Inter-Fabric Link (IFL)

EMC

Fabric BFabric A

HP


FCRS EX_Ports

y Any AP-7420B port can be an EX_port, as can any of the 16 Fibre Channel ports on PB-48000B-18iy Every EX_Port can connect to a

different fabric Fabrics do not merge

y EX_Ports appear as E_Ports to connected switchesy Connection referred to as Inter-

Fabric Link (IFL)

Fabric B EX_PortEX_Port

Fibre Channel

Inter-Fabric Link (IFL)

Non-EMC storageBrocade-based fabric

Fabric A E_Port E_Port

EMC



Resilient FCIP Configuration*

y Provides resource sharing and disaster recovery over an IP WANy AP-7420B or ED-48000B with PB-48000-18i in dual configuration on both edge

fabricsy Each switch on both edge fabrics connects to two AP-7420Bs for redundant paths





*Configuration also supported with ED-48000B with PB-48000B-18i; iSCSI is not currently supported

Fibre ChannelIP

Fabric BFabric A IP WAN


Dual Resilient MetaSANs with IP Connectivity

y Provides resource sharing and disaster recovery over an IP WANy AP-7420B or ED-48000B with PB-48000-18i in dual configuration on both edge

fabricsy Each switch on both edge fabrics connects to two AP-7420Bs for redundant pathsy Each host connects to two mirrored fabrics, ensuring the highest level of

redundancyAP-7420B or

ED-48000B withPB-48000B-18i




Fibre ChannelIP

*iSCSI is not currently supported

Fabric B

Fabric A

Fabric D

Fabric C

IP WAN


DS-4900B

Connectrix DS-4900B Provides High Performance and Flexibility

y 64 4 Gb ports in a 2 enclosure 1, 2, and 4 Gb/s auto-sensing ports Backwards compatible ISL Trunking with 32 Gb/s trunks

(eight ports at 4 Gb/s) Up to 24 switches per fabric 10 and 35 km long-wave support Hot-swappable, redundant fans and

power supplies

y Rich optional-feature suite ISL Trunking Fabric Watch Extended Fabric Advanced Performance Monitor

y Pay-as-you-grow flexibility 32-port base with 16-port

increments, for 48 or 64 ports

y Centralized management Connectrix B Fabric Manager WEB TOOLS


DS-4900B Offers Port Density and Scalability

y 64 auto-negotiating 1, 2, and 4 Gb/s ports in a 2 enclosurey Pay-as-you-grow flexibility from 32-port base to 48 and 64 portsy Enables switch consolidation for performance and easier managementy Backwards-compatibility allows protecting existing investment

32-port base

16-portupgrade

16-portupgrade


Connectrix DS-4100B Provides Flexibility and High Performance

y 32 4 Gb auto-sensing ports Small form-factor plug (SPF)

media, 1 height, 19 rack-mountable

Up to 24 switches per fabric 10 and 35 km long-wave support Hot-swappable, redundant fans

and power supplies

y Rich optional-feature suite ISL Trunking Fabric Watch Extended Fabric Advanced Performance Monitor

y Pay-as-you-grow flexibility 16-port base with eight-port

increments, for 24 or 32 ports

y Centralized management ControlCenter SAN Manager VisualSAN Connectrix B Fabric Manager WEB TOOLS

DS-4100B

Technology


DS-4100B Scalability and Flexibility

y Ports on demandy Pay-as-you-grow port-count flexibilityy Enables fast SAN implementations for new SAN applicationsy Fast and easy scaling from 16 to 24 to 32 ports

32 ports

16-portbase

Eight-portincrements


y Flexibility and performance Scales from a stand-alone eight-port switch to a fully capable 16-port edge switch Provides eight, 12, or 16 ports on demand in a single-FRU, 1 enclosure Auto-detecting 1, 2, and 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports for investment protection Future-proofs first SANs with new 4 Gb/s technology ISL Trunks to 16 Gb/s Single, fixed power supply Field-replaceable optics Redundant cooling

y Simplified setupno previous SAN experience needed Eliminates the need for advanced skills to manage IP addressing or Zoning GUI and help files in 10 global languages

y WEB TOOLS EZ provides intuitive, graphical management of the switch

Connectrix DS-220B Switch

DS-220B


Connectrix DS-220B Switch

y Ports on demand: Pay-as-you-grow port-count flexibility enables you to quickly implement new SAN

applications Base-port model has eight active ports Scale from eight to 12 or 16 ports in four-port increments

y Optional software features: Trunking, Fabric Watch, Performance Monitor Long-wave support to 10 km

Base model:Eight active

ports

Additionalfour ports

Additionalfour ports

Continued


Connectrix B-Series Port Functionality

y 4 Gb, 2 Gb, 1 Gb, and auto-negotiationy All ports capable of becoming F_Ports, FL_Ports, or E_Ports

Fabric-node attach Fabric loop-mode attach ISL attach

Interoperability

Fibre Channel port types

Storage

N_PortF_PortF_Port E_Port

FabricServer

E_PortInter-Switch Link(ISL)

N_Port


70 m4 Gb/s

2 km4 Gb/s

150 m4 Gb/s

10 km2 Gb/s(single-mode)

10 km1 Gb/s9 micron

150 m2 Gb/s(multi-mode)

300 m1 Gb/s62.5 micron

300 m2 Gb/s(multi-mode)

500 m1 Gb/s50 micron

DistanceSpeedFilament Core

OperatingPortFiber Optic Glass

Cabling Considerations


Connectrix B-Series WEB TOOLS

y Intuitive browser-based application for switch-device managementy Accessible through:

Ethernet or serial port Netscape or Internet Explorer

y Provides zoning, fabric, and switch management

Supports aliases and temporary zones

Provides fabric-wide and detailed views

y Included with all ConnectrixB-series switches and directors Fabric View

Management


WEB TOOLS

Switch ViewDS-16B2

Fabric Topology View Switch ViewDS-32B2

Management


WEB TOOLS Zoning

y Enables devices to be arranged into logical groups (zones) y Prevents devices from accessing

unauthorized storage resourcesy Supports zoning by WWN

(Worldwide Name)y Accessed through

WEB TOOLS

Management


FICON Control Unit Port (CUP) Support

y Support for single configurations

y Requires a CUP license (optional)

y Managed through WEB TOOLS or Connectrix B Fabric Manager

FICON Management Server Mode

Management


Telnet

All switch-management functions available through a command-line interface (CLI)

Zoning, fabric, andswitch management

Firmware upgrades

Available over IP or serial port

Management


SNMP

Provides SNMP GETs and TRAPs Allows third-party management-tool

interface Management Information Base

(MIBs) support FibreAlliance Fabric Element (FE) Switch (SW)

SW-MIB

Management


Connectrix B Fabric Manager

y Provides multiple switch and fabric managementy At-a-glance viewsy Topology visualization y ISL monitoring y Firmware managementy Event monitoringy Change managementy Launch from ControlCenter

SAN Manager console

Connectrix B Fabric ManagerTopology View

Simplifies Management of Multiple Switches and Fabrics

Management



y View consolidated SAN, fabric, group, or switch informationy Expand/collapse to

view varying detaily Expand individual

items to drill downy More information at the

Administrators fingertipsy Ports/zones/switches

rolled up

Continued

Management



Fabric-snapshot compare functions

Track fabric-configuration changes

ISLs Devices Switches Switch configurations Zones Licenses

Report generated to highlight differences

Drill down to view change details

Continued

Management



y Asset-tracking table views y Provides visual details

about SAN objectsy Exportable to

spreadsheet applicationsy Single table can

include a group, a fabric, or information on an entire SAN

Continued

Management


Connectrix B-Series Optional Features*

y Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking Logically merges up to four ISLs into

one full 8 Gb/s logical link

y Fabric Watch Real-time SAN monitoring

y Advanced Performance Monitor End-to-end traffic analysis

y Extended Fabrics** Enables ISL between switches to

extend distances up to 200 km

Ultimate flexibility

Investment protection

Enhanced manageability

Scalability

* Not available for the AP-7420B router

** Not available for the DS-220B switch

Management


ISL Trunking

y Aggregates up to eight ISLs into one 32 Gb/s logical link, managed as single ISL sourcey Provides automatic load balancing for

improved performancey Automatically and transparently recovers

from individual link failuresy Improves throughput between core switches

and edge switchesy Allows dynamic bandwidth sharing

Optional Feature

Scalability


ISL Trunking

y Connectrix ED-48000B directorUp to eight 4 Gb/s ports for a single 32 Gb/s Trunky Connectrix DS-4900B director

Up to four 8 Gb/s ports for a single 32 Gb/s Trunky Connectrix DS-220B switch

Up to four4 Gb/s ports for a single 16 Gb/s Trunky Trunk ports must reside in the

same port groupy Trunk ports must run at the

same speedWEB TOOLS ISL Administration Screen

Scalability

Optional FeatureContinued


Before ISL Trunking

Combines multiple ISLs into a single logical link ISL routes are statically assigned No relief for an oversubscribed link Results in overprovisioning of ISLs to avoid bottlenecks

Management

Before ISL Trunking:

Percent busy

SwitchSwitch

90%20%

20%20%


After ISL Trunking

Creates virtual pipe (Trunk Groups) out of two to eight ISLs Evenly distributes workload across all ISLs in a Trunk

Group Helps reduce the need for multiple ISLs

Management

Percent busy

SwitchSwitch

25%25%

25%25%

After ISL Trunking:


Fabric Watch

Fabric Watch

Management

Optional Feature

y Provides real-time switch-health monitoringy Sends reports to any

SNMP-enabled management consoley Provides threshold

configuration Switch, fabric, and/or

performance settings

y Threshold alerts sent via e-mail


Fabric Watch

y Monitors: Fabric performance Changes to fabric Potential component failure Port details

y Factory defaults with user-adjustable settings

Fabric Eventsy ISL lossy Fabric changesy Segmentationy Zone changes

Environmentaly Fansy PSUsy Switchy Temperature

Ports (four types)y Statesy Errorsy Performance

GBICsy Temperaturey Currenty Rx powery Tx power

Availability

Optional FeatureContinued

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Advanced Performance Monitor

y Comprehensive networked storage-monitoring tooly Increases end-to-end

fabric visibilityy Detect potential problems

before outages occury Improves performance

tuning and optimizes resource usagey Simplifies capacity

planning to save time and money

Advanced Performance Monitor

Management

Optional Feature

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Extended Fabrics

y Increases long-distance SAN-fabric coverage by up to 200 km at full bandwidth y Uses leading-edge dark-fiber DWDM

(dense-wave division-multiplexing) fabric connectionsy Supports distances up to 200 kilometers

using DWDM, SONET/SDH, and IP Solutions from multiple vendors, including:

ADVA Alcatel Ciena Cisco Nortel

Management

Optional Feature for Directors


Extended Fabrics

y Enables ISLs between two switches to reach distances of more than 200 km y Extends scalability, reliability,

and performance of Fibre Channel SAN beyond traditional distance limitationsy Enables disaster-recovery

solutionsy Increases number of buffer-to-

buffer credits for E_Ports

Optional Feature for DirectorsContinued

Scalability

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FICON Management Server

y Provides Control Unit Port (CUP) functionalityy CUP allows in-band management

from S390 consoley Available on the ED-48000B and

DS-4100B

Management

Optional Feature

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Connectrix B-SeriesSummary

FCP, FCIP, and FICON connectivity for multiple options in a SAN environmentMulti-protocol support

Efficient management from any consoleCentralized management

Pay for just what you needthe ultimate flexibilityOptional features

Allows for replacement of parts without interrupting data flowModular components

Provides maximum uptimeHot-swappable components on most models

Management from inside or outside the data centerEthernet and serial ports

Transparent addition to the SAN environmentAuto-sensing ports

Scalability; condensed footprintRack-mount design

BenefitFeature

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Why EMC for SAN?

y Storage-networking experiencey Extensive choice

Directors and switches

y Guaranteed interoperabilityy Centralized managementy Industry-leading Customer Service

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