QLogic SANbox 5600

QLogic SANbox 5600

 

Specifications

No Longer Orderable

The SANbox 5600 is the industry's first Fibre Channel stackable switch. With sixteen 4 Gb/sec ports plus a four-pack of high-speed 10 Gb/sec ISL ports, and entry as low as 8 ports, the SANbox 5600 provides maximum flexibility for configuring, managing, and scaling your SANs.


Key Specifications

  • Single integrated hot-swappable power supply
  • 4 Gb/sec full duplex fabric speeds
  • 8, 12, or 16 auto-detecting 4 Gb/sec, 2 Gb/sec, and 1 Gb/sec device ports
  • 4 10 Gb/sec high-speed ports
Standard Features
Fibre channel FC-PH Rev. 4.3, FC-PH-2, FC-PH-3, FC-FG, FC-GS, FC-GS-2, FC-GS-3, FC-SW-2, FC-AL Rev. 4.6, FC-AL-2 Rev. 7, FC-FLA, FC-Tape, FC-VI, Element MIB, Fibre Alliance MIB,

Fibre Channel class of service Class 2, 3 connectionless

Modes of operating Fabric
Public loop
Performance
Fabric port speed 4 Gb/sec, Full Duplex, auto-negotiating for compatibility with existing 2 Gb and 1 Gb devices 10 Gb/sec, Full Duplex

Fabric latency Less than 0.4 µs (best case, no contention) Cut-through routing

Fabric point-to-point bandwidth 848 MB/sec Full Duplex on 4 Gb ports
2400+ MB/sec Full Duplex on 10 Gb ports

Fabric aggregate bandwidth Single chassis; Up to 144 Gb/sec (full duplex) end-to-end
Non-blocking architecture

Maximum frame sizes 2148 bytes (2112 byte payload)

Per-port buffering ASIC-embedded memory (non-shared) Each port has a guaranteed 16-credit zero wait state buffer for full performance up to 10 km @ 2 Gb and 2.5km @ 10 Gb
Fabric Management
Management processor Pentium Class Processor

Management methods SANsurfer Switch Manager management tolls (standard and private band versions) SNMP, Telnet, GS-3

Access methods In-band Ethernet 10/1000 Base T with RJ45
RS-232 serial port with DB9

Diagnostics Power-up self-test of all functionality except media modules Field-selectable full self-test including media modules

Fabric Services Simple Name Server
Fabric Zoning
  • Hardware-based
  • Access Control List (port)
  • Name Server (WWN)
  • Orphan Zoning
  • All zoning assigned on per-node basis, even across Multi-stage fabrics
Register State Change Notification (RSCN)
I/O StreamGuard
Multi-chassis in-order delivery
Automatic path selection in multi-state configurations
FDMI device support

User Interface LED indicators, command-line console, and Web-based utilities
Scalability
Ports per chassis (8 to 16) 4 Gb/2 Gb/1 Gb ports upgradeable in 4-port increments (4) 10 Gb XPAK MSA-compliant ports

Multi-switch fabrics Supports all topologies, including: stack, cascade, cascaded loop, and mesh with E-Port
Supports multiple links between switches
In-order delivery of frames in all Multi-switch and multi-link configurations

Fabric port types All ports can assume the following states:
  • F_port: Fabric
  • FL_port: Fabric loop (public loop)
  • E_port: Switch-to-switch
Ports are auto-discovering, self-configuring

Media type Hot-pluggable, industry-standard SFPs
(Small Form Pluggable) for 4 Gb ports
Hot-pluggable, industry-standard XPAK optics or copper stacking cables for 10 Gb ports

Supported SFP types Shortwave (optical)
Longwave (optical)

Media transmission ranges Optical:
Shortwave - 500 m (1,640 ft.)
Longwave - 10 km (6.2 miles)

Cable types 4 Gb Ports: 50/62.5 micron multimode fiber optic
9 micron single-mode fiber optic
Mechanical
Enclosure types Secure stacking with rubber feet (included)
Available rail mounting kit

Power Supply Power Supply with IEC connector and integrated cooling fans
Front-to-back air pattern
Environment
Operating +5° C to +40° C, 5% to 90% relative humidity, non-condensing Altitude: 0 to 10,000 feet Vibration: IEC 68-2, 5 to 500 Hz, random, 0.21 G rms, 10 minutes Shock: IEC 68-2, 4-g, 11 ms, 20 receptions

Non-operating -40° C to +70° C, 5% to 93% relative humidity, non-condensing
Altitude: 0 to 50,000 feet
Vibration: IEC 68-2, 5 to 500 Hz, random, 2.09 G rms, 10 minutes
Shock: IEC 68-2, 30-g, 292 ips, 3 repetitions, 3 axes
Power
Operating 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz

Power source loading 1.0 Amps maximum at 100-120 VAC
0.5 Amps maximum at 200-240 VAC

Heat output 100 Watts maximum (with full-optics configuration)
Dimensions and Weight
Height 43.2 mm / 1.70 inch (1U)

Width 432 mm / 17 inch (19 inch rack mountable)

Depth 508 mm / 20 inch

Weight 6.80 kg / 15 lbs
Regulations
Meets or exceeds the following requirements:

Safety Canada: CSA 22.2 No.60950
US: UL 60950
EC: EN60950, CB-Scheme-IEC 60950

Emissions Canada: ICES-03 Issue 3
US: FCC Part 15B Class A
Japan: VCCI Class A ITE
EC: EN55022 Level A, CISPR 22, Class A

Harmonics EN 61000-3-2

Immunity EN 55024:1998

Regulatory Markings FCC Part 15
UL (United States)
TUV (United States)
cUL (Canada)
cTUV (Canada)
TUV Europe (Germany)
VCCI
CE