Qlogic SB9200-00A-E

QLogic SB9200-00A-E BASE Model - switch

• Physical interface (FC-PI-3)
• Channel services (FC-LS)
• Frames and signaling (FC-FS-2)
• Standard services (FC-GS / FC-GS-2 /
• FC-GS-3 / FCGS-4 / FC-GS-5), except for extended zoning
• Switched network (FC-SW-2 / FC-SW-3 / FC-SW-4)
• Arbitrated Loop, version 4.6 (FC-AL)
• Arbitrated Loop-2, version 7.0 (FC-AL-2)
• Fiber Loop Attachment (FC-FLA)
• Tape Technical Report (FC-Tape)
• Virtual Interface Architecture Conversion (FC-VI)
• Switch Network MIB Specification (RFC 2837 )
• MIB Fibre Alliance specification (version 4.0)
• Interconnection methodology (FC-MI-2)
• Device connection (FC-DA)
• Security protocols (FC-SP)

Fiber Channel Service Classes

• Class 2, Class 3 and Class F (frames between switches), connectionless protocol

Modes of operation

• Switched network, open loop, broadcast

Functions related to performance
Port Switching Network Speed

• 4 GB I / O blade (SB9004-4G) @ 1.0625, 2.125, and 4.250 Gb / s

- Auto-negotiation from 1, 2, and 4 Gb / s of port speed
- Possibility of programming the fixed port speed

• 8 GB I / O blade (SB9004-8G) @ 1.0625, 2.125, 4.250, and 8.50 Gb / s

- Auto-negotiation from 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbps of port speed
- Possibility of programming fixed port speed
• FC10G4 I / O blades @ 12.75 Gb / s

Delay in a switched network

• 4GB I / O blade (SB9004-4G): <0.3µs @ 4Gbps
• 8GB I / O blade (SB9008-8G): <0.2µs @ 8Gbps • 10GB
I / O blade SB9010-10G): <0.2 µs @ 10 Gbps

Point-to-point throughput of a switched network

• 212 MB / s in full-duplex mode through 1 Gbps ports
• 424 MB / s in full-duplex mode through 2 Gbps ports
• 850 MB / s in full-duplex mode via 4 Gb / s ports
• 1,700 MB / s in full-duplex mode through 8 Gb / s ports
• 2550 MB / s in full-duplex mode through 10 Gbps ports

Throughput of hardware

• Throughput of the rear panel

- Model SB9100 - 408 Gb / s, full duplex mode
- SB9200 model - 816 Gbps, full duplex mode
- 2X SB9200 HyperStack - 1632 Gbps, full duplex mode
- Non-blocking structure of HyperStack

• Local bandwidth

- SB9100, 4 GB blades - 1088 Gb / s
- SB9100, 8 GB blades - 2176 Gbps
- SB9200. 4 GB blades - 2176 Gb / s
- SB9200, 8 GB blades - 4352 Gb / s

Maximum frame sizes

• 2148 bytes (2112 bytes of data)
• In-order delivery assured within OX-ID

Buffering on ports

• Built-in memory on the IC (without common access)
• Guaranteed 16-cell buffer of the port with multiple reading; up to 13 km at 2 Gb / s and up to 2 km at 10 Gbit / s
• Support buffer cells, allows you to increase the range, through the graphical interface of special software

ISL trunking

• Supports up to 128 ISLs for one or more backbones, between multiple switches at an allowable port speed and through a composite I / O Blades

- 10 GB recommended maximum number of 8/4/2/1 GB ports used for servers / file storage on both 5000 and 9000 series switches.

• Switch for replacement (SOE) dynamic load balancing mode for ISL channels to improve performance

- Provision for the delivery of personnel to all switches, as well as for the configuration of multi-ISL channels
- Adaptive trunking to improve the efficiency of optimal routing between several groups of channels
- Intelligent path selection (IPS) for all 10 Gb / s and 8/4/2 / 1 Gbps ISL channels

• Automatic configuration of ISL channels, including multi-hop paths between multiple switches

- Supports multiple switches and all topologies, including stack, cascade, cascaded loop and grid
- Adaptive trunking to improve the efficiency of optimal routing between multiple groups of channels
- Up to 239 switches depending on configuration

• Non-destructive dynamic addition from ISL to an existing channel
• Increased fault tolerance

System Processor

• 800 MHz Power PC® processor

I / O Blade Processor

• 400 MHz Power PC Processor

Modular blade chassis
Ports per chassis module

• Supports 16 to 128 FC ports 8/4/2/1 Gbit / s
• Supports 4 to 32 FC ports 10 Gb / s
• Full switch support, maximum 8, all support hot swap
•> 475,000 user ports depending on the configuration

Number of ports per rack

• Up to 1280 ports per 42U rack

HyperStack chassis module

• Two basic models SB9200 chassis modules are connected by four patented HyperStack cables

- Two domains
- Up to 256-ports Fiber Channel 8/4/2/1 Gbit / s

Switched Device Network

• All topologies, including stack, cascade, cascade loop and grid
• Maximum of 239 switching (IDs zone) depending on the configuration

Types of ports

• All ports are universal, support automatic detection and automatic configuration with transition to the following states:

- F_Port: Fabric (N_Port ID Virtualization [NPIV] support is enabled automatically) up to 255 NPIVs per port
- FL_Port: Fabric loop (public loop)
- E_Port: Switch-to-switch

Administrative Port Types

• G_Port: Generic
• GL_Port: Generic loop

Port Security

• Linking a port through a list of WWNs (up to 32) allows access to the port
• ISL and port authentication via FC-SP and DH-CHAP

Port statistics

• Configuration and operational data
• Calculation and transmission of received frames
• Calculation and reporting of errors

Type of media (to be ordered separately)

• 8Gb I / O blade (SB9008-8G) - Hot Swap, industry standard 3.3V SFP + transceivers (at 8Gbps) or SFP transceiver (at 4 and 2Gbps speeds)
• 4Gb I / O blade (SB9004-4G) - Hot Swap, industry standard 3.3 volts SFPs at 4/2/1 Gbps
• 10Gb I / O blade (SB9010-10G) - Hot Swap, industry standard X2 optical transceiver or X2 copper ISL cables at a speed of 10 Gbit / s

Types of supported SFP transceivers

• Shortwave (optics)
• Long-wave (optics)
• Active / Passive copper (8/4 / 2Gb)

Types of supported X2 transceivers

• Shortwave (optics)
• Long-wave (optics)

The maximum transmission distance (@ at a speed of 10 Gbit / s)

• Optics

- Shortwave: 300 m (984 ft)
- Long-wave: 8.34 km (5.18 miles)

Types of optical cables (4Gb, 8Gb, and 10Gb)

• 50 / 62.5 micron multi fiber optic mod
• 9 micron single fiber optic

Compatibility / Certificates
• Fully compatible with all QLogic SANbox switches
• Compatible with FC-SW-2 switches, including Brocade®, Cisco® and McDATA®
• Interact with high-speed SAN network via convenient control panel
• FCIA SANmark and SNIA SMI-S certification program

- SCD-3001v2a1 (E_Port) -SCD
-3002v2 (FL_Port)
-SCD-3010v1 (RSCN)
-SCD-3020v1 (Zoning)