SANbox® 5200 Stackable Switch

The benefits of stackable IP switches are now available for SANs. The SANbox® 5200 stackable switch delivers seamless scalability and performance of a chassis switch, in an easy-to-manage, pay-as-you-grow solution. With sixteen 2Gb ports plus a four-pack of high-speed 10Gb ISL ports, and entry as low as 8 ports with 4-port software-keyed increments, and built-in graphical user interface (GUI) wizards, each 5200 stackable switch provides maximum flexibility for configuring, managing and scaling SANs.

Key Features

• 8, 12 or 16 auto-detecting 2Gb/1Gb device ports with 4-port incremental upgrade with software license available
• (4) 10Gb ports for high-speed stacking links.
• Stacking of up to 4 units for 64 available user ports
• Non-Disruptive Code Load and Activation (NDCLA)
• Configuration wizard software tool to simplify switch installation and fabric scaling.
• Interoperable with all FC SW-2 compliant Fibre Channel switches
• Full-fabric, public-loop or switch-to-switch connectivity on 2Gb or 1Gb front ports
• Full-fabric or switch-to-switch connectivity on 10Gb ports
• Non-blocking full-bandwidth architecture
• I/O StreamGuard for RSCN suppression
• "No-Wait" routing - guaranteed maximum performance independent of data traffic
• Industry's lowest latency for maximum performance
• SFP (small form pluggable) connectivity - 16 front ports in a 1U full-width rack form-factor.
• SANbox ManagerTM Open Management System - designed for seamless operation with higher-level third-party management applications
• In-band, out-of-band, Telnet and SNMP management access
• ASIC-embedded memory - faster, more scalable and more reliable than shared memory architecture.