IBM System Networking SAN24B-5 1U Black purchased inexpensively from Mercateo

Gain flexibility, simplicity and enterprise-class functionality in a 24-port, 1U form factor, entry-level switch - Scale up to 24 ports using ports-on-demand capabilities - Simplify management with Fabric Vision technology, which helps reduce operational costs and optimize application performance - Maximize resiliency with nondisruptive software upgrades and redundant power supply - Help boost performance with dynamic fabric provisioning, critical monitoring and advanced diagnostics, including ClearLink diagnostic technology (D_Ports) - Leverage dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or an N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV) gateway - Gain capabilities for advanced monitoring, diagnostics, reliability, availability, serviceability and redundancy - Help ensure early problem detection and recovery with critical diagnostics and monitoring - Achieve a comprehensive end-to-end view of the entire fabric with non-intrusive and nondisruptive monitoring on every port The IBM® System Networking SAN24B-5 switch is designed to provide outstanding price to performance value, combining flexibility, simplicity, Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology and enterprise-class functionality in an entry-level switch. SAN24B-5 is configurable in 12 or 24 ports and supports 2, 4, 8 or 16 Gbps speeds in an efficiently designed 1U form factor. The base unit includes one (249824G/2498-X24) or two (2498-F24) integrated power supplies and fans. A second power supply provides additional redundancy for increased resiliency. SAN24B-5 provides a critical building block for today’s highly virtualized, private cloud storage environments. It can simplify server virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure management while meeting the high-throughput demands of solid-state disks. It can also help minimize downtime in mission-critical environments by delivering high reliability, availability and serviceability.