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QLogic 5600Q/5602Q
Fibre Channel Stackable Switch
Overview
Now the benefits of stackable IP switches are available for high-performance 4Gb Fibre Channel SANs. QLogic 5600Q Series Stackable
Switches deliver the performance and seamless scalability of a modular chassis switch in an easy-to-manage, pay-as-you-grow
solution.
• Entry as low as eight 4Gb device ports
• Single-switch expansion to sixteen 4Gb device ports—plus four 10Gb stacking ports (20 ports total)
• Multi-switch expansion to 96 device ports per stack
• Single (SB5600Q) and dual-power supply (SB5602Q) options
Highlights
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• Affordable Now—Big Savings Later
– Low initial cost
– Reduced expansion costs
– Longer product and topology lifespan
• Powerful, Intuitive Software
– QuickTools™ (included)
– Fabric Security (included)
– Enterprise Fabric Suite™ (optional)
– SANdoctor® (optional)
• More Ways to Grow
– Flexible port licensing on a single switch
– Stack switches for quick, easy expansion
– High-speed modular backbone
The Most Cost-Effective Way to Build a SAN
The QLogic 5600Q lets you start small, then scale with your company’s
needs using state-of-the-art 10Gb Fibre Channel “stacking” technology
typically found only in high-end director products. As proven in the
Ethernet world, stackable architectures cut costs and increase stability
by providing a dedicated, highly-expandable transport for aggregate ISL
traffic—eliminating the disruption, port waste, and management hassles
associated with the use of regular device ports as ISLs. It’s like having the
performance and hands-off convenience of an expensive chassis switch
without the overhead cost of a chassis!
Need more server or storage ports? Simply add another 5000 Series Switch to
the stack. There’s no need to move existing cables or disrupt devices—your ISL
bandwidth expands automatically with each switch!
• Easy to Install and Manage
– Installation and configuration wizards
– On-board graphical user interface (GUI)
– Manage stacks as a single device
• Fast, Reliable 4Gb/10Gb Performance
– Nonblocking, full bandwidth architecture
– Adaptive ISL Trunking
– I/O StreamGuard™ for registered state change notification
(RSCN) suppression
– Hardware-enforced zoning by worldwide name
– Hot-swappable dual power supply option
– Nondisruptive code load and activation (NDCLA)
Affordable Now—Big Savings Later
• Low initial cost—Out of the box, dual-speed QLogic 5600Q Series
products provide superior performance at a price-per-port that is
competitive with single-speed, non-stacking edge switches.
• Reduced expansion costs—With no device ports wasted on ISLs,
multiswitch QLogic 5600Q networks require up to 50 percent fewer
switches. As your SAN grows, the cables and transceivers required for
QLogic 5600Q 10Gb ISLs actually cost less per gigabit of bandwidth
than using 4Gb ISLs.
• Longer product and topology lifespan—Other vendors force
customers to take a non-linear “rip and replace” approach to SAN
growth, offering a limited solution at the low end, followed by a radically
different (and much more expensive) architecture as the installation
matures. QLogic’s modular ISL backbone helps customers pace
investments and deployment activities predictably over time, with
fewer wrong turns and reversals—even when corporate strategies and
directions change. The QLogic 5600Q ensures that every SAN purchase
remains a viable part of the infrastructure far into the future.
More Ways to Grow
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• Flexible port licensing on a single switch—QLogic 5600Q products
are available in a range of port-count configurations. As requirements
change, it’s easy to activate additional ports in four-port increments
using the embedded QuickTools interface or the command line interface.
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