Overview - Netfinity 3534 SAN Fibre Channel Managed Hub

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The IBM Storage Area Network (SAN) Fibre Channel Managed Hub supports entry-level work group Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) connectivity for such applications as high-availability clustering, storage consolidation, and LAN-free backup. The Managed Hub is designed for implementing entry-level homogeneous multinode server clusters and storage systems, providing high-speed interconnections for FC-AL environments. Features include:  

• Industry standard Fibre Channel attachment
• High-speed performance utilizing nonblocking switch-based technology
• Simultaneous 100 MB/second full duplex data transfers across all ports
• Eight ports, including one that is configurable with either a short wave or long wave optical GBIC
• StorWatch FC Managed Hub Specialist, a Web browser interface for configuration, management, and service
• Support of industry standard MIBs enabling standard SNMP management
• IBM SystemXtra(TM) support services and financing

Warranty: 1 year IBM On-site Exchange (IOE), 9 hours per day, Monday through Friday excluding holidays, next business day response.

This product replaces:
35231RU

This product was replaced by:
*

Packaging:
One box containing...

• IBM SAN Fibre Channel Managed Hub
• Publications
• Service Kit
• Rack Mount Hardware
• PDU Jumper Cord

• Marketing part number -> 35341RU
• FRU part number ->
  

  GBIC module LW	03K9208
  GBIC module SW	03K9206
  5-meter fibre channel cable	03K9202*
  25-meter fibre channel cable	03K9204*
  Rack slides	34L2722
  Rack mount brackets	34L2767
  Switch securing ears	34L2723

  
  *NOTE: A fiber optic cable is required for attaching the IBM SAN Fibre Channel Managed Hub to the host system adapters, or other storage area Fibre Channel components. The cable can be customer-supplied, or ordered with the Managed Hub in the lengths available. The attaching fiber cable must be 50.0/125 micrometers for distances up to 500 meters, or 62.5/125 micrometers for distances up to 175 meters. The connection is a duplex SC connector type.

• Announce Date-> 3/14/2000
• Planned Availability Date-> 4/28/2000
• Withdrawal Date-> Not Applicable
• Effective Withdrawal Date-> Not Applicable

Physical, Environmental, and Compatibility Specifications as known at time of announcement:
Height: Rack Mount: 4.37 cm (1.72 in)
Width: 42.85 cm (16.87 in)
Depth: 25.48 cm (10.03 in)
Weight: 4.1 kg (9 lb)

Operating Temperature:  

• Operating: 10 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius; 50 degrees Fahrenheit to 104 degrees Fahrenheit
• Non-operating: -35 degrees Celsius to 65 degrees Celsius; -31 degrees Fahrenheit to 149 degrees Fahrenheit

Relative Humidity:
Operating: 5% to 80% noncondensing at 40 degrees Celsius

Altitude:
Up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft) o Shock: 4 g, 11 ms, half sine

Vibration:

• Operating: 5, 5-500 Hz at 1.0 octave/minute
• Non-operating: 10, 5-500 Hz at 1.0 octave/minute

Power:

• Supported power range: 100-240 V AC, 47-63 Hz

EMC Conformance:

• FCC A
• CISPR22 Class A
• EN55022 Class A
• VCCI Class A ITE
• Taiwan BCIQ

Product Safety/Country Testing/Certification:

• UL Standard 1950
• CSA (Canada)
• IEC950/EN60950 (CF-Europe)
• TUV (Germany)

Hardware Requirements for IBM systems:
Specific details on supported operating systems, servers, and storage products attachability, SAN connectivity products, and configuration options are available on the Web at: http://www.ibm.com/storage/fchub

Software Requirements:
Specific details on supported operating system releases are available on the Web at: http://www.ibm.com/storage/fchub

Compatibility:
Nonrack-mounted installation is supported. You must order one country-specific power cord.

Limitations:
In configurations with the IBM Fibre Channel Switch (2109S08/S16), all host systems must be attached to the FC Switch. Only storage systems can be attached to the FC Managed Hub.

Document Note(s):  

• The symbol * is used to denote that the information is currently unavailable for this product.
• All dates are represented in the US English format of mm/dd/yyyy (where mm=month, dd=day, yyyy=year).
• FRU stands for Field Replacement Unit. It is the part number used for ordering service/replacement parts.
• Effective Withdrawal means that on the given date IBM will have withdrawn the products from marketing. After that date, the product can not be obtained directly from IBM.