The IBM System Storage b-type Gen 5 16 Gbps and 8 Gbps directors and switches are being expanded with the following advanced functions:

• Fabric Vision technology, an advanced storage area networking hardware and software solution that helps maximize uptime, dramatically simplify SAN deployment and management, and provide increased levels of visibility and insight into the storage network.

• Fabric Vision capabilities (ClearLink diagnostics, Bottleneck detection, Forward Error Correction, and Credit Loss Recovery) are included in the base Fabric OS (FOS) 7.2, and later. The Fabric Vision feature is a collection of breakthrough features and tools (Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS), Flow Vision, and Dashboard) bundled into an optional licensed feature.

• New Enterprise Bundles include Fabric Vision license

• 16 Gbps 25 Km Extended long-distance transceiver for providing longwave Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP+) feature, capable of a distance of 25 km over multimode fiber with optical monitoring capabilities.

   

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