4 Gb/s, 8-Port Fibre Channel Switch

The NXFS1608 4 Gb/s, eight-port Fibre Channel switch is a flexible solution for expanding NEXIO? storage area network (SAN) systems. The powerful, easy-to-use management features of the NXFS1608 — engineering qualit......The NXFS1608 4 Gb/s, eight-port Fibre Channel switch is a flexible solution for expanding NEXIO? storage area network (SAN) systems. The powerful, easy-to-use management features of the NXFS1608 — engineering quality and commitment to SNMP-standard interoperability — make it a value-packed component of the NEXIO shared SAN. The switch features eight 1/2/4G Fibre Channel ports, and can be upgraded to 12-, 16- or 20-port configuration via a firmware upgrade in the field. It is ideal for facilities with high-bandwidth, high-redundancy requirements and growing channel counts. The NXFS1608 supports NEXIO SANs running at 2 and 4 Gb/s per port. This flexibility allows all generations of the NEXIO server to use the same switches. Fault tolerance is extended by employing two 4 Gb/s optical links to form a redundant pathway between the switches — a configuration that uses two of the eight ports on each switch.