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ThinkSystem DB610S

ENT Bundle 24 Ports Licensed

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ENT Bundle, 24 ports licensed, 24x 16Gb SWL SFPs, 1 PS, Rail Kit, Lifetime Warranty Support

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DB610S FC SAN Switch provides exceptional price/performance value by delivering market-leading 32 Gb Gen 6 Fibre Channel technology and combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality to meet the demands of growing flash-based storage environments.

Designed to enable maximum flexibility and reliability, the ThinkSystem DB610S is a compact, 1U rack-mount FC switch that offers low-cost access to industry-leading Storage Area Network (SAN) technology while providing “pay-as-you-grow” scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage environment.

The DB610S FC SAN Switch offers 24x SFP+ ports that support 4/8/16/32 Gbps speeds. The DB610S FC SAN switch provides easy integration into the existing SAN environments while realizing the benefits of Gen 6 Fibre Channel connectivity, and the switch offers a rich set of standard features with the options to expand its capabilities as needed.

The DB610S FC SAN Switch features the EZSwitch Setup wizard and can be configured in Access Gateway Mode to simplify deployment. The switch provides full non-blocking performance with Ports On Demand scalability to support SAN expansion and enable long-term investment protection.

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ThinkSystem DB610S

ENT Bundle 24 Ports Licensed

DATA SHEET

ENT Bundle, 24 ports licensed, 24x 16Gb SWL SFPs, 1 PS, Rail Kit, Lifetime Warranty Support

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DB610S FC SAN Switch provides exceptional price/performance value by delivering market-leading 32 Gb Gen 6 Fibre Channel technology and combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality to meet the demands of growing flash-based storage environments.

Designed to enable maximum flexibility and reliability, the ThinkSystem DB610S is a compact, 1U rack-mount FC switch that offers low-cost access to industry-leading Storage Area Network (SAN) technology while providing “pay-as-you-grow” scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage environment.

The DB610S FC SAN Switch offers 24x SFP+ ports that support 4/8/16/32 Gbps speeds. The DB610S FC SAN switch provides easy integration into the existing SAN environments while realizing the benefits of Gen 6 Fibre Channel connectivity, and the switch offers a rich set of standard features with the options to expand its capabilities as needed.

The DB610S FC SAN Switch features the EZSwitch Setup wizard and can be configured in Access Gateway Mode to simplify deployment. The switch provides full non-blocking performance with Ports On Demand scalability to support SAN expansion and enable long-term investment protection.

Introduction to the ThinkSystem DB610S 32Gb FC SAN Switch

Did you know?

Lenovo offers models of the DB610S with lifetime warranties which allows customers to get hardware support and access to FOS support until the end of life of the DB610S switch.

The DB610S FC SAN Switch leverages storage connectivity technologies from Brocade, a leader in Fibre Channel networking.

The DB610S FC SAN Switch offers dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or as an N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)-enabled Access Gateway that simplifies server connectivity.

Fabric Vision technology, an extension of Gen 6 Fibre Channel, provides unprecedented insight and visibility across the SAN with powerful built-in monitoring, management, and diagnostic tools.

Key features

The ThinkSystem DB610S FC SAN Switch offers the following features and benefits:

  • Provides an affordable enterprise-class 32 Gb FC solution with 24 SFP+ ports to support flash-based storage environments.
  • Increases performance for demanding workloads with support for 32 Gbps FC links.
  • Simplifies configuration and management with easy-to-use EZSwitchSetup. For more information, see the EZSwitchSetup User Guide, available from https://docs.broadcom.com/doc/FOS-90x-EZSwitch-UG.
  • Enables “pay-as-you-grow” scalability from single-switch fabric to full-fabric enterprise capabilities with Ports On Demand scalability.
  • Optimizes fabric behavior and ensure sufficient bandwidth for mission-critical applications with advanced traffic management capabilities and adaptive networking.
  • Provides proactive, non-intrusive, real-time monitoring and alerting of VM health and performance with VM Insight through integrated network sensors.
  • Leverages predefined MAPS policies to automatically identify and isolate devices that cause network performance issues.
  • Offers dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or as an NPIV-enabled Access Gateway (requires 24 SFP+ ports be licensed) that enhances fabric scalability and simplifies management.
  • Protects existing device investments with auto-sensing 4, 8, 16, and 32 Gbit/sec capabilities and native operation with Brocade fabrics.
  • Runs Fabric OS, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and enables a wide range of value-added features.
  • Leverages Fabric Vision technology’s powerful monitoring, management, and diagnostic tools to simplify administration, increase uptime, and reduce costs.
  • Supplies a rich set of standard features at no extra cost, including fabric services, advanced zoning, adaptive networking, full fabric and access gateway operations, and diagnostic tools.
  • Expands fabric capabilities with optional licensed functions, including trunking, advanced monitoring and alerting, and long-distance fabrics.
  • Allow organizations to seamlessly integrate Gen 6 Fibre Channel networks with the next generation of flash storage – NVMe over Fibre Channel – by being NVMe-ready, without a disruptive rip and replace, to achieve faster application response times and harness the performance of solid state drives for better scalability across virtual data centers with flash storage.
  • Accelerates troubleshooting with built-in advanced diagnostics tools featuring ClearLink Diagnostics with D_Ports and select adapters from QLogic and Emulex, which helps ensure optical and signal integrity for 16 Gb and 32 Gb Fibre Channel optics and cables.

For details on the latest features supported with the DB610S FC SAN Switch see the Administration Guide for the latest available Fabric OS version 8.2 or 9.0 and above:
https://www.broadcom.com/products/fibre-channel-networking/software/fabric-operating-system.

Components and connectors

The following figure shows the port-side view of the DB610S FC SAN Switch.

DB610S FC SAN Switch port-side view
Figure 2. DB610S FC SAN Switch port-side view

The following figure shows the non-port side view of the DB610S FC SAN Switch.

DB610S FC SAN Switch non-port-side view
Figure 3. DB610S FC SAN Switch non-port-side view

System specifications

The following table lists the ThinkSystem DB610S system specifications.

Table 1. System specifications
Component Specification
Machine type 6559 (1-year warranty)
7D8P (Lifetime warranty)
Form factor Standalone or 1U rack mount
Ports 24x SFP+ physical ports. The number of ports that are activated is model dependent and can be upgraded with additional licenses – see the Port activation licenses section.
Media types
  • 32 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers: short wavelength (SWL), long wavelength (LWL)
  • 16 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers: SWL, LWL, extended long wavelength (ELWL)
Port speeds
  • 32 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers: 32/16/8 Gbps auto-sensing
  • 16 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers: 16/8/4 Gbps auto-sensing
FC port types
  • Full Fabric mode: F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port), E_Port, D_Port (Diagnostic Port)
  • Access Gateway mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port
Data traffic types Unicast (Class 2 and Class 3), multicast (Class 3 only), broadcast (Class 3 only)
Classes of service Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)
Standard features Full Fabric mode, Access Gateway, Advanced Zoning, Fabric Services, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Diagnostic Tools
Optional features Enterprise Bundle (ISL Trunking, Fabric Vision, Extended Fabric)
Performance Non-blocking architecture with wire-speed forwarding of traffic:

  • 4GFC: 4.25 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex
  • 8GFC: 8.5 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex
  • 16GFC: 14.025 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex
  • 32GFC: 28.05 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex
  • Aggregated throughput: 768 Gbps
  • Up to 0.9 µs local switching latency
Scalability
  • Maximum number of switches in the fabric: 239
  • Maximum frame size: 2,112-byte payload
  • Maximum number of frame buffers per switch: 2,000
  • Maximum number of ports per ISL trunk: 8x SFP+ (ISL Trunking license is included in the Enterprise Bundle)
Cooling Four fixed fans with N+1 cooling redundancy. Non-port to port side airflow
Power supply One fixed 150 W AC (100 – 240 V) power supply (IEC 320-C14 connector)
Hot-swap parts SFP+ transceivers
Management ports One 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port (UTP, RJ-45); one RS-232 port (RJ-45); one USB port (for additional firmware/log/configuration files storage)
Management interfaces EZSwitch Setup; Web-based GUI (Web Tools); Command Line Interface (CLI); SMI-S; SNMP; REST API. Optional Brocade SANnav Management Portal and SANnav Global View
Security features Secure Socket Layer (SSL); Secure Shell (SSH); Secure Copy (SCP); Secure FTP (SFTP); user level security, Role-based Access Control (RBAC); LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+ authentication; access control lists (ACLs)
Hardware warranty
  • Machine type 6559: One-year limited warranty, customer-replaceable unit with 9×5 next business day parts delivered
  • Machine type 7D8P: Lifetime non-transferrable warranty, customer-replaceable unit with 9×5 next business day parts delivered
Service and support Optional service upgrades are available through Lenovo Services: 9×5 next business day onsite response, 24×7 2-hour or 4-hour onsite response, 24×7 6-hour or 24-hour committed service repair, up to 5 years of warranty coverage, 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions, and Basic Hardware Installation Services
Firmware entitlement
  • Machine type 6559: One-year (Models HC4, HC5, and HC7) firmware entitlement and support license is included. Firmware entitlement extension licenses for Models HC4, HC5, and HC7 are included in the warranty service upgrades for Models HC4, HC5, and HC7.
  • Machine type 7D8P: Lifetime firmware entitlement and support license are standard.
Dimensions Height: 43 mm (1.7 in.); width: 429 mm (16.9 in.); depth: 307 mm (12.1 in.)
Weight Empty: 4.2 kg (9.3 lb); Fully configured: 5.8 kg (12.7 lb)

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