Specifications

Chapter 10 Storage Networking
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Cisco SN 5428-2 Series Storage Router
Cisco SN 5428-2 Series Storage Router
The multilayer Cisco SN 5428-2 allows small and
medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and enterprise workgroups to migrate servers from a
direct-attached-storage (DAS) to SAN environment, enabling highly effective
consolidation and utilization of storage assets with existing staff. The Cisco SN 5428-2
(Figure 1) provides extensive security capabilities that are critical for controlling access to
valuable storage resources and company information. Protecting businesses’ most critical
asset-information-the Cisco SN 5428-2 allows you to access storage across LANs, MANs,
and WANs using FCIP or iSCSI protocols.
When to Sell
Key Features
• Provides levels of security and access control beyond what is currently available in
traditional SANs by including layer 2 and layer 3 protection to help resist unauthorized
access to your storage resources
• Uses the TCP/IP protocol suite for storage networking which protects your existing
investment in storage and networking infrastructure
• Fully integrates existing management and configuration tools
• Based on industry standards, maximizes your investment and enables you to reduce
total cost of ownership for the increasing storage demands on your network
• Integrates provides standard IP networking capabilities with storage environments
• Designed for high-availability providing continuous access to critical data; extensive
security features to protect valuable storage resources; and, full breadth of iSCSI
drivers
Competitive Products
Selected Part Numbers and Ordering Information
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For More Information
See the Cisco SN5428 Series Storage Router Web sites:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/hw/ps4159/ps2160/index.html
Sell This Product When a Customer Needs These Features
Cisco SN 5428-2
• When a customer is moving from a DAS environment to a SAN and they do not already have a Fibre Channel
switch, the SN 5428 provides a Fibre Channel switch and iSCSI ports to deliver a one system solution.
• When a customer wants only a full function Fibre Channel switch, the SN 5428 is a very cost effective, low
latency switch that fits perfectly in a Fibre Channel only implementation.
• When a customer has block level applications and wants to maintain block level access to shared storage
over IP data networks for a substantial reduction in attachment costs.
• When a customer wants to run a business continuance application involving replication or data sources
across geographically dispersed sites. By providing FCIP functionality, the Cisco SN 5428-2 enables sharing
of SAN-based devices such as tape libraries and disk arrays.
• Nishan
• McDATA: Fibre Channel Switches
• Qlogic: Fibre Channel Switches
• FalconStor
• Brocade: Fibre Channel switches
Cisco SN 5428 Storage Router
SN5428-2 The SN 5428 provides two Gigabit Ethernet ports, supporting iSCSI, for connection to standard IP networks and
eight Fibre Channel fabric switch ports.
Cisco SN 5428 Drivers & Firmware
SN5428-2-FW3XFK9 Cisco SN 5428-2 Firmware: 3.0.x minimum with FCIP
SN-ISCSI-DRV= Cisco iSCSI drivers that support the Cisco SN 5428 2.2.x firmware: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Linux, Solaris,
HP/UX, AIX
Cisco SN 5428 SFP: Small Form Factor Pluggables
DS-SFP-FCGE-SW= SFP for Fibre Channel/GE Multi-mode fiber with LC connector
Cisco SN 5420 Series Packaged SMARTnet Maintenance 8x5xNBD
CON-SNT-PKG10 Cisco SN 5428-2 Packaged SMARTnet 8x5xNBDCategory 10