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SANbox
®
5800V/5802V
Fibre Channel Stackable Switch
What’s New?
8Gb / “8Gb-ready” performance at affordable •
prices – Backwards compatible with 4Gb and 2Gb
devices and optics!
“Always on” 10Gb stacking ports • – no extra cost
to activate your storage networking backbone!
20Gb ISL bandwidth on demand • – Prepare for
the future without paying more today!
Preferred Service included • – 24 x 7 call support
plus next-business-day hardware exchange
Fabric Security now included! •
NPIV support for virtualized environments •
Higher port density •
Same Great SANbox 5000 Series Value
Cost-saving modular backbone architecture •
Stability –
Scalability, adaptability –
Extended solution lifespan –
4-port expansion increments •
Easy to install and manage •
QuickTools™ On-board GUI and CLI included –
Adaptive Trunking included –
Powerful advanced software options •
Enterprise Fabric Suite™ 2007 –
SANdoctor™ –
Still the most cost-effective, best-performing •
SAN switch available!
Next-Generation SANs for Today’s Infrastructure
The newest addition to QLogic’s award-winning SANbox
®
5000 Series
unleashes powerful data access possibilities for small to large enterprise
customers. SANbox 5800V stackable switches offer SAN planners the best
choice to cost-effectively handle current needs while preparing for known
and unknown competitive business requirements tomorrow.
Affordable entry as low as eight 8Gb device ports – plus four “always on” •
10Gb stacking ports included (12 ports total )
20Gb Inter-switch Link (ISL) bandwidth on demand – as needs change, •
upgrade your stacking ports to the World’s Fastest Fibre Channel!
Full backwards-compatibility with existing 4Gb and 2Gb infrastructure •
Expandable to twenty 8Gb device ports per switch • (24 ports total) – or
120 device ports per multi-switch stack.
Choice of cost-optimized single power supply (SB5800V) or high •
availability dual power supply (SB5802V) models
Migrate to 8Gb at Your Own Pace
Thanks to widespread corporate plans for server virtualization/consolidation,
along with the rapid adoption of multi-core processors, many SAN users are
already feeling the need for 8Gb network speeds. At a minimum, savvy
IT managers know they must take the 8Gb transition into account when
making their next equipment purchases.
However, these same customers—and others who are not yet ready for
8Gb – also demand a solution that can be installed alongside existing
infrastructure without requiring large “up front” payments for capabilities
that may be needed later.
QLogic’s field-proven modular backbone architecture, a key component of
the QLogic SAN lifecycle management framework, offers a powerful answer
to this dual request, allowing customers to build SANs that will last far into
the future while simultaneously providing the lowest cost of entry. SANbox
5800V reduces both capital expense (CAPEX) and operating expense (OPEX)
through all phases of technology roll-out.