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D A T A S H E E T
QLogic 5800V/5802V Fibre Channel Stackable Switch
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 50902-00F 3
• On-board GUI—Nosoftwaretoload.Justpointawebbrowser
atanyswitchandmanagetheentirefabricfromthatlocation.No
matterwhatyourlevelofexpertise,theweb-basedQuickTools
interface has all you need for basic fabric management.  For
advancedadministrationoflargerSANs,theoptionalEnterprise
Fabric Suite application provides an unprecedented level of
intuitivecontrol.
• Stack management—With Enterprise Fabric Suite, users can
manage stacks of 5000 Series products as a single device,
loading firmware, applying security configuration changes, or
handling user and SNMP administration for up to six switches
simultaneously.
Fast,ReliablePerformance
• Full bandwidth architecture—The QLogic 5800V provides
uncontested“wire speed” bandwidth at every port—a total of
544Gbpsperswitch!Plus,thededicated10Gb/20GbISLtransport
makesiteasytocreatenonblocking
multiswitch configurations.
ISLcapacityexpandsautomaticallyasdeviceportcountgrows,
ensuringaconsistentuserexperience.
• Adaptive Trunking—There are no extra costs or complicated
license schemes.  QLogicAdaptiveTrunking optimizes ISL use
and performance by pooling the capacity of multiple 20Gb,
10Gb, or 8Gb links into a single high-speed pipeline.  Trunks
are employed automatically, eliminating the need for manual
configuration.  Unlike other trunking implementations, trunked
portsneednotbesequential,andcanbespreadacrossmultiple
switches.Switch-on-exchangedesignsupportsintelligentpath
selection,fabricshortestpathfirst,andvirtualtrunking.
Avarietyofreliabilityfeatures enabletheQLogic5800Vtodeliver
overallsystemavailabilitygreaterthan99.999percent.
• I/O StreamGuard™ registered state change notification
(RSCN)—Guaranteedbandwidthfortime-sensitiveapplications
suchasvideostreaming
• Hardware-enforced zoning by WWN
• Hot-swappable dual power supply options
• Nondisruptive code load and activation (NDCLA)
Powerful,IntuitiveSoftware
QLogicFibreChannelswitchesusethesamecodebase,whichmeans
that QLogic switches are backward and forward compatible—you
willneedtolearnonlyonesetofmanagementtools.
• QuickTools—EmbeddedJava
®
Webappletfordevicediscovery,
devicemanagement,zoning,andfabricmanagement.QuickTools
includes a configuration wizard and QLogic drag-and-drop
zoning,theindustry’smostintuitivezoningmethod.
• Fabric Security (now included)—Provides the right mix of
advanced protection features for user, connection, and device
security.  This includes support for remote authentication
dial-inuser service (RADIUS) authentication,andSSH and SSL
encryption.  Device connection security uses Fibre Channel
SecurityProtocol(FC-SP),DH-CHAP,andFC-GS-4CT.
• Enterprise Fabric Suite (optional)—Reduce software costs
whilemanagingtheSAN
your waywithunprecedentedlevelsof
control.  Enterprise Fabric Suite bundles high-value enterprise
featuressuchasFabricTracker,PerformanceView,PortThreshold
Alarms,StackManagement,andmPort™movableportactivation
intoasinglesite-licensedpackage.You’llspendlesstimeand
moneylicensing individual featuresor worrying about“balloon
payment”per-switchfeesasyourSANgrows.
• SANdoctor(optional)—Anextensivesetofdiagnostictoolsfor
trouble-shooting problems in your fabric.  SANdoctor includes
mediadigitaldiagnostics,fabrictraceroute,andfabricping.
Interoperability
• Fully compatible with other QLogic switches—Mix and
matchinstackswithall5000Seriesproducts(2Gb,4Gb,or8Gb).
TheQLogic 5800V is also compatible with FC-SW-2-compliant
switchesmadebyothervendors.
• Interoperable with all major storage, server, application,
and infrastructure vendors—SNMP support, an API, and an
SMI-Sagentforintegrationintopopularthird-partymanagement
applications
VirtualizationSupport
N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)—Supportcomesstandardacross
the entire QLogic switch portfolio, allowing full integration and
interoperabilitywithapplications,suchasVMware
®
,andhardware,
includingleadingtransparentbladesolutionsfromIBM
®
,HP
®
,and
others.  Only QLogic delivers end-to-end NPIV support on Fibre
ChannelAdaptersandswitches.
InvestmentProtection
QLogic5800Vprovideslowtotalcostofownership(TCO),extended
product life, and a phased “pay-as-you-grow” approach that
will enhance any company’s long-term financial strategy.  Make
business-critical applications and personnel more productive
with a next-generation QLogic SAN—the best choice for today’s
infrastructureandtomorrow’s.