Abstract
The Lenovo ThinkSystem DB730S Fibre Channel Switch is a Gen 7 high-density building block that enables dense rack-mount environments to connect more devices and build larger fabrics. Its 128 line-rate 64G FC ports in a 2U design allow organizations to create high-scale fabrics in less space.
This product guide provides essential technical and pre-sales information on the ThinkSystem DB730S FC SAN Switch, its key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the DB730S and consider its use in IT solutions.
Introduction
The Lenovo ThinkSystem DB730S Fibre Channel Switch is a Gen 7 high-density building block that enables dense rack-mount environments to connect more devices and build larger fabrics. Its 128 line-rate 64G FC ports in a 2U design allow organizations to create high-scale fabrics in less space.
The DB730S utilizes 96x 64G SFP+ ports and 16x 2x64G double-density optical transceiver (SFP-DD) ports. Each of the 16 SFP-DD transceivers provides 2 ports, making 32 ports available for device or ISL connectivity. The addition of SFP-DD ports allows the DB730S to connect more servers, storage, and switches in a very dense footprint.
With a 50% latency reduction compared to the previous generation and no oversubscription, the DB730S enables the maximum performance of NVMe storage and high-transaction workloads.
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The DB730S Switch with enhanced security and autonomous SAN technology takes the guesswork out of protecting and managing a network. The DB730S enables a cyber-resilient network that protects against security threats, enables nonstop operations, and maximizes management automation.
With integrated security technology, the DB730S protects mission-critical operations by validating the integrity of Gen 7 hardware and software. In addition, it reduces the vulnerabilities from malware and hijacking attacks by hardening Fabric OS® (FOS) and strengthening hardware.
Key features
To simplify and automate management, the DB730S Switch harnesses powerful analytics and advanced automation. Leveraging these capabilities enables organizations to realize a self-learning, self-optimizing, and self-healing SAN that maximizes performance and availability.
The DB730S with Gen 7 technology transforms billions of telemetry data points in real time into automated actions that ensure the reliability and performance of critical applications, virtual infrastructure, and NVMe storage. By understanding and analyzing network telemetry data in real time, the SAN can automatically make intelligent decisions on traffic prioritization and congestion mitigation to ensure nonstop operations.
With automated congestion detection and resolution, Brocade Gen 7 instantly mitigates impacts to applications and resolves issues much faster, freeing up valuable admin time.
The DB730S provides exceptional price/performance value by including enterprise class software as standard features including Fabric Vision®, ISL Trunking, Integrated Routing, and Extended Fabrics.
The ThinkSystem DB730S FC SAN Switch offers the following features and benefits:
- Provides high scalability in an ultra-dense 2U switch with up to 128 ports to support high-density server virtualization, cloud architectures, and flash-based storage environments.
