 ® IBM Storage Networking SAN50C-R Product Guide IBM Redbooks Product Guide Web Doc Content This IBM® Redbooks® Product Guide describes the IBM Storage Networking SAN50C-R. IBM Storage  Networking SAN50C-R is an optimized platform for deploying high performance SAN extension solutions,  distributed intelligent fabric services, and cost-effective multiprotocol connectivity for both open systems  and mainframe environments.  With a compact form factor and advanced capabilities that are normally available only on director-class  switches, the IBM Storage Networking SAN50C-R is an ideal solution for departmental and remote  branch-office SANs, and as in large-scale SANs with the IBM Storage Networking SAN192C-6 and  SAN384C-6. IBM Storage Networking SAN50C-R switch offers up to 40 16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, two 1/10-Gigabit  Ethernet IP storage services ports, and eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)  ports in a fixed two-rack-unit (2RU) form factor. The IBM Storage Networking SAN50C-R switch connects  to existing native Fibre Channel networks, protecting current investments in storage networks. The IBM SAN Extension over IP application package license is enabled as standard on the two fixed,  1/10-Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services ports, enabling features such as Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP)  and compression on the switch without the need for additional licenses. Also, by using the eight  10-Gigabit Ethernet FCoE ports, the IBM Storage Networking SAN50C-R platform attaches to directly  connected FCoE and Fibre Channel storage devices, and supports multitiered unified network fabric  connectivity directly over FCoE. Figure 1 shows the IBM Storage Networking SAN50C-R. 1 IBM Storage Networking SAN50C-R Product Guide Figure 1.  IBM Storage Networking SAN50C-R