Product highlights IBM Storage Networking SAN384C-6 and its components offer the following main features: Comprehensive solution for robust security: Addressing the need for stringent security in storage  o networks, the 32-Gbps Fibre Channel line card offers an extensive security framework to protect  the highly sensitive data crossing today's enterprise networks. The IBM Storage Networking  c-type Family employs intelligent packet inspection at the port level, including the application of  ACLs for hardware enforcement of zones, VSANs, and advanced port security features. VSANs  are used to achieve greater security and stability by providing complete isolation of devices that  are connected to the same physical SAN. IVR enables controlled sharing of resources between  VSANs. In addition, FC-SP1 provides switch-to-switch and host-to-switch DH CHAP authentication  o supporting RADIUS or TACACS+ to help ensure that only authorized devices access protected  storage networks. TrustSec1 Fibre Channel link encryption, available on the 32-Gbps modules,  enables you to transparently encrypt ISLs at up to line-rate speeds, providing an additional layer  of protection for traffic within and between data centers. The IBM Storage Networking c-type  Family supports a fabric binding feature that helps ensure that ISLs are enabled only between  specified switches in the fabric binding configuration. Integrated mainframe support: The IBM Storage Networking c-type Family is mainframe ready,  o with full support for FICON for IBM z Systems and Linux environments. The IBM Storage  Networking c-type Family supports transport of the FICON protocol in both cascaded and  noncascaded fabrics. It also supports a mix of FICON and open-systems Fibre Channel Protocol  (FCP) traffic on the same switch. Outstanding SAN performance : The combination of the 32 Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules   and Fabric-1 Crossbar switching modules enables up to 1.5 Tbps of front-panel FC throughput  between modules in each direction for each of the eight IBM Storage Networking SAN384C-6 payload  slots. This per-slot bandwidth is double the bandwidth that is needed to support a 48-port 32 Gbps FC  module at full line rate. Based on central arbitration and a crossbar fabric, the SAN384C-6  architecture provides 32 Gbps line-rate, non-blocking, predictable performance across all traffic  conditions for every chassis port. High availability: The SAN384C-6 director class switch enables redundancy on all major components,   including the fabric card. It provides Grid Redundancy on Power Supply and 1+1 redundant  Supervisors. Users can include a fourth fabric card to enable N+1 Fabric Redundancy at 768 Gbps  slot bandwidth. The SAN384C-6 combines nondisruptive software upgrades, stateful process restart  and failover, and full redundancy of major components for higher availability. Business continuity: The SAN384C-6 director enables large and scalable deployment of SAN   extension solutions through the SAN Extension module. Outstanding scalability: The SAN384C-6 director provides up to 24 Tbps of FC backplane bandwidth.   A single chassis delivers 384 4/8 Gbps, 2/4/8 Gbps, 4/8/16 Gbps, or 8/16/32 Gbps full line-rate  autosensing Fibre Channel ports. A single rack supports up to 1152 Fibre Channel ports. The IBM  Storage Networking c-type Family directors are designed to meet the requirements of even the  largest data center storage environments. Deployment of SAN extension solutions : Enable large and scalable with the 24/10-port SAN   Extension Module. 12 IBM Storage Networking SAN384C-6 Product Guide