User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Lenovo ThinkSystem DB610S Gen 6 FC SAN Switch Product Guide
- Did you know?
- Key features
- Components and connectors
- System specifications
- Models
- Firmware entitlement
- Port activation licenses
- Transceivers and cables
- Enterprise Bundle
- Management software
- Fibre Channel standards
- Power supplies and cables
- Rack installation
- Physical specifications
- Operating environment
- Warranty and support
- Services
- Regulatory compliance
- Interoperability
- External storage systems
- External backup units
- Rack cabinets
- Related publications and links
- Related product families
- Notices
- Trademarks
Key features
The ThinkSystem DB610S FC SAN Switch offers the following features and benefits:
Provides an affordable enterprise-class 32 Gb FC solution with 24 SFP+ ports to support flash-based
storage environments.
Increases performance for demanding workloads with support for 32 Gbps FC links.
Enables “pay-as-you-grow” scalability from single-switch fabric to full-fabric enterprise capabilities
with Ports On Demand scalability.
Optimizes fabric behavior and ensure sufficient bandwidth for mission-critical applications with
advanced traffic management capabilities and adaptive networking.
Provides proactive, non-intrusive, real-time monitoring and alerting of VM health and performance
with VM Insight through integrated network sensors.
Leverages predefined MAPS policies to automatically identify and isolate devices that cause network
performance issues.
Offers dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or as an NPIV-enabled Access Gateway
(requires 24 SFP+ ports be licensed) that enhances fabric scalability and simplifies management.
Protects existing device investments with auto-sensing 4, 8, 16, and 32 Gbit/sec capabilities and
native operation with Brocade fabrics.
Runs Fabric OS, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and enables a wide
range of value-added features.
Leverages Fabric Vision technology’s powerful monitoring, management, and diagnostic tools to
simplify administration, increase uptime, and reduce costs.
Supplies a rich set of standard features at no extra cost, including fabric services, advanced zoning,
adaptive networking, full fabric and access gateway operations, and diagnostic tools.
Expands fabric capabilities with optional licensed functions, including trunking, advanced monitoring
and alerting, and long-distance fabrics.
Allow organizations to seamlessly integrate Gen 6 Fibre Channel networks with the next generation
of flash storage – NVMe over Fibre Channel – by being NVMe-ready, without a disruptive rip and
replace, to achieve faster application response times and harness the performance of solid state
drives for better scalability across virtual data centers with flash storage.
Accelerates troubleshooting with built-in advanced diagnostics tools featuring ClearLink Diagnostics
with D_Ports and select adapters from QLogic and Emulex, which helps ensure optical and signal
integrity for 16 Gb and 32 Gb Fibre Channel optics and cables.
For details on the latest features supported with the DB610S FC SAN Switch see the Administration Guide
for the latest available Fabric OS version 8.2 or 9.0 and above:
https://www.broadcom.com/products/fibre-channel-networking/software/fabric-operating-system.
Components and connectors
Lenovo ThinkSystem DB610S Gen 6 FC SAN Switch 2