Lenovo Flex System FC3171 Product Manual

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Lenovo Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thru ModulesProduct GuideThe Lenovo® Flex System™ FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch is a full-fabric Fibre Channel component with expandedfunctionality. The SAN switch supports high speed traffic processing for Flex System configurations, and offersscalability in external SAN size and complexity, and enhanced systems management capabilities. The LenovoFlex System FC3171 8Gb Pass-thru supports a fully interoperable solution for seamless integration of the FibreChannel initiators to an existing fabric. The pass-thru module uses industry-standard N_Port ID virtualization(NPIV) technology to provide a cost-effective connectivity solution for the Flex System chassis.Withdrawn: The FC3171 8Gb Pass-thru is now withdrawn from marketingThe following figure shows the module.Figure 1. Lenovo Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thruDid you know?The FC3171 Switch is licensed to operate in either full-fabric mode or intelligent pass-thru mode, and theFC3171 Pass-thru operates in the intelligent pass-thru mode.These modules allow Flex System integration with any open-standards-based SAN, whether the module hasenterprise open-system fabric functionality using the full-fabric mode (with the FC3171 Switch only), or themodule has transparent switching functionality using the intelligent pass-thru mode (with the FC3171 Switch orPass-Thru).Lenovo Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch and Pass-thru Modules 1