<<RS/6000 is an AIX base server. IBM does not have
any FC adapter or FC switches. The
display from your link is strange. It led me to
believe that RS/6000 can connect to FC switch also.>>
KJ,
I couldn't stop thinking about IBM and FC.
So today I've been working the web and the phone
and have come up with a couple things.
here's the IBM FC products/pricing page:
direct.boulder.ibm.com
here's a gift from someone in IBM sales I spoke with,
I like the <<IBM INTERNAL USE ONLY>> stuff <g>.
I was told that the switch has been available (as stated in the document)
since March '96 and that it is not
an OEM (or it would say so). I find all of this
pretty baffling. KJ, All what do you make of this?
And I've still got IBM/Ancor on the brain.
And I do enjoy FC sleuthing, I'm meeting Andy Grove
for lunch tomorrow <g>
(it's long, and must be continued on next post...)
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NUMBER 195-297
DATE 951010
CATEGORY GD00, GD70
TYPE Hardware
TITLE IBM 7319-110 FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCH 16/1063 AND FIBRE CHANNEL
ADAPTER/1063 SUPPORT HIGH-SPEED DATA TRANSFER
ABSTRACT *-------------------------------------------------------------------*
| IN BRIEF . . . |
The FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCH 16/1063 is available on
selected RS/6000 models and RS/6000 Scalable POWERparallel
Systems. This channel switch provides:
o High-speed data transfers between supported RS/6000 systems
o A base configuration with four ports, expandable to 16
ports per switch in one-port increments
o A link rate of 1063 Mbps per port
o Non-blocking connection of all 16 ports
o A 19-inch, rack-mountable configuration
o Fiber optic technology
The FIBRE CHANNEL ADAPTER/1063 attaches to selected
RS/6000 Micro Channel systems. This channel adapter requires
one Micro Channel slot and provides:
o Installation of up to two adapters per RS/6000 Micro
Channel bus
o 40 or 80 MBps Micro Channel speed with data streaming
o Point-to-point connection and switch connections
o Compliance with the ANSI Fibre Channel Standard
o ARP server support in addition to normal IP communication,
when attached to the IBM Fibre Channel Switch 16/1063
----------------------------------------
For ordering and information, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Authorized
Business Partner, or IBM Direct at
800-IBM-CALL Reference: RE001
| |
*-------------------------------------------------------------------*
The IBM 7319 Model 110 Fibre Channel Switch 16/1063 and IBM
Fibre Channel Adapter/1063 provide a high-performance implementation
of the ANSI Fibre Channel Standard, supporting high-speed, 1 Gbps
data transfers among selected RISC System/6000 (R) and RISC
System/6000 Scalable POWERparallel (TM) (SP (TM)) systems.
The FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCH 16/1063 is a high-performance serial
optical fabric, supporting a link rate of 1063 Mbps. Using
high-speed data paths and a low-latency control method, this channel
switch enables high-speed data transfers between RS/6000 (TM) and
RS/6000 SP systems equipped with Fibre Channel Adapter/1063 adapters,
and other systems, subsystems (devices), or fabrics supporting the
Fibre Channel Standard protocol. The switch supports cabling
distances up to 500 meters (.31 miles) with a 50 micron fiber optic
cable, using shortwave multimode optics.
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The FIBRE CHANNEL ADAPTER/1063 is a Type 5 Micro Channel (R)
Adapter designed to attach to selected RS/6000 and RS/6000 SP Micro
Channel systems. The Fibre Channel Adapter/1063 supports link rates
of 1063 Mbps. The adapter and its Optics Daughter Card provide a
high-performance optical connection designed to meet requirements of
the ANSI Fibre Channel Standard -- the Fibre Channel Physical and
Signaling Interface (FC-PH) ANSI X3.230 -- 1994, and the Fibre
Channel Systems Initiative IP Profile (FCSI -- 202, Revision 3.0).
The adapter and its device drivers support the IP (Internet
protocol), including TCP/IP, UDP (user datagram protocol), and raw
sockets.
PURCHASE PRICE
Fibre Channel Switch 16/1063 $34,900
Fibre Channel Adapter/1063 5,300
Optics Daughter Card, 1-Port, 1063 Mbps 695
PLANNED LIMITED AVAILABILITY DATE: January 19, 1996
PLANNED AVAILABILITY DATE: On or before March 29, 1996
(R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation
(TM) Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation
PRODNO 7319
7319-110
1902 0986 6507 9300 9800 9986
7013
7013-570 7013-57F 7013-580 7013-58F 7013-58H 7013-590
7013-591 7013-59H
7015
7015-970 7015-97B 7015-97E 7015-97F 7015-980 7015-98B
7015-98E 7015-98F 7015-990 7015-99E 7015-99F 7015-99J
7015-99K 7015-R00 7015-R10 7015-R20 7015-R21 7015-R24
0154
9706
9076-202 9076-203 9076-204 9076-205 9076-302 9076-303
9076-304 9076-305 9076-402 9076-403 9076-404 9076-405
9076-2A2 9076-2A3 9076-2A4 9076-2A5 9076-3A2 9076-3A3
9076-3A4 9076-3A5 9076-3B2 9076-3B3 9076-3B4 9076-3B5
1902 1904
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IMKTG MARKETING INFORMATION
MARKETING CHANNELS
o IBM NA Field Sales
o IBM Direct (U.S. Telesales)
o IBM NA -- Industry Remarketers Mid-Range
o IBM NA -- Managing Industry Remarketers
MARKETING STRATEGY
IBM's Fibre Channel Switch 16/1063 is a high-speed
interconnection for clustered RISC System/6000 and RS/6000 SP systems
and for applications that require the movement of large amounts of
data between processors and storage subsystems in a campus
environment. Market areas include the high-end commercial and the
engineering and scientific computing market segments. Customers with
clusters of RS/6000 systems connected via Ethernet, token ring, or
FDDI (fiber distributed data interface) are immediate candidates for
the Fibre Channel Switch 16/1063.
MARKETING SUPPORT
PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL: Refer to the MKTTOOLS disk for promotional
materials.
HONE INFORMATION
Proposal material is available through HONE.
The configuration aid CFRS6000 (fastpath RISCSYSTEM) supports
these products for machine types 7013 and 7015, and is available to
IBMLink (TM) customers and remarketers. The CFRS6000 configurator
will be updated to support these products for machine type 9076 on
October 24, 1995.
ITECHINF INSTALLATION INFORMATION
INSTALLATION SUPPORT
Installation and technical support is provided by National
Technical Support -- AIX (R) System Support, in Dallas.
FIELD SUPPORT: Trading area personnel and IBM Authorized Agent Firms
should contact area specialists for technical marketing assistance.
IBM representatives are provided installation and technical support
through HONE ASKQ. Questions should be researched in ASKQ using the
search word RISCSYSTEM, with the area specialist, and in publications
before submitting an ASKQ question.
DIRECT CUSTOMER SUPPORT: Installation and technical support is
provided by the AIX Systems Centers via the AIX Family of Services.
These new fee services enhance customer productivity by providing
voice and electronic access into IBM for answering customers'
questions related to installation, usage, and suspected software
defects. For more details on the AIX Family of Services, contact the
AIX Support Family Project Office at 800-CALLAIX (225-5249).
EARLY SUPPORT PROGRAM: No
IADMIN ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REQUIRED
IBM TRIAL AND LOAN PROGRAM: The IBM Trial and Loan Program Return
Charge will be included in the next update of the Branch Manual
section 9.0, subsection 5.0 (Standard Rework and Return Charges).
MAINTENANCE PROCESSING: High-end
ORDERING INFORMATION
Orders may be entered into AAS now. If the planned
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availability and customer-requested arrival dates are within three
calendar months, orders may be entered into AAS immediately. If the
planned availability or customer-requested arrival date is outside of
three calendar months, use the three-calendar-month backlog process
(refer to ADMIN INFO items RTA000055777 and RTA000055776). Schedule
dates will be assigned sequentially. Orders involving multiple units
are subject to an extension of schedule. No delivery commitments are
to be made to the customer until confirmed calculated arrival dates
are in AAS.
IBM representatives with customers who want to participate in
the January 19, 1996, limited availability program should contact
AUSVM6(FCSLA) for instructions and approvals.
FIBRE CHANNEL ADAPTER/266 TO FIBRE CHANNEL ADAPTER/1063 CONVERSION:
Refer to the details and instructions for converting a Fibre Channel
Adapter/266 to a Fibre Channel Adapter/1063 in RPQ 8A0991.
MES planned availability is on or before March 29, 1995.
Shipments will begin during the availability month. Schedule dates
for MES orders will be based on sequence, parts availability, and
customer-requested arrival date. MES orders for machines that have
not yet shipped will be assigned a calculated arrival date within 30
days of the machine's calculated arrival date.
REQUEST FOR PRICE QUOTATION
Requests will be accepted immediately and processing will
begin in 90 days. Response time and delivery are dependent upon
complexity.
-------------------REMARKETER ATTACHMENT-----------------------------
IBM 7319-110 FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCH 16/1063 AND FIBRE CHANNEL
ADAPTER/1063 SUPPORT HIGH-SPEED DATA TRANSFER
MARKETING INFORMATION
MARKETING STRATEGY
IBM's Fibre Channel Switch 16/1063 is a high-speed interconnection
for clustered RISC System/6000 (R) and RS/6000 SP (TM) systems and
for applications that require the movement of large amounts of data
between processors and storage subsystems in a campus environment.
Market areas include the high-end commercial and the engineering and
scientific computing market segments. Customers with clusters of
RISC System/6000 systems connected via Ethernet, token ring, or FDDI
(fiber distributed data interface) are immediate candidates for the
Fibre Channel Switch 16/1063.
MAINTENANCE SERVICE MARKETING PROGRAM
The announced products are eligible for the Maintenance Service
Marketing program. Remarketers participating in this program will
receive a fee for successful marketing of the IBM Maintenance Service
for this product. Questions related to Maintenance Service Marketing
can be referred to IBM Atlanta Customer Support Operations (CSO) at
800-624-6875.
PLANNING INFORMATION
REMARKETER RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsibilities assigned to the
customer in the CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES section of this
announcement will be assumed by the remarketers for their end users,
where appropriate.
INSTALLATION SUPPORT
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FIELD SUPPORT: Installation and technical support is provided
through the AIX (R) Support Family of Services. For more details,
refer to AIX Support Family Enhancements and New Technical Support
Structure announced July 26, 1994, in Services Announcement 694-018.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
ORDERING INFORMATION
Orders should be forwarded via IBMLink (TM) or mailed to the local
IBM office.
Orders may be entered into AAS now. If the planned
availability and customer-requested arrival dates are within three
calendar months, orders may be entered into AAS immediately. If the
planned availability or customer-requested arrival date is outside of
three calendar months, use the three-calendar-month backlog process
(refer to ADMIN INFO items RTA000055777 and RTA000055776). Schedule
dates will be assigned sequentially. Orders involving multiple units
are subject to an extension of schedule. No delivery commitments are
to be made to the customer until confirmed calculated arrival dates
are in AAS.
Industry remarketers with customers who want to participate in
the January 19, 1996, limited availability program should contact
their IBM representative for instructions and approvals.
IBM CREDIT CORPORATION FINANCING
IBM AUTHORIZED INDUSTRY REMARKETERS MID-RANGE: Financing is
available under the IBM Credit Corporation Inventory Financing
Program. End-user financing is available through the IBM Credit
Corporation term lease financing and installment payment agreements.
The following remarketer information applies for 7319-110:
INDUSTRY REMARKETERS -- MID-RANGE
o Product Category: A
o Price Reduction Category: 5
o Inventory Adjustment Category: 6
o MIR Schedule A applies: Yes
o Industry Remarketer Exhibit: Z125-4096
o Aggregation toward RISC System/6000 (R) Annual System Revenue
Performance applies: Yes
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: These products require installation by IBM
and contain licensed internal code.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS IBM 9076
The announced products are available automatically to IBM 9076
Product Category AA. MIR schedule A does not apply to IBM 9076.
Revenue generated from these products when ordered and
installed on IBM 9076 will apply toward the unique IBM 9076 revenue
commitment and the IBM Annual Minimum Renewal Criteria.
The announced products are available automatically to IBM 9076
Industry Remarketers currently approved for the announced product as
detailed in the Industry Remarketer Exhibit (Z125-4096).
CHARGES
Purchase prices listed in the CHARGES section of this announcement
reflect the purchase price for a single unit acquired from IBM and
are subject to change without notice. These prices are for
information only and shall not limit, in any way, the remarketer's
ability to set prices for these products.
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(R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation
(TM) Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation
-----------------END REMARKETER ATTACHMENT --------------------------
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OVERVIEW DESCRIPTION
OPTICS DAUGHTER CARD, 1-PORT, 1063 MBPS (#1902): The Optics Daughter
Card attaches to the Fibre Channel Adapter/1063 or Fibre Channel
Switch 16/1063, and provides attachment of the 7319 Model 110 Fibre
Channel Switch 16/1063 to the Fibre Channel network. Base
configuration of a Fibre Channel Switch 16/1063 includes four Optics
Daughter Cards; up to 16 Optics Daughter Cards can be installed in a
Fibre Channel Switch 16/1063.
For Fibre Channel connection, you need:
o One Fibre Channel Adapter/1063 per Optics Daughter Card
or
o One Fibre Channel Switch 16/1063 per 16 Optics Daughter Cards
FIBRE CHANNEL ADAPTER/1063 (#1904): The adapter attaches to the
Micro Channel bus and supports attachment of RS/6000 systems to the
7319 Model 110 Fibre Channel Switch 16/1063 or to another RS/6000
equipped with a Fibre Channel Adapter/1063. You can install up to
two adapters per Micro Channel bus, providing attachment to up to two
7319 Model 110 Fibre Channel Switch 16/1063 units per Micro Channel
bus. Each adapter requires an Optics Daughter Card.
For Fibre Channel connection, you need:
o One Type 5 Micro Channel slot
o One Optics Daughter Card
SUPPORTED SYSTEMS
o 7013 Models 57F, 570, 58F, 58H, 580, 59H, 590, and 591
o 7015 Models 970, 97B, 97E, 97F, 980, 98B, 98E, 98F, 990, 99E,
99F, 99J, 99K, R10, R20, R21, and R24
o 9076 Models 202, 203, 204, 205, 2A2, 2A3, 2A4, 2A5, 302, 303,
304, 305, 402, 403, 404, 405, 3A2, 3A3, 3A4, 3A5, 3B2, 3B3, 3B4,
and 3B5
The attaching system must be equipped with the Fibre Channel
Adapter/1063 (#1904) and Optics Daughter Card (#1902).
FEATURE MATRICES
The following feature availability matrices use the letter "A" to
indicate features that are available and orderable on the specified
models; "S" indicates a feature that is supported on the new model
during a model conversion. These features work on the new model;
however, additional quantities of the features cannot be ordered on
the new model; they can only be removed. An "N" indicates that the
feature is not supported on the new model and must be removed during
the model conversion. As additional features are announced,
supported, or withdrawn, these lists will be updated. Check with
your IBM representative for additional information.
MACHINE TYPE 7319
.--------+-+-----------------------------------------------.
| |1| A = Available S = Supported |
| |1| N = Not Supported, Must Be Removed |
| |0| |
|Feature/| | |
|Part | | |
|Number | | Description |
|--------+-+-----------------------------------------------|
| 0986 |A| CCS Customer Service Specify (U.S.) |
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| 1902 |A| Optics Daughter Card, 1-Port, 1063 Mbps |
| 6507 |A| Rack-Mounting Kit for Machine 7319 |
| 9300 |A| Language Group Specify -- U.S. English |
| 9800 |A| Power Cord Specify -- United States/Canada |
| | | (125 V, 15A) |
| 9986 |A| Power Cord Specify -- Chicago (125 V, 15A) |
| | | (1.8 m) (6 ft) |
'--------+-+-----------------------------------------------'
MACHINE TYPE 7013
.--------+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+---------------------------------.
| |5|5|5|5|5|5|5|5|A = Available S = Supported |
| |7|7|8|8|8|9|9|9|N = Not Supported, Must Be |
| |0|F|0|F|H|0|1|H| Removed |
|Feature/| | | | | | | | | |
|Part | | | | | | | | | |
|Number | | | | | | | | |Description |
|--------+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+---------------------------------|
|1902 |A|A|A|A|A|A|A|A| Optics Daughter Card, 1-Port, |
| | | | | | | | | | 1063 Mbps |
|1904 |A|A|A|A|A|A|A|A| Fibre Channel Adapter/1063 |
'--------+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+---------------------------------'
MACHINE TYPE 7015
.--------+---------------------------------+---------------.
| | A = Available S = Supported | |
| | N = Not Supported, | |
| | Must Be Removed |Description |
|--------+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+---------------|
|Feature/|9|9|9|9|9|9|9|9|9|9|9|9|R|R|R|R|R| |
|Part |7|7|7|7|8|8|8|8|9|9|9|9|0|1|2|2|2| |
|Number |0|B|F|E|0|B|E|F|0|F|J|K|0|0|0|1|4| |
|--------+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+---------------|
|0154 | | | | | | | | | | | | |A| | | | |R00 Content |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Specify |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7319/110 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2EIA |
|--------+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+---------------|
|1902 |A|A|A|A|A|A|A|A|A|A|A|A| |A|A|A|A|Optics Daughter|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Card, 1-Port |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1063 Mbps |
|--------+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+---------------|
|1904 |A|A|A|A|A|A|A|A|A|A|A|A| |A|A|A|A|Fibre Channel |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Adapter/1063 |
'--------+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+---------------'
|
