322 iSeries and AS/400e System Builder
2031 232
#3779
#3230
#3231
#1800
#1810
#1811
McDATA ES-3232 Fibre Channel Switch
The IBM 2031 McDATA ES-3232 Enterprise to Edge Fabric Switch Model 232 is designed to provide
workgroup and departmental Fibre Channel SAN capability. The 2 Gbps McDATA ES-3232 offers up to
32 non-blocking ports. The minimum configuration contains 16 shortwave ports, and the remaining 16
ports can be configured with either shortwave or longwave transceivers. The McDATA ES-3232 is a 1.5U
unit that can be mounted in the McDATA Fabricenter FC-512 Cabinet (IBM 2032-C40 or 2032-C36), an
IBM 2101 or 7014 rack, an industry standard 19-inch rack, or used in a stand-alone table-top
configuration. The McDATA ES-3232 is fully compatible with the McDATA ES-3016 (IBM 2031-016) and
the McDATA ES-3032 (IBM 2031-032) 1 Gbps models, as well as the Enterprise Directors, the McDATA
ED-6064, and the McDATA ED-5000.
Highlights:
2 Gb Fibre Channel, auto-sense for connection to 1 Gb
16 shortwave ports standard, 16 optional, shortwave or longwave, SFP
LC connections
Use with iSeries #2765, #2766, #2787 and #5704 PCI-X Fibre Channel Tape Controller (LC
Duplex)
Open trunking, a feature of McDATA, is currently not supported on iSeries servers
ES-3232 Product Manager
Longwave SPF transceiver
Shortwave SPF transceiver
50 micron SC/SC cable coupler
10 m 50 micron LC/SC fibre cable
10 m 50 micron LC/LC fibre cable
Minimum operating system level: OS/400 V5R2
For detailed device and server support details please see the following URL:
ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/san/es3232/SMES3232.pdf
Withdrawn from marketing on 28 October 2004; replaced by 2027-232.
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