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DATA SHEET

SANbox 3810

FC SAN Switch

Affordable Solution

for Small SANs

Why Install a SAN?

Share storage resources among servers •

Reduce hardware and management costs •

Improve application performance and availability •

Accelerate server backups and disaster recovery •

Increase overall storage capacity •

SANbox 3810 Features

8 ports •

8-Gbps speed (100% non-blocking) •

Backwards-compatible with 4Gb and 2Gb devices •

1U rack-mountable unit •

Easy to Deploy and Use

Configuration wizards for fast setup •

QuickTools™ on-board GUI •

Command Line Interface (CLI) •

I/O StreamGuard™ – guaranteed stability for tape, •

video and other streaming applications

NPIV support for virtualized environments •

Advanced Fabric Security included •

Drag-and-drop zoning •

Hassle-Free Interoperability

Deploy with 8Gb, 4Gb or 2Gb optics •

Compatible with all leading adapters and storage •

Connect your first SAN with today’s most advanced technology.

SANbox 3810 offers the simplest and most affordable way to share the

capacity of Fibre Channel storage devices among multiple servers. Maximize

the value of your RAID and tape library investments with simultaneous direct

server connections via a state-of-the-art Storage Area Network.

Link up to eight devices in a single-switch configuration with quick

installation wizards and an easy-to-use on-board management GUI. Perfect

for high-speed server backup or departmental “SAN islands,” SANbox

3810 helps busy IT managers centralize storage control and reduce overall

infrastructure costs while improving their users’ access to data.

Cost-conscious companies no longer need to sacrifice strategic IT goals

to meet budgetary goals. With the 3810, included features such as I/O

StreamGuard and NPIV support provide all the enterprise-class performance

that QLogic’s larger customers have come to depend on –

at a price that will

pay off immediately for even the smallest businesses

Best of all, leading 8Gb Fibre Channel technology ensures this reliable entry-

level switch will continue to meet the most demanding requirements far

into the future, while maintaining full backward compatibility with 4Gb and

2Gb devices. Increase the long-term impact of your mission-critical storage

infrastructure with today’s best SAN switch value.

Servers

Tape

Library

SANbox 3810

Storage Arrays

Fig. 1 Experience the cost-saving benefits of shared storage: Maximize return on RAID/

tape investments; scale storage independently of servers; manage access centrally.

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