SilkWorm 2210, 2240, and 2250

16-Port Entry-Level Fibre Channel Switches
SilkWorm 2210, 2240, and 2250 Data Sheet

The SilkWorm 2200 entry-level family of 16-port Fibre Channel switches is designed to address the Storage Area Network (SAN) requirements of mid-sized and large workgroups. This product family complements the 8-port entry-level switches (SilkWorm 2010, 2040, and 2050) by delivering higher density connectivity for entry- and mid-level SANs and media flexibility via GBIC interfaces.

All three entry-level 16-port switches support business-critical SAN applications, such as LAN-free backup, storage consolidation, remote mirroring, and high-availability configurations. This product family provides investment protection as it allows cost-effective, "pay-as-you-grow" migration to-and integration with-advanced SAN environments.

Highlights

• SilkWorm 2200 switches easily scale from a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) configuration to an entry-level switch fabric, and from an entry-level switch fabric to a full fabric switched SAN.
• SilkWorm 2210 supports Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) configurations.
• SilkWorm 2240 enables high-speed (100 MB/sec full duplex) entry-level SAN fabrics.
• SilkWorm 2250 provide a robust framework for multi-switch full SAN fabrics.
• SilkWorm 2200 switches provide all the benefits of an any-to-any high-performance Storage Area Network (SAN) for small and mid-sized workgroups.
• Fabric OS provides powerful fabric management capabilities.
• SilkWorm 2210 and SilkWorm 2240 can be easily upgraded via a software key: no new hardware or software is required.