iswitchi se-fiber channel san
Isithwici se-Fibre Channel SAN sila ngokubaluleka kakhulu kummandla wekhelwa lekhiyela, sikhombisa ukuguqula data ngokushesha phakathi kwezinhlanganisela nezilayili zokugcina. Lezi zithwici ezinhlelwe futhi zisebenzisa iphrowotokholi ye-Fibre Channel, zinikeza ukuxhumana okulandelwa, okuncane inkohfu esenza kakhulu izindidzakazi zomthamo wamanje. Isithwici senzeko yekho ukudala amathiklwa wedwa datha, ukuze kube nenjongo yokusebenza nokuvimba izindleke zekhelwa. Nenxenye enembande yamaphrokhwe etholakala kusuka ku-8 ukuze kube ngu-128 Gbps, lezi zithwici zivikela izisebenzelo eziphambene nezinselelo eziningi zedatha. Zifaka phakathi izinkinobho ezinhle njenge-Quality of Service (QoS), port trunking, ne-fabric zoning, ukuvumela abasebenzisi ukwenhancisa isebenze sakhe sokweyiswa nokuhlaba isiqiniseko. Izithwici ze-Fibre Channel SAN ezintsha futhi zinezibonelo ezinemvelo njengoko zidinga, izibonelo ezifinyelela, nezibonelo ezokuphela, zokunciphisa isikhathi esingakanani futhi sikhumbule ukuphathwa. Lezi zithwici zivikela amaphrokhwe amaningi, akhokelela kwi-point-to-point, arbitrated loop, nezimo zokuhlelwa ze-switched fabric, zinikeza ubukhohlwa kwindawo yokuhlelwa nezobukwe. Sila ngokubaluleka kakhulu kummandla wokugcina kwabanye, sikhombisa izitekhnoloji njenge-server virtualization, imishumo yesikhipha nezokuthola kabusha, nezinsizakalo zokwabelana nendatshana.