IBM 890 manual Fiber-Optic Cabling and System Connectivity

Fiber-Optic Cabling and System Connectivity

In the world of open systems and Storage Area Networks (SANs), the changing requirements for fi ber-optic cabling are directly related to the system hardware confi guration. As industry-standard protocols and higher data rates continue to be embraced in these environments, the fi ber- optic cabling options can become numerous and complex.

Today’s marketplace is evolving towards new Small Form Factor (SFF) fi ber-optic connectors, short wavelength (SX) and long wavelength (LX) laser transceivers, and increas- ing link speeds from one gigabit per second (Gbps) to 10 Gbps. New industry-standard SFF fi ber-optic connectors and transceivers are utilized on the zSeries ESCON and FICON Express features, on the ISC-3 feature, and on the zSeries ETR feature. These new features must coexist with the current infrastructure that utilizes a different “family” of fi ber-optic connectors and transceivers.

As a result of this complex and continually changing land- scape, IBM is providing you with multiple fi ber cabling services options to provide fl exibility in meeting your fi ber cabling needs.

IBM Network Integration and Deployment Services for zSeries fi ber cabling (zSeries fi ber cabling services) enables businesses to choose the zSeries confi guration that best matches their computing environment without having to worry about planning and implementing the

fiber-optic cabling. By teaming with IBM, businesses can receive a world class solution for their zSeries fi ber con- nectivity requirements, including consulting and project management, as well as the fi ber-optic jumper cables and installation to complete the zSeries integration.

zSeries fi ber cabling now offers three options to address a solution for your fi ber cable installation. Enterprise fi ber cabling offers two additional options to help meet your structured (trunking) environments requirements.

zSeries fi ber cabling options:

•Fiber-optic jumper cabling package

will analyze your zSeries channel confi guration and your existing fi ber-optic cabling to determine the appropriate fi ber-optic jumper cables required, then supply, label and install the fi ber-optic jumper cables and complete the installation with a detailed connection report.

•Fiber-optic jumper migration and reuse for a zSeries upgrade will plan, organize, re-label, re-route and re- plug your existing fi ber-optic jumper cables for reuse with the upgraded zSeries server

•Fiber-optic jumper cables and installation

will supply the fi ber-optic jumper cables you specify, then label and install the fi ber-optic jumper cables.

Enterprise fi ber cabling options

•zSeries fi ber-optic trunk cabling package

will analyze your zSeries channel confi guration and your existing fi ber-optic infrastructure to determine the appro- priate fi ber-optic harnesses, fi ber-optic trunk cables and the fi ber optic patch panel boxes required, then supply, label and install the fi ber-optic components to connect your new zSeries server to your existing structured fi ber cabling infrastructure.

•Enterprise fi ber cabling package

will analyze your entire data center confi guration and existing fi ber-optic infrastructure to determine the appro- priate end-to-end enterprise solution for connectivity. This is a customized offering that includes trunk cables, zone cabinets, patch panels and direct attach har- nesses for servers, directors and storage devices.

These tailored zSeries fi ber cabling options use the same planning and implementation methodologies as IBM’s cus- tomized enterprise fi ber cabling services, only focused on your zSeries fi ber cabling needs.

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