DB610S Lenovo Press
DB610S Lenovo Press
DB610S Lenovo Press
Product Guide
The Lenovo ThinkSystem DB610S FC SAN Switch provides exceptional price/performance value by
delivering market-leading 32 Gb Gen 6 Fibre Channel technology and combining flexibility, simplicity, and
enterprise-class functionality to meet the demands of growing flash-based storage environments.
Designed to enable maximum flexibility and reliability, the ThinkSystem DB610S is a compact, 1U rack-
mount FC switch that offers low-cost access to industry-leading Storage Area Network (SAN) technology
while providing “pay-as-you-grow” scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage environment.
The DB610S FC SAN Switch offers 24x SFP+ ports that support 4/8/16/32 Gbps speeds. The DB610S FC
SAN switch provides easy integration into the existing SAN environments while realizing the benefits of
Gen 6 Fibre Channel connectivity, and the switch offers a rich set of standard features with the options to
expand its capabilities as needed.
The DB610S FC SAN Switch can be configured in Access Gateway Mode to simplify deployment. The
switch provides full non-blocking performance with Ports On Demand scalability to support SAN expansion
and enable long-term investment protection.
The following figure shows the Lenovo ThinkSystem DB610S 32Gb FC SAN Switch.
System specifications
The following table lists the ThinkSystem DB610S system specifications.
Service and Optional service upgrades are available through Lenovo Services: 9x5 next business day
support onsite response, 24x7 2-hour or 4-hour onsite response, 24x7 6-hour or 24-hour committed
service repair, up to 5 years of warranty coverage, 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions,
and Basic Hardware Installation Services
Firmware Machine type 7D8P: Lifetime firmware entitlement and support license are standard.
entitlement
Dimensions Height: 43 mm (1.7 in.); width: 429 mm (16.9 in.); depth: 307 mm (12.1 in.)
Weight Empty: 4.2 kg (9.3 lb); Fully configured: 5.8 kg (12.7 lb)
The DB610S FC SAN Switch part numbers include the following physical components:
One FC SAN Switch - with transceivers included and ports activated as listed in the Port activation
licenses section
Serial cable (DB-9/RJ-45 to RJ-45)
Fixed rack mount kit.
Online Documentation web pointer card
SANNav web pointer card
The models with "ENT Bundle" in the description include the Enterprise Bundle of software features, as
described in the Enterprise Bundle section.
Note: The switch comes standard without a power cord; one power cable must be purchased together with
the switch. See the Power supplies and cables section for details.
Firmware entitlement
Firmware entitlement is included with the DB610S FC SAN Switch and provides lifetime or 1 year of
firmware support, depending on the model. See the Models section for specifics.
Firmware entitlements can be upgraded as follows:
All models: Firmware entitlement is included in any warranty service upgrades.
For models without the full 24 ports activated, the remaining ports can be activated by purchasing and
installing Ports on Demand (POD) licenses. Port licenses and transceiver bundles are sold in 8-port
increments. The following table lists the ordering information. Some licenses include transceivers as
indicated.
Management ports
Enterprise Bundle
As listed in the Models section, some models include a set of software features known as the Enterprise
Bundle. The Enterprise Bundle is comprised of the following features:
ISL Trunking (TRK): Allows frame-based consolidation of up to 8 inter-switch links (ISLs) into fault-
tolerant and load-balanced trunks with bandwidth of up to 256 Gbps.
Fabric Vision (FV)
Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS): Provides a policy-based, fabric-wide threshold
monitoring and alerting tool.
Flow Vision: Enables administrators to identify, monitor, and analyze specific application flows
in order to simplify troubleshooting, maximize performance, avoid congestion, and optimize
resources. Flow Vision includes:
Flow Monitor: Provides comprehensive visibility, automatic learning, and non-
disruptive monitoring of a flow’s performance. Administrators can monitor all flows
from a specific host to multiple targets or volumes, from multiple hosts to a specific
target/volume, or across a specific ISL. Additionally, they can perform volume-level
monitoring of specific frame types to identify resource contention or congestion that is
impacting application performance. With VM Insight, administrators can monitor
network throughput statistics for each VM.
Flow Learning: Enables administrators to non-disruptively discover all flows that go to
or come from a specific host port or a storage port, or traverse ISLs/IFLs (Inter-Fabric
Links) or Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP) tunnels, to monitor fabric-wide
application performance. In addition, administrators can discover top and bottom
bandwidth-consuming devices and manage capacity planning.
Flow Generator: Provides a built-in traffic generator for pretesting and validating the
data center infrastructure for robustness—including route verification and integrity of
optics, cables, ports, back-end connections, and ISLs—before deploying applications.
Flow Mirroring: Provides the ability to non-disruptively create copies of specific
application and data flows or frame types that can be captured for in-depth analysis.
VM Insight: Seamlessly monitors health and performance of individual Virtual Machines (VMs)
to quickly identify abnormal VM behavior and enable administrators to proactively facilitate
troubleshooting and fault isolation, helping to ensure performance and operational stability.
Fabric Performance Impact (FPI) Monitoring: Leverages predefined MAPS policies to
automatically identify and isolate devices that cause network performance issues by detecting
different latency severity levels, and to alert administrators.
Extended Fabric (EF): Extends Fibre Channel SANs beyond 10 km distance limitations for
replication and backup at full bandwidth.
Management software
Lenovo offers optional Brocade SANnav™ Management Portal and SANnav Global View software license
subscriptions that provide comprehensive visibility into the SAN environment, allow administrators to quickly
identify, isolate, and correct problems, and accelerate administrative tasks by simplifying and automating
workflows.
SANnav Management Portal is a next-generation SAN management application with a simple browser-
based user interface (UI) and with a focus on streamlining common workflows, such as configuration,
zoning, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, reporting, and analytics.
Lenovo offers the following SANnav Management Portal subscriptions:
SANnav Management Portal Base: Designed for mid-sized SANs to manage up to 600 SAN switch
ports only (SAN director ports can only be managed with the Enterprise edition).
SANnav Management Portal Enterprise: Designed for enterprise-class SANs to manage up to 15
000 SAN switch and director ports.
SANnav Management Portal supports all Brocade SAN switches and platforms that run the Fabric OS®
version 7.4 or above, including Lenovo B6505, B6510, DB610S, DB620S, DB400D, DB720S, DB730S,
DB800D, Brocade Directors, and FC5022.
With SANnav Global View, administrators can quickly visualize the health, performance, and inventory of
multiple SANnav Management Portal instances using a simple, intelligent dashboard and can easily
navigate from a global view down to local environments to investigate points of interest. SANnav Global
View is designed to manage up to 20 SANnav Management Portal instances.
For more information, refer to the SANnav Management Portal documentation:
http://www.broadcom.com/products/fibre-channel-networking/software/sannav-management-
portal#documentation
The following table lists ordering information for the optional SANnav Management Portal and SANnav
Global View management tools. After a client has an active SANnav license, Lenovo offers a “license
extension/renewal”. This offering provides our clients the flexible to extend their subscription down to a
specific end date. This allows clients the ability to align to your company’s budget or align with warranty of
your FC SAN switches/directors. Please engage directly with your Lenovo sales representative for more
details.
Table 9. SANnav Management Portal and SANnav Global View subscription licenses
Part number Feature code Description
SANnav Management Portal electronic authorization licenses
7S0C0010WW S1K6 Brocade SANnav Mgmt Portal Base Edition - 1YR License 600 ports
7S0C0013WW S1K8 Brocade SANnav Mgmt Portal Base Edition - 3YR License 600 ports
7S0C001KWW S4MB Brocade SANnav Mgmt Portal Base Edition - 5YR License 600 ports
7S0C0011WW S1K7 Brocade SANnav Mgmt Portal Enterprise Edition - 1YR License 15K ports
The SANnav licenses are subscription-based with 1-year, 3-year, or 5-year software entitlement and
support.
Rack installation
The DB610S FC SAN Switch comes standard with the fixed rack mount kit that can be used for 4-post rack
installations. If needed, the DB610S FC SAN Switch can be mounted in a 2-post rack cabinet by using the
optional mid-mount rack kit that is listed in the following table.
The optional mid-mount rack kit for the DB610S FC SAN Switch is shown in the following figure.
Physical specifications
The DB610S FC SAN Switch has the following dimensions and weight (approximate):
Height: 43 mm (1.7 in.)
Width: 429 mm (16.9 in.)
Depth: 307 mm (12.1 in.)
Weight:
Empty: 4.2 kg (9.3 lb)
5.8 kg (12.7 lb) with one integrated power supply, without power cord
Operating environment
The DB610S FC SAN Switch is supported in the following environment:
Services
Lenovo Services is a dedicated partner to your success. Our goal is to reduce your capital outlays, mitigate
your IT risks, and accelerate your time to productivity.
Note: Some service options may not be available in all markets or regions. For more information, go to
https://www.lenovo.com/services. For information about Lenovo service upgrade offerings that are
available in your region, contact your local Lenovo sales representative or business partner.
Regulatory compliance
The DB610S FC SAN Switch conforms to the following regulations:
Electromagnetic compatibility
CISPR 22
CNS 13438
EN 55024
EN 55032
EN 61000-3-2
EN 61000-3-3
FCC Part 15, Subpart B
GB 9254
ICES-003
KN 32
KN 35
VCCI
Safety
CNS 14336-1
EN/UL/CSA/IEC 60950-1
GB 4943.1
Environmental: RoHS
Interoperability
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Interoperability
For end-to-end storage configuration support, refer to the Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC):
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/lsic
Use the LSIC to select the known components of your configuration and then get a list all other supported
combinations, with details about supported hardware, firmware, operating systems, and drivers, plus any
additional configuration notes. View results on screen or export them to Excel.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Tape Autoloaders and Libraries category:
https://lenovopress.com/storage/tape/library
Rack cabinets
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Rack cabinets
The following table lists the supported rack cabinets.
For specifications about these racks, see the Lenovo Rack Cabinet Reference, available from:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1287-lenovo-rack-cabinet-reference
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack cabinets category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/racks
This course introduces the Lenovo data center portfolio, and covers servers, storage, storage
networking, and software-defined infrastructure products. After completing this course about Lenovo
data center products, you will be able to identify product types within each data center family,
describe Lenovo innovations that this product family or category uses, and recognize when a
specific product should be selected.
Published: 2024-05-29
Length: 20 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXXW1110r7
In this session we look at the benefits of Fibre Channel and the benefits to you and your customers
of bundling FC networking with your storage arrays.
Plus, we will take a closer look at some of the changes Lenovo has made to the Data Center
Solutions Configurator to help you and the clients build bundled FC solutions.
Course Objectives:
1. Learn the benefits of Fibre Channel
2. Understand the benefits of bundling FC networking with your storage arrays
3. Discover the latest updates in DCSC (Data Center Solutions Configurator)
Published: 2024-04-23
Length: 45 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DNFP101
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2024-04-23 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
in this 60-minute replay, Mike Easterly, Broadcom, reviewed Lenovo solutions for Fibre Channel
(FC) including Emulex FC Adapters and Brocade FC switches. Next, Mark Clayton, Lenovo Storage
Architect, reviewed the lasted on the Data Management portfolio with updates on DG, HS350x
Ready Nodes and Data Protection.
Published: 2024-04-23
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: 041924
4. VTT Data Management How to sell storage - April 2024
2024-04-10 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
In this course, you will learn the security benefits of dedicated FC Storage Area Networks.
Course objectives:
1. Be able to articulate some of the high level benefits of Fibre Channel SAN
2. Understand the difference between Fibre Channel vs. IP Networks
3. Learn about some of the security benefits in the Lenovo DB series hardware and software SAN
offerings
Published: 2024-03-08
Length: 20 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DDBS209
6. Family Portfolio: Storage Networking
2023-10-27 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
This course will provide you an overview of the Storage Networking family. After completing this
course, you should be able to identify the products in the Storage Networking portfolio and their
features, describe product family benefits, and recognize when a specific product should be used.
Published: 2023-10-27
Length: 15 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXXW1113r7
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