Connect any server, any storage, any network—on any port

The UA5900 features QLogic Universal Access Point™ technology, providing complete protocol flexibility along with universal, interoperable edge access to heterogeneous SANs, LANs and converged networks.

The new fabric foundation for evolving enterprise and dynamic cloud-based computing

Start with the industry’s best Fibre Channel Switch, then migrate to a fully- or partially-converged FCoE environment at your own pace. The UA5900 eliminates the cost/benefit tradeoffs between maintaining legacy infrastructure and preparing for next-generation challenges. Once your servers are attached to the UA5900, you can migrate external uplinks or change port aggregation ratios to your core switches as often as you like—there’s no need to touch your original host connections. The UA5900 lets you move forward in uncertain times, deploying a powerful building block solution that will facilitate future transitions as easily as it meets current demands.

• Unprecedented port density: Up to 68 SFP device ports per U of rack space
• 300 device ports per 6U stack; link multiple stacks for >1000 ports
• 16/8/4Gb Fibre Channel and 10/1Gb FCoE/Ethernet device port speeds
• Optional 64Gb Fibre Channel trunking/stacking ports
• Optional 40Gb Ethernet uplink ports
• Connect to Fibre Channel, FCoE, iSCSI host adapters
• Connect to Fibre Channel, FCoE, iSCSI and NAS storage devices
• Connect to Fibre Channel, FCoE and standard Ethernet core switches
• Hybrid Switch—create flexible transparent and full-fabric partitions on the same switch
• Dual, hot-swappable power supplies
• Intuitive GUI management and wizard-based setup
• Single-ASIC design—full line speed, zero contention on all 68 ports
• Aggregate bandwidth: 2176 Gbps
• Latency: < 200 nanoseconds
• Lowest switch cost per port
• Lowest software lifecycle costs
• Lowest power cost per gigabit of bandwidth
• “No regrets,” incremental investment for customer-paced convergence