McDATAs Intrepid FICON Converter (IFC) provides a cost-effective solution for attaching ESCON peripherals directly to FICON channels. The IFC helps customers protect existing ESCON investments while allowing them to migrate to new, higher speed FICON mainframes and operating systems. The IFC enables companies to increase performance, improve efficiencies and reduce costs in a number of ways. First, it increases the speed of application deployment on higher-speed processors. It also eliminates the need to purchase legacy ESCON channels and saves host I/O by eliminating ESCON ports. McDATAs IFC knocks down rising maintenance costs by removing legacy ESCON directors. And it improves operational efficiency by slashing the support requirements for legacy infrastructure.
- Investment protection for ESCON devices
- Reduced upfront capital costs associated with FICON migration
- ESCON channel and director port consolidation
- Enables ability to take advantage of FICON benefits
- Height: 2U or 8.89 centimeters (3.5 inches)
- Width: 42.95 centimeters (16.93 inches)
- Depth: 67.18 centimeters (26.45 inches)
- Weight: Approximately 27 kilograms (60 pounds); exact weight depends upon the number of ESCON and FICON cards installed in the unit
- Hot swappable power supply modules
- Fans are replaced as a set
- E-mail service alerts via SMTP
- Diagnostics including error logs available from IFC menus using standard web browser application
- SSH, SFTP and dial-in access also provided for remote service
- Multiple access ports
- Multiple levels of security to enable only authorized users to perform service
- Configuration management including managing users and modifying network information is provided from IFC menus using standard web browser application.
- SNMP Support Upgradeability
- The IFC can be ordered with one ESCON and one FICON card and then expanded with additional ESCON and FICON interface cards. Firmware and software is updated via functions provided on the IFC menus, which are accessed using a standard web browser.
