IBM System Storage SAN 384B and IBM System Storage SAN 768B add features

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1 , dated November 10, 2009 IBM System Storage SAN 384B and IBM System Storage SAN 768B add features Table of contents 1 Overview 7 Publications 2 Key prerequisites 8 Technical information 2 Planned availability date 10 Terms and conditions 2 Description 10 Pricing 6 Product number At a glance IBM System Storage TM SAN 384B and IBM System Storage SAN 768B add new features to help leverage 10 Gbps converged enhanced Ethernet (CEE) ports while extending the value of existing FC SAN infrastructure. The FCoE 10 GbE 24-port Blade (#3880) is designed to provide: 24 port with 10 GbE line speed 10 Gbps Short-reach or Long-reach SFP+ transceivers Support for Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Fibre Channel, CEE, and traditional Ethernet protocols 8 Gbps Extension Blade (#3890) is designed to address the most demanding availability, performance, manageability, and scalability requirements featuring: Twelve FC ports supporting 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, or 8 Gbps link speeds Ten Ethernet ports supporting 1 GbE link speeds and up to two optional 10 GbE ports FC routing combined with SAN distance extension FCIP capability Long-wave SFP transceivers designed to support connectivity at distances up to 4 and 10 km Extended long distance SFP transceiver designed to support connectivity at distances up to 25 km Copper SFP transceiver designed to be used with IP ports on the 8 Gbps Extension Blade For ordering, contact your IBM representative or an IBM Business Partner. For more information, contact the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL ( ). Reference: YE001 Overview IT organizations continue to face increasing complex system configurations, everrising operational costs, and unprecedented data growth as more platforms, applications, and users connect to the data center network. In turn, the storage network infrastructure must continue evolving to enable fast, continuous, and costeffective access to mission-critical data from anywhere in the world. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 1

2 To address this challenge, the IBM System Storage SAN768B and IBM System Storage SAN384B fabric backbones now offer additional options to provide: Reliable and cost-effective network infrastructure for End-of-Row/Middle-of-Row consolidation of I/O storage and networking ports at the server edge using Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), converged enhanced Ethernet (CEE) blade that helps organizations simplify their growing IT infrastructures. Fibre Channel and advanced Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) technology that gives the 8 Gbps Extension Blade a flexible and extensible platform to move data. Whether configured for simple point-to-point or comprehensive multisite SAN extension, the 8 Gbps Extension Blade addresses business continuity, data retention, and global data access requirements. New features FCoE 10 GbE 24-port Blade (#3880) is a multi-protocol, 24 port, 10 GbE CEE and FCoE blade offering a line-rate, low latency, lossless, and deterministic interconnect based on 10 Gbps Layer 2 CEE, cut-through switching Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) technology. 8 Gbps Extension Blade (#3890) is a scalable and flexible platform designed for building or expanding a high-performance SAN extension infrastructure for disaster recovery, data protection, and data mobility storage solutions. Leveraging next-generation Fibre Channel and advanced FCIP technology, the 8 Gbps Extension Blade is designed to provide a flexible and extensible platform to move more data faster and further. Feature exchange None Key prerequisites Requires Fabric Operating System V6.3, or later For a list of supported servers and storage systems, refer to the Hardware requirements section. For specific support dates, configuration options, server models, operating systems levels, and attachment capabilities, visit Planned availability date November 20, 2009 All functions and features except SFP Transceiver 1 GbE Copper (#2551) December 4, 2009 Feature number 2551 (SFP Transceiver 1 GbE Copper) Description New features of the IBM System Storage SAN 384B and IBM System Storage SAN 768B FCoE 10 GbE 24-port Blade (#3880): The FCoE 10 GbE 24-port Blade is designed to provide a solution that reduces cable clutter, equipment acquisition costs, and operational costs associated with power consumption and cooling. This blade has Gbps converged enhanced Ethernet (CEE) ports capable of transporting both storage (Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)) and LAN traffic, IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 2

3 reducing or eliminating the need for separate server adapters and cables for both SAN and LAN environments. The benefits of consolidation extend beyond the hardware. FCoE preserves Fibre Channel constructs and services, integrating into existing Fibre Channel environments. This enables organizations to increase the value of their current investments. In addition, FCoE extends the reach of Fibre Channel management applications and tools, enabling organizations to manage FCoE and CEE devices under a single, unified management umbrella. FCoE 10 GbE 24-port Blade includes: CEE ports: 24 ports with 10 Gbps line speed. No Fibre Channel ports that are on the FCoE 10 GbE 24-port Blade. FCoE support: FCoE functionality is enabled on the system when a #3880 blade is installed. FCoE features: Complete T11 FCoE entity and FCoE bridging. The FCoE translation entity built into the hardware engine provides: Detection of Fibre Channel encapsulation and redirection of FCoE fabric login frames Encapsulation of Fibre Channel frames in FCoE Ethernet packets Extraction of Fibre Channel frames from FCoE Ethernet packets Mapping of Fibre Channel destination Virtual Fabrics and destination FC_ID to Ethernet Virtual LAN and destination MAC addresses Fabric-Provided MAC Addresses (FPMAs) enable new Ethernet MAC addresses to be created using the FC_ID assigned by the fabric. CEE features: Data Center Bridging exchange (DCBX) Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) - IEEE 802.1Qbb Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) - IEEE 802.1Qaz Performance: CEE 10 Gbps line speed, Fibre Channel, accessible via backplane. Maximum frame size of 9048-byte Ethernet frame. Data traffic types: Fabric switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast. CEE media types: hot-pluggable, 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ supports any combination of Short-Reach (SR) and Long-Reach (LR) optical transceivers; copper twinax cables of one, three, or five meters. Link aggregation (10 GbE): Standards-based Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) 802.3ad, Brocade enhanced frame-based trunking. sflow monitoring: sflow version 5 and RFC 3176 compliance for statistical packetbased and time-based sampling x security: 802.1x authentication for switch-to-hba authentication: Authenticator support that enables a switch to authenticate a peer host or HBA. Multi-peer host or MAC authentication options that enable a switch to authenticate traffic from multiple peer MACs behind a hub/hba. Drop filter customization for LLDP: Enables unauthenticated ports to send LLDP PDUs based on destination MAC address. MAC support: 32,000 MAC addresses. CEE services: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP, MSTP, RSTP, VLAN Tagging (802.1q)), MAC address learning and aging; native FCoE switching; IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation (LACP); ACLs based on VLAN, source, destination address, and port; eight priority levels for quality of service (QoS) and approximately 4,000 VLANs; Priority-based Flow Control (PFC); Data Center Bridging exchange (DCBX); Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS), sflow, and IEEE 802.1x. 8 Gbps Extension Blade (#3890): The 8 Gbps Extension Blade combines Fibre Channel switching and routing capabilities with hardware-assisted Fibre IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 3

4 Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP) traffic forwarding over IP wide area networks (WAN). The 12 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports and 10 1 Gigabit Ethernet port blade is designed to provide remote storage and SAN connectivity. It integrates a variety of capabilities, such as Fibre Channel routing, Storage-Optimized TCP (SO-TCP), hardware-based compression, write and read acceleration for disk and tape, IP Security (IPSec) encryption, FCIP trunking, and adaptive rate limiting designed to deliver a high performance, reliable, and secure distance-connectivity solution. The 8 Gbps Extension Blade is designed to support the following performance and optimization technologies. FCIP trunking is designed to virtualize two or more TCP connections as part of a single FCIP tunnel. FCIP trunking combines multiple IP source and destination address pairs into a logical high-bandwidth FCIP trunk spanning multiple physical ports to provide load balancing and network failure resiliency. These connections, called circuits, can be explicitly configured to be part of an FCIP tunnel to increase the tunnel bandwidth and provide failover paths in the event of a network failure. The functionality of the FCIP trunking and the additional TCP connections is intended to the applications using the FCIP tunnel. Adaptive Rate Limiting feature is designed to meet minimum bandwidth requirements for each tunnel while making the full utilization of the available network bandwidth without adverse throughput performance impact at high traffic load. Hardware-based compression is designed to deliver the ability to increase throughput over lower bandwidth links in the wide area network, supporting the cost efficiencies of FCIP. The 8 Gbps Extension Blade compresses FC frames before they are encapsulated into FCIP packets. FCIP QoS provides high, medium, and low-priority handling of initiator-target flows within the same FCIP tunnel for transmission over the WAN. FC Routing delivers fabric isolation in conjunction with FCIP, enabling separate fabrics to share devices without merging across the IP network. FCIP Fast Write accelerates SCSI write processing, maximizing performance of synchronous and asynchronous replication applications across high-latency WAN connections. Open Systems Tape Pipelining accelerates read and write tape processing over distance, minimizing backup and restore windows. Storage-Optimized TCP helps improve TCP window size and flow control, accelerating TCP transport for storage applications. Multiple logical FCIP tunnels (up to 8 in FOS V6.3; VE or VEx) allow for scalable connectivity between sites between two SAN06B-R models or when it is connected to a 8 Gbps Extension Blade. The 8 Gbps Extension Blade is designed to include the following attributes: Fibre Channel Ports: 12 ports, universal (E, F, Mirror port (M), Ex, and FL). FCIP Ports: 12 ports, 1 GbE Virtual E-port (VE) and two optional 10 GbE ports. Scalability: Full fabric architecture with 239 switches maximum. Certified Maximum: Single fabric is 56 domains, 7 hops. Multiprotocol routing fabric is 19 hops. Fibre Channel Performance: Gbps line speed, full duplex; Gbps line speed, full duplex; 4.25 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 8.5 Gbps line speed, full duplex. Auto-sensing of 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 8 Gbps port speeds; optionally programmable to fixed port speed, speed matching between 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 8 Gbps ports. FCIP Performance: 1 Gbps line speed; 10 Gbps line speed. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 4

5 ISL Trunking: Up to eight 8 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 64 Gbps per ISL trunk. There is no limit to how many trunk groups can be configured in the switch. Fibre Channel Aggregate bandwidth: 96 Gbps, 12 ports at 8 Gbps data rate. FCIP Aggregate bandwidth: 10 Gbps, 10 ports at 1 Gbps data rate; 20 Gbps, 10 ports at 1 Gbps data rate and one port at 10 Gbps data rate; 20 Gbps, 2 ports at 10 Gbps data rate. Fabric latency: 700 nanosec with no contention, cut-through routing at 8 Gbps. Maximum frame size: 2,112-byte payload. Maximum MTU size: 1,500 byte Ethernet packets with FCIP. Classes of service: Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames). Port types: FL_Port, F_Port, E_Port, Ex_Port, M_Port, and self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); for FCIP, VE port (virtual E port). Data traffic types: Fabric switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast. Media types: Fibre Channel: Hot-pluggable, industry-standard Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP), LC connector; Short-Wave Laser (SWL), Long-Wave Laser (LWL); Extended Long-Wave Laser (ELWL); distance depends on fiber optic cable and port speed; supports SFP (4/2/1 Gbs) or SFP+ (8/4/2 Gbs) optical transceivers. Fabric services: Simple Name Server (SNS); Registered State Change Notification (RSCN), NTP, RADIUS, RCS (Reliable Commit Service), Dynamic Path Selection (DPS), Brocade Advanced Zoning, WEB Tools and Extended Fabric. Optional Fabric Services include Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM), Integrated Routing, Adaptive Networking with QoS, FICON Control Unit Port (CUP) and Enhanced Group Management (EGM). The FCoE 10 GbE 24-port Blade (#3880) and the 8 Gbps Extension Blade (#3890) utilize the same Fabric OS that supports the entire b-type SAN product familyfrom the 8-port SAN Switch to the 768-port Fabric Backbone. This supports interoperability with optional advanced features such as ISL Trunking, APM, Fabric Watch, and Advanced Zoning. In addition, organizations can perform management and administrative tasks through familiar management tools, including the IBM System Storage Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM), Web Tools, and the command line interface. Moreover, optional FICON CUP capabilities enable legacy management applications to support FICON environments. Optional features Additional SFP+ optical transceivers in single and 8-pack convenience packages are offered to be used with the FCoE 10 GbE 24-port Blade. 10 Gbps SR (#2117) and 10 Gbps LR (#2151) SFP+. 10 Gbps SR (#2118) and 10 Gbps LR (#2158) SFP+. SFP Transceiver 1 GbE Copper (#2551). Inter-Chassis License, Half (#7882) provides connectivity from the switching backplane of one half of this SAN768B to another half SAN768B, or a SAN384B chassis. Inter-Chassis Links (ICLs): ICLs harness unused ports to connect the switching backplane of one SAN768B chassis directly with the switching backplane of another SAN768B or SAN384B chassis. This additional connection means does not consume usable ports. ICL connections operate as hardware trunked ISLs. Based on the configuration, it might be necessary to configure ISLs to complement the ICLs to ensure the desired bandwidth. The connection means is via copper cables between each of the core switching blades on the of SAN768B or SAN384B chassis. The copper cables are supplied by IBM and are 2 meters in length. Because of the short connectivity distance, chassis connected with ICLs will reside in the same cabinet or in adjacent cabinets. ICL cables may be connected in any fashion from one core blade in one chassis to the other core blade in the other chassis. The best thing to do is to connect the same connector or blade in each chassis for simplicity. ICLs are an optional licensed feature of the SAN768B. Feature number 7870 provides two cables and feature numbers 7882 IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 5

6 or 7885 provides a license. These features must be ordered for each of the chassis using ICL connections. Use of ICLs does not collapse the two switch domains into a single domain. 8 Gbps Advanced Extension Activation (#7891): This license enables two advanced extension features, FCIP Trunking and Adaptive Rate Limiting (ARL), on the SAN768B or SAN384B systems. The FCIP Trunking feature allows multiple (up to ten in FOS V6.3) IP source and destination address pairs (defined as FCIP Circuits) via multiple (up to ten in FOS V6.3) 1 GE interfaces to provide a high bandwidth FCIP tunnel and failover resiliency. The ARL feature provides a minimum bandwidth guarantee for each tunnel with full utilization of the available network bandwidth without impacting throughput performance under high traffic load. ARL is performed on the FCIP tunnel connection to dynamically change the rate at which the FCIP tunnel transmits data through the TCP connection. ARL will use the information from the TCP connection to determine and adjust the rate limit for the FCIP tunnel dynamically. This allows FCIP connections to utilize the maximum available bandwidth. Each 8 Gbps Extension Blade (#3890) must have one 8 Gbps Advanced Extension (#7891) activation license installed. 8 Gbps Extension Blade 10 GbE Activation (#7892): This license enables up to 2 10 GbE ports on the 8 Gbps Extension Blade (#3890). With this license, two additional operating modes, in addition to 10 1GbE ports mode, can be selected. Either 2 10 GbE ports or 10 1 GbE and one 10 GbE ports can be configured on a #3890 blade when this license is activated. This license is available on the SAN768B and SAN384B model and one license applies for each 8 Gbps Extension Blade (#3890). Accessibility by people with disabilities A U.S. Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) containing details on accessibility compliance can be requested at For hardware offerings The following features support use by people with disabilities: Controls and latches operable with one hand and minimal dexterity Keys discernible by touch without activating them Ports and connectors support connection of industry-standard devices Business Partner information If you are a Direct Reseller - System Reseller acquiring products from IBM, you may link directly to Business Partner information for this announcement. A PartnerWorld ID and password are required (use IBM ID). Product number Machine Description type Model Feature New features IBM System Storage SAN384B: SFP+ Transceiver 10 Gbps SR SFP+ 10 Gbps SR 8-Pack SFP+ Transceiver 10 Gbps LR SFP+ 10 Gbps LR 8-Pack SFP Transceiver 1 GbE Copper CEE 10GbE 24-port Blade Gbps Extension Blade Gbps Adv Ext Activation IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 6

7 10 GbE Activation IBM System Storage SAN768B SFP+ Transceiver 10 Gbps SR SFP+ 10 Gbps SR 8-Pack SFP+ Transceiver 10 Gbps LR SFP+ 10 Gbps LR 8-Pack SFP Transceiver 1 GbE Copper CEE 10GbE 24-port Blade Gbps Extension Blade Inter-Chassis Licence, Half Gbps Adv Ext Activation GbE Activation Model conversions Not applicable Feature conversions Not applicable. Publications The following publications are shipped as hardcopy for the IBM System Storage SAN384B: Title IBM System Storage SAN384B Installation, Service, and User Guide Order number GC The following publications are shipped as hardcopy for the IBM System Storage SAN768B: Title IBM System Storage SAN768B Installation, Service, and User Guide Order number GA Additional copies of the above listed publication will be available on November 10, The following publication will be available on November 10, 2009 for IBM System Storage SAN384B: Title IBM System Storage SAN384B Installation, Service, and User Guide Order number GC The following publication will be available on November 10, 2009 for IBM System Storage SAN768B: Title IBM System Storage SAN768B Installation, Service, and User Guide Order number GA You can use the following options to order or download additional copies: To order additional selected hardcopy publications for a fee or download free PDF format publications, visit the IBM Publications Center Web site IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 7

8 To directly download publications in PDF format, visit the IBM product support Web site Call the Publications Support Group at , and select option 1. Contact your IBM representative. The IBM Publications Center Hardcopies of selected publications are available for a fee from the IBM Publications Center, as well as free softcopy publications. The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product publications and marketing material with a catalog of 70,000 items. Extensive search facilities are provided. Payment options for orders are via credit card or customer number. A large number of publications are available online in various file formats, and they can all be downloaded free of charge. Services Global Technology Services IBM services include business consulting, outsourcing, hosting services, applications, and other technology management. These services help you learn about, plan, install, manage, or optimize your IT infrastructure to be an On Demand Business. They can help you integrate your highspeed networks, storage systems, application servers, wireless protocols, and an array of platforms, middleware, and communications software for IBM and many non-ibm offerings. IBM is your one-stop shop for IT support needs. For details on available services, contact your IBM representative or visit For details on available IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services, contact your IBM representative or visit For details on education offerings related to specific products, visit Select your country, and then select the product as the category. Technical information Specified operating environment Hardware requirements Supported servers and storage systems The IBM System Storage SAN384B and the IBM System Storage SAN768B are designed to support FC connectivity for the following: Servers IBM eserver TM zseries z10 EC, z10 BC, z9 TM EC, z9 BC, 990, 900, 890, and 880 IBM Power Systems IBM System p and selected RS/6000 servers IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 8

9 IBM System i and selected AS/400 servers IBM System x and selected Netfinity servers Other Intel-based servers with Linux, Microsoft Windows 2000, and Windows 2003 Selected Sun and HP servers Storage software IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) Storage systems IBM System Storage DS8000 TM IBM System Storage DS6000 TM IBM System Storage DS4000 TM IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server IBM TotalStorage FAStT Family of Storage Servers IBM TotalStorage 3580, 3588, and 3592 Tape Drives IBM TotalStorage 3590 Tape Drives IBM TotalStorage 3494, 3582, and 3583 Tape Libraries IBM System Storage 3584 Tape Libraries IBM TotalStorage 3581 Tape Autoloader IBM System Storage 3584 High Availability Frame Model HA1 IBM XIV Storage System IBM System Storage DS5000 IBM System Storage DS3000 Other selected storage systems For specific support dates, configuration options, server models, operating systems levels, attachment capabilities, and throughput connectivity speeds, visit Planning information You are responsible for downloading or obtaining from IBM, and installing designated machine code (microcode, basic input/output system code (called BIOS), utility programs, device drivers, and diagnostics delivered with an IBM machine) and other software updates in a timely manner from an IBM Internet Web site or from other electronic media, and following the instructions that IBM provides. You may request IBM to install machine code changes; however, you may be charged for that service. Cable orders Fiber optic cable A fiber optic cable is required for attaching the SAN384B or SAN768B to the host system adapters or other storage area FC components. The cable can be customer supplied or ordered with the direct ( or ) in the lengths available. The attaching fiber cable must be 50.0/125 micron for distances up to 300 meters at 2 Gbps speed, 150 meters at 4 Gbps, or 50 meters at 8 Gbps. The attaching fiber cable must be 62.5/125 micron for distances up to 175 meters at 2 Gbps speed, 70 meters at 4 Gbps, or 21 meters at 8 Gbps. Longwave SFPs require 9 micron singlemode fibre optic cables. The connection is an LC connector type. In many situations, the required lengths and installation of fiber optic cables will be unique to each customer's configuration and facility specifications. IBM Network IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 9

10 Integration and Deployment Services, offered by IBM Global Services, can provide assistance for these unique cabling and installation requirements. Security, auditability, and control The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities. Terms and conditions MES discount applicable Equal to the volume commitment discount Field installable feature No Warranty period One year. This feature or features assume the same warranty or maintenance terms as the machine in which it is installed for the full warranty or maintenance period announced for such machine. Customer setup Yes Machine code No license terms apply. Pricing New features for IBM System Storage SAN384B and SAN768B Machine Feature Description type Model number New features IBM System Storage SAN384B SFP+ Transceiver 10 Gbps SR SFP+ 10 Gbps SR 8-Pack SFP+ Transceiver 10 Gbps LR SFP+ 10 Gbps LR 8-Pack SFP Transceiver 1 GbE Copper CEE 10GbE 24-port Blade Gbps Extension Blade Gbps Adv Ext Activation GbE Activation IBM System Storage SAN768B SFP+ Transceiver 10 Gbps SR SFP+ 10 Gbps SR 8-Pack SFP+ Transceiver 10 Gbps LR SFP+ 10 Gbps LR 8-Pack SFP Transceiver 1 GbE Copper CEE 10GbE 24-port Blade Gbps Extension Blade Inter-Chassis License, Half Gbps Adv Ext Activation GbE Activation IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 10

11 Field Plant Feature install install MES Cables number only only removal required 2117 N N N N 2118 N N N N 2151 N N N N 2158 N N N N 2551 N N N N 3880 N N N N 3890 N N N N 7882 N N N N 7891 N N N N 7892 N N N N MT Model FN Description List price SFP+ $925 Transceiver 10 Gbps SR SFP+ 10 Gbps $6,822 SR 8-Pack SFP+ $3,993 Transceiver 10 Gbps LR SFP+ 10 Gbps $27,464 LR 8-Pack SFP $750 TRANSCEIVER 1 GBE COPPER CEE 10GbE 24- $118,897 port Blade Gbps Routing $130,243 Blade Gbps Routing $18,433 Advanced Ext GbE $43,073 Activation SFP+ $925 Transceiver 10 Gbps SR SFP+ 10 Gbps $6,822 SR 8-Pack SFP+ $3,993 Transceiver 10 Gbps LR SFP+ 10 Gbps $27,464 LR 8-Pack SFP $750 TRANSCEIVER 1 GBE COPPER CEE 10GbE 24- $118,897 port Blade Gbps Routing $130,243 Blade Inter-Chassis $43,733 License,Half Gbps Routing $18,433 Advanced Ext GbE Activation $43,073 Maintenance charges For additional information on maintenance and pricing, contact your IBM representative or your IBM Business Partner, or call 800-IBM-CALL ( ). Trademarks IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation 11

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