Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 5000 Manuale utente

HIGHLIGHTS

• Delivers up to 32 ports in an optimized

form factor that does not require a rail

kit for deployment in a 19-inch rack

• Protects existing investments in

Brocade Fabric OS and M-EOS*-based

environments through native E_Port

switch interoperability

• Provides industry-leading power and

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Fabric Manager for easy deployment

within new and existing fabrics

• Features Ports on Demand capabilities

for fast, easy, and cost-effective

scalability from 16 to 32 ports in

8-port increments

• Protects existing device investments

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4 Gbit/sec capabilities

• Meets high-availability requirements with

redundant, hot-pluggable components

and non-disruptive software upgrades

• Utilizes the Brocade EZSwitchSetup

wizard, simplifying installation and

management

A Flexible, Easy-to-Use Switch for

a Variety of SAN Environments

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growing storage requirements in mission-

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as well as support for “pay-as-you-grow”

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architecture that supports native E_Port

interoperability for seamless connectivity

into Brocade Fabric OS®

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running FOS native, FOS open, M-EOS

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enables non-disruptive expansion of any

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Brocade 5000 with a variety of tools and

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designed to be an easy addition to M-EOS

fabrics since there is no steep learning

curve for new management tools or

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familiar with Brocade Fabric Manager, the

Brocade 5000 is designed to be an easy

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5000

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STORAGE AREA

NETWORK

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* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and

directors running McDATA Enterprise OS

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Brocade 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec devices and

provides native E_Port interoperability for

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5000 is also backed by FOS and M-EOS

engineering, test, and support expertise to

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power dissipation as well as consolidated

power and fan assemblies to improve

environmental performance and reduce

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help make the Brocade 5000 a cost-

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environments, including the edge

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INDUSTRY-LEADING PERFORMANCE

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the Brocade 5000 provides best-in-class

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as many as 32 ports concurrently active

at 4 Gbit/sec full duplex to provide an

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supply up to 32 Gbit/sec of data throughput

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congestion and increasing bandwidth,

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prioritization and anti-starvation

capabilities at the port level to avoid

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• Exchange-based Dynamic Path Selection

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and load balancing by automatically

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effective load balancing in certain

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ENTERPRISE-CLASS AVAILABILITY

FOR BUSINESS CONTINUANCE

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foundation for disaster recovery and

business continuance by employing

enterprise-class availability features

such as hot-swappable, redundant,

and integrated fan and power supply

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and activation helps maximize application

uptime with faster system upgrades and

maintenance to reduce the dependency

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wide range of diagnostic and monitoring

functions, these capabilities help provide





operations, the Brocade 5000 enables

industry-leading distances between servers



up to 500 kilometers at 1 Gbit/sec and

125 kilometers at 4 Gbit/sec facilitates

the deployment of high-performance,





HIGH SCALABILITY WITH

PORTS ON DEMAND

Delivering up to 32 ports in a 1U form

factor, the Brocade 5000 combines cost-

effectiveness with highly scalable Ports on



16 ports enabled, and organizations can

easily expand to 24 or 32 ports by activating





modular “pay-as-you-grow” approach to



SUPERIOR ROI AND

INVESTMENT PROTECTION



availability, interoperability, and scalability





















switches while simplifying maintenance and



manage the Brocade 5000 with existing

management applications such as Brocade



Figure 1.



1 G

4 G

3 G

0.5 G

2 G

4 Gbit/sec with 8 trunksOptimal bandwidth utilization using

up to four 2 Gbit/sec links

congestion

32 Gbit/sec

8 Gbit/sec

With TrunkingWith TrunkingWithout Trunking

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3 G

0.5 G

2 G ASIC Preserves

In-order Delivery

ASIC Preserves

In-order Delivery

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OPEN SAN MANAGEMENT



such as the Brocade 5000 under a





management interfaces and support for





management through a command line







5000 integrates easily into heterogeneous

environments with operating systems such



®













HIGHER FABRIC SECURITY FOR

CRITICAL INFORMATION





help organizations safeguard their critical



Zoning as well as advanced port and switch







management access security, the Brocade



MAXIMIZING SAN INVESTMENTS

Brocade and its partners offer complete







training, support, and services to help



information, contact an authorized Brocade



Figure 2.







DPS

Dynamic Path Selection (DPS)

Balancing data flow between

multiple trunk groups

Up to

32 Gbit/sec

Up to

32 Gbit/sec

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























Corporate Headquarters







European Headquarters

Geneva, Switzerland





Asia Pacic Headquarters

Singapore





Systems Architecture

 

Scalability Full fabric architecture with 239 switches maximum

 







Performance 









between 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec ports

 



 256 Gbit/sec end to end

Fabric latency 

Maximum frame size 2112-byte payload

 

Port types 



 Fabric switches supporting unicast and broadcast

Media types 















Fabric services 





Optional fabric services include Brocade Fabric











Options SFP media

Management

Management software

supported













Management access 



Diagnostics 

BROCADE 5000 SPECIFICATIONS

Mechanicals

Enclosure 





Size 





System weight 

Environmentals

 



 





 



Shock 



 





 

2emissions 



 



Power

Maximum output 70 Watts

Systempowerconsumption 70 Watts max, 60 Watts typical

Nominal input voltage 

 

 

 Maximum of 15 amps for period between



Safety























* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and directors running McDATA Enterprise OS.

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