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HigHligHts•Delivershighperformancewithacut-through,non-blockingswitcharchitecture
•Featuresatop-of-rack,1U,multiprotocoldesignthatsupportsFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE),FibreChannel,ConvergedEnhancedEthernet(CEE),andtraditionalEthernetprotocols
•Providesupto8Gbit/secperformancewitheightFibreChannelportsandline-rateperformancefor24CEEportswith10GigabitEthernet
•Improvesenergyefficiency,operatingat350wattswithredundantpowersuppliesandcoolingfanFRUs
•UtilizesBrocadeISLTrunkingforFibreChannelandLinkAggregationControlProtocol(LACP)forCEE
•StreamlinesmanagementbyutilizingBrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM),BrocadeFibreChannelservices,andextensionsforFCoEandCEE
A Versatile FCoE Switch for Server I/O Consolidation
AsITorganizationscontinuetofacetheincreasedcomplexityofsystemconfigurationandever-risingoperationalcosts,theyarelookingfornewwaystosimplifytheirITenvironments.Toaddressthischallenge,Brocade®offersaversatileswitchthatsupportsbothFibreChannelandFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)tohelporganizationssimplifytheirgrowinginfrastructures.
TheBrocade8000Switchprovidesareliableplatformthathelpsreducecableclutter,equipmentacquisitioncosts,andoperationalcostsassociatedwithpowerconsumptionandcooling.Thisuniquetop-of-rackswitchfeaturesalow-profile1Uformfactorandlowpowerconsumption(amaximum350watts),leadingthewaytowarda“greener”datacenter.
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TheBrocade8000featureseight8Gbit/secFibreChannelportsalongwith24ConvergedEnhancedEthernet(CEE)portswith10GigabitEthernetcapabilities.TheCEEportsarecapableoftransportingbothstorageandLANtraffic—eliminatingtheneedforseparateSANandLANadaptersandcables.
Thetop-of-rackBrocade8000connectstoserversthroughConvergedNetworkAdapters(CNAs)suchastheBrocade1010andBrocade1020.TheconsolidatedSANandLANserverportsandcorrespondingcablessimplifyconfigurationandcablinginservercabinetstoreduceacquisitioncosts.withfewercomponentsusingpowerorrequiringcooling,organizationscansavesignificantoperatingcostsaswell.
Moreover,consolidationisnotlimitedtohardwarecomponents.BecauseFCoEpreservesFibreChannelconstructsand
services,itintegratesseamlesslyintoexistingFibreChannelenvironments,enablingorganizationstomaximizethevalueoftheircurrentinvestments.Inaddition,FCoEextendsthereachofFibreChannelmanagementapplicationsandtools,enablingorganizationstomanageFCoE-attacheddevicesunderasingle,unifiedmanagementumbrella(seeFigure1).
iNDUstRY-lEADiNg PERFORMANCETosupportthemostdata-intensiveapplications,theBrocade8000providesbest-in-classperformanceforFibreChanneldeliveryinatop-of-rackFCoEswitch.Itfeaturesanon-blockingarchitecturewitheightFibreChannelportsconcurrentlyactiveat8Gbit/secand24CEEportswith10GigabitEthernet.
TheswitchutilizesASICtechnologythatsupportsporttrunkingforFibreChannelandlinkaggregationforEthernet.ForFibreChannel,anInter-SwitchLink(ISL)trunkcansupplyupto64Gbit/secofbalanceddatathroughput(seeFigure2).Inadditiontoreducingcongestionandincreasingbandwidth,BrocadeISLTrunkingutilizesISLsmoreefficientlytopreservethenumberofusableswitchports.ForEthernet,theBrocade8000supportsstandards-basedLinkAggregationControlProtocol(LACP).
Additionalperformancecapabilitiesinclude32virtualchannelsoneachISL,enablingantistarvationcapabilitiesattheportleveltoavoidperformancedegradation.Inaddition,exchange-basedDynamicPathSelection(DPS)optimizesfabric-wideperformanceandloadbalancingbyautomaticallyroutingdatatothemostefficientavailablepathinthefabric.DPSfurtheraugmentsISLTrunkingtoprovidemoreeffectiveloadbalancingincertainconfigurations.
ENtERPRisE-ClAss AVAilABilitY FOR BUsiNEss CONtiNUANCETheBrocade8000providesareliablefoundationfordisasterrecoveryandbusinesscontinuancebyemployingenterprise-classavailabilityfeaturessuchashot-swappable,redundant,andintegratedfanandpowersupplyassemblies.Combinedwithawiderangeofdiagnosticandmonitoringfunctions,thesecapabilitieshelpensurehighlyavailableSANenvironments.
InconjunctionwithBrocadeSANextensionproducts,theBrocade8000enablesserversandstoragedevicestoresideremotely,givingorganizationsareliablewaytocreatehighlyavailableenvironmentsthatsupportthemostsophisticatedbusinesscontinuanceanddisasterrecoveryinitiatives.
sUPERiOR ROi AND iNVEstMENt PROtECtiONTheBrocade8000utilizesthesameBrocadeFabricoS®thatsupportstheentireBrocadeFibreChannelproductfamily—fromfixedportswitchestotheBrocadeDCX®Backbone.ThishelpsensurebackwardcompatibilitythatenablestheBrocade8000toseamlesslyintegratewithexistingFibreChannelinvestments.
ThisdesignalsoenablesforwardcompatibilityamongBrocadesolutions,simplifyingmaintenanceandfieldupgradeswhileprovidingpeaceofmindforfuturedatacenterexpansion.Moreover,organizationscanmonitorandmanagetheBrocade8000withfabricrobustmanagementapplicationssuchasBrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM™).
OPEN sAN MANAgEMENtBynetworkingFibreChannelswitchesandtheBrocade8000underacommonmanagementplatform,FabricoSsimplifiesmanagementthroughstandardinterfacesandsupportforthird-partymanagementapplications.TheBrocade8000supportsswitchmanagementthroughaCommandLineInterface(CLI),BrocadewebTools,orBrocadeDCFM,whichincludessupportforFCoEandCEE.
HigHER FABRiC sECURitY FOR MissiON-CRitiCAl iNFORMAtiONTheBrocade8000isdesignedforthehighestleveloffabricsecuritytohelporganizationssafeguardtheircriticalinformation.ItutilizesBrocadeAdvancedZoningaswellasadvancedportandswitchAccessControlLists(ACLs)tosimplifyadministrationandsignificantlyincreasecontroloverdataaccess.Tosimplifymanagementaccesssecurity,theBrocade8000supportsActiveDirectorywithLDAP.
MAXiMiZiNg iNVEstMENtsTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeeducation,support,andservices.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.
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Figure 1.TheBrocade8000isatop-of-rackswitchthatsupportsserverconnectivityintobothSANsandLANs.
system ArchitectureFibreChannelports EightFibreChanneluniversal(E,F,M,andFL)
portswith1,2,4,and8Gbit/secCEEports 24portswith10GigabitEthernetFCoEfeatures CompleteT11FCoEentityandFCoEbridging
TheFCoEtranslationentitybuiltintothehardwareengineprovides:• DetectionofFibreChannelencapsulationandredirectionofFCoEfabricloginframes
• EncapsulationofFibreChannelframesinFCoEEthernetpackets(FC>FCoE)
• ExtractionofFibreChannelframesfromFCoEEthernetpackets(FCoE>FC)
• MappingofFibreChanneldestinationVirtualFabricsanddestinationFC_IDtoEthernetVirtualLANanddestinationMACaddresses
Fabric-ProvidedMACAddresses(FPMAs)enablenewEthernetMACaddressestobecreatedusingtheFC_IDassignedbythefabric
CEEfeatures DataCenterBridgingeXchange(DCBX)Priority-basedFlowControl(PFC)–IEEE802.1QbbEnhancedTransmissionSelection(ETS)–IEEE802.1Qaz
Performance FibreChannel:1,2,4,and8Gbit/seclinespeedfullduplexCEE:10Gbit/seclinespeed
ISLTrunking Frame-basedISLTrunking(optionallicense)enablesuptoeightportsbetweenapairofswitchestobecombinedintoalogicalISLwithspeedsofupto64Gbit/sec(128Gbit/secfullduplex)foroptimalbandwidthutilizationandloadbalancing;exchange-basedloadbalancingacrossISLswithDPS(includedinFabricoS)
Linkaggregation(10GigabitEthernet)
LinkAggregationControlProtocol(LACP),Brocade-enhancedand802.3adstandards-based
Maximumframesize 2112-byteFibreChannelpayload;9048-byteEthernetframe
Classesofservice Class2,Class3,ClassF(inter-switchframes)Porttypes FL_Port,F_Port,M_Port(MirrorPort),E_Port;
self-discoverybasedonswitchtype(U_Port);optionalporttypecontrol
Datatraffictypes Fabricswitchessupportingunicast,multicast(255groups),andbroadcast
Mediatypes FibreChannelmediatype:hot-pluggable,industry-standardSmallFormFactorPluggable(SFP)andSFP+,LCconnector;Short-waveLaser(SwL)andLong-waveLaser(LwL);distancedependsonfiberopticcableandportspeed;supportsSFP+(2,4,and8Gbit/sec)andSFP(1,2,and4Gbit/sec)opticaltransceivers
CEEmediatype:hot-pluggable,Brocade10GigabitEthernetSFP+supportsanycombinationofShort-Reach(SR)andLong-Reach(LR)opticaltransceivers;Brocadecoppertwinaxcablesofone,three,orfivemeters
USB oneUSBportforfirmwaredownload,supportsave,andconfigurationupload/download
FibreChannelfabricservices
SimpleNameServer(SNS),RegisteredStateChangeNotification(RSCN),NTP,RADIUS,LDAP,ReliableCommitService(RCS),DynamicPathSelection(DPS),EnhancedGroupManagement(EGM),andwebTools;optionalfabricservicesincludeFabricwatch,ISLTrunking,andAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring
BROCADE 8000 sPECiFiCAtiONs
Figure 2.TheBrocade8000combineshighperformancewithefficientserverI/oconsolidation.
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CEEservices SpanningTreeProtocol(STP,MSTP,RSTP),VLANTagging(802.1q),MACaddresslearningandaging;nativeFCoEswitching;IEEE802.3adLinkAggregation(LACP);accesscontrollistsbasedonVLAN,source,destinationaddress,andport;eightprioritylevelsforQoSandapproximately4000VLANs;Priority-basedFlowControl(PFC);DataCenterBridgingeXchange(DCBX)-CapabilitiesExchange;EnhancedTransmissionSelection(ETS)
Licensingoptions FabricoS6.1.2_ceeincludesthefollowingoptionalfeaturesthatcanbeenabledvialicensekeysandareapplicableonlytotheFibreChannelportsoftheBrocade8000:
• BrocadeFibreChannelISLTrunking• BrocadeAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring• BrocadeFabricwatch
ManagementManagementsoftware SShv2,hTTP/hTTPS,SNMPv1/v3,Telnet;SNMP
(FEMIB,FCManagementMIB,RMoN,andIF-MIBforCEE);webTools;DataCenterFabricManager(DCFM)ProfessionalandEnterprise;SMI-S;RADIUS
Managementaccess one10/100/1000MegabitEthernet,in-bandoverFibreChannel,oneserialport,andoneUSBport
Diagnostics PoSTandembeddedonline/offlinediagnostics,includingFCpingandPathinfo(FCtraceroute)
MechanicalEnclosure Non-porttoportsideairflow;1U,19-inch
EIA-compliant,powerfromnon-portsideSize width:42.9cm(16.9in)
height:4.3cm(1.7in)Depth:63.4cm(25.0in)
Systemweight 13.0kg(28.6lbs)withtwopowersupplyFRUs,withouttransceivers
BROCADE 8000 sPECiFiCAtiONs (CONtiNUED)
EnvironmentalTemperature operating:0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)
Non-operating:–25°Cto70°C(–13°Fto158°F)humidity operating:10%to85%non-condensing
Non-operating:10%to90%non-condensingAltitude operating:Upto3000meters(9842feet)
Storage:Upto12kilometers(39,370feet)Shock operating:20g,6mshalf-sine
Non-operating:half-sine,33g11ms,3/egAxisVibration operating:0.5gsine,0.4grmsrandom,5to500hz
Non-operating:2.0gsine,1.1grmsrandom,5to500hz
Co2emissions 335kgperyear(with40portsat0.42kg/kwh)1.05kgperGbit/secperyear
Airflow Maximum:42CFMNominal(65%speed):35CFM
heatdissipation 32ports:1044BTU/hr
PowerPower Maximum:350watts
Consumption:306wattsInputvoltage 85to264VACnominalInputlinefrequency 47to63hzInrushcurrent 60ampsmaximumMaximumcurrent 29ampsat12VDC
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