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HIGHLIGHTS•Leveragesnext-generationFibreChannelandFCIPtechnologytoenablefast,reliable,andcost-effectiveremotedatareplication,backup,andmigration
•MaximizesflexibilitywithanextensiblehardwareplatformandflexiblesoftwarelicensingtosupportabroadrangeofSANextensionrequirements
•Offersbest-in-classFibreChannelandFCIPportdensity,bandwidth,andthroughputwithuptosixteen8GbpsFibreChannelportsandsix1GbEportsina1Uspace
•Maximizesreplication,backup,andmigrationthroughputoverdistanceusingadvancedFibreChannelframecompression,diskandtapeprotocolacceleration,andQoS-awareFCIPnetworkingtechnology
•IntroducesFCIPTrunkingandAdaptiveRateLimitingtomaximizeWANlinkutilizationandresiliency
Next-Generation SAN Extension for Remote Data Replication, Backup, and Migration ITorganizationscontinuetofaceunprecedenteddatagrowthasmoreplatforms,applications,andusersconnecttothedatacenternetwork.Inturn,thestoragenetworkinfrastructuremustcontinueevolvingtoenablefast,continuous,andcost-effectiveaccesstomission-criticaldatafromanywhereintheworld.
Toaddressthischallenge,theBrocade®7800ExtensionSwitchhelpsprovidethefastest,mostreliable,andmostcost-effectivenetworkinfrastructureforremotedatareplication,backup,andmigration.Leveragingnext-generationFibreChannelandadvancedFibreChanneloverIP(FCIP)technology,theBrocade7800providesaflexibleandextensibleplatformtomovemoredatafasterandfurtherthaneverbefore.
Whetherconfiguredforsimplepoint-to-pointorcomprehensivemultisiteSANextension,theBrocade7800addressesthemost
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demandingbusinesscontinuity,compliance,andglobaldataaccessrequirements.Uptosixteen8GbpsFibreChannelportsandsix1GigabitEthernet(GbE)portsprovideunmatchedFibreChannelandFCIPbandwidth,portdensity,andthroughputformaximumapplicationperformanceoverWANlinks.
A SCALABLE, FLEXIBLE SAN EXTENSION PLATFORMTheBrocade7800isanidealplatformforbuildingorexpandingahigh-performanceSANextensioninfrastructurefordisasterrecovery,dataprotection,anddatamobilitystoragesolutions(seefigure1).Itleveragescost-effectiveIPWANtransporttoextendopensystemsandmainframediskandtapestorageapplicationsoverdistancesthatwouldotherwisebeimpossible,impractical,ortooexpensivewithstandardFibreChannelconnections.
TheBrocadeOne™strategyhelpssimplifynetworkinginfrastructuresthroughinnovativetechnologiesandsolutions.TheBrocade7800ExtensionSwitchsupportsthisstrategybyextendingandoptimizingStorageAreaNetwork(SAN)fabricconnectivityoverdistancetosupportbusinesscontinuityanddisasterrecoveryapplications.
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Availableintwoconfigurations(theBrocade780016/6ExtensionSwitchandtheBrocade78004/2ExtensionSwitch),theBrocade7800supportsavarietyofarchitecturesanddeploymentmodelstoaddresscurrentandfutureSANextensionrequirements.Abroadrangeofoptionaladvancedextension,FICON®,andSANfabricservicesareavailabletoaddressthemostchallengingextensionandstoragenetworkingrequirements.
TheBrocade780016/6ExtensionSwitchisarobustplatformfordatacentersandmultisiteenvironmentsimplementingdiskandtapesolutionsforopensystemsandmainframeenvironments.Organizationscanoptimizebandwidthandthroughputthroughsixteen8GbpsFibreChannelportsandsix1GbEports.TheBrocade780016/6ExtensionSwitchisidealfor:
•Opensystemsandmainframediskandtapeextension
•Multisitesynchronousandasynchronousstoragereplication
•CentralizedSANbackup,recovery,andarchiving
•Globaldataandstorageresourcemigration,distribution,andsharing
TheBrocade78004/2ExtensionSwitchisacost-effectiveoptionforsmallerdatacentersandremoteoffices,foropensystemsandmainframeenvironments.Organizationscanoptimizebandwidthandthroughputthroughfour8GbpsFibreChannelportsandtwo1GbEports.TheBrocade78004/2canbeeasilyupgradedtotheBrocade780016/6throughsoftwarelicensing,providingscalabilityandinvestmentprotectionforgrowingenvironments.TheBrocade78004/2ExtensionSwitchisidealfor:
•Point-to-pointsynchronousandasynchronousopensystemsdiskreplication
•Point-to-pointIBMz/OSGlobalMirror(zGM,formerlyknownaseXtendedRemoteCopyorXRC)andmainframetapeextension
•Globaldataandstorageresourcemigration,distribution,andsharing
SIMPLIFIED DISASTER RECOVERY AND DATA PROTECTIONToday’sorganizationsdependonfast,reliableaccesstodatawhereverandwheneverneeded,regardlessoflocation.Asaresult,theramificationsandpotentialbusinessimpactofaninadequatedisasterrecoveryanddataprotectioninfrastructurearegreaterthanever.
TheadvancedperformanceandnetworkoptimizationfeaturesoftheBrocade7800enablereplicationandbackupapplicationstosendmoredataoverFCIPlinksinlesstime,protectingtime-sensitivesynchronousorotherhigh-prioritytraffic,andoptimizingavailableWANbandwidth.
AccelerationforSCSIwrites(FastWrite)andIBMzGMmaximizereplicationperformanceandenablecost-effectivesynchronousandasynchronousreplicationacrossanydistance.Inaddition,TapePipeliningforopensystemsandmainframetapesutilizesuniquereadandwritetapeprocessingtosignificantlyreducebackupandrecoverytimesoverdistanceanywhereintheworld.OptionalFCIPTrunkingprovidesFCIPtunnelredundancyforlosslesspathfailoverandguaranteedin-orderdatadeliveryintheeventofafailure.
TheBrocade7800leveragesthecoretechnologyofBrocadesystemsperforming
atgreaterthan99.999percentuptimeintheworld’smostdemandingdatacenters.Itcombinesenterprise-classavailabilityfeaturessuchashot-pluggableredundantpowersuppliesandfanswithnon-disruptivesoftwareupgradestomaximizeapplicationuptimeandminimizeoutages.Theseuniquecapabilitiesenableahigh-performanceandhighlyreliablenetworkinfrastructurefordisasterrecoveryanddataprotection.
UNMATCHED PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMIZATIONBest-in-classFibreChannelandFCIPswitchportdensity,bandwidth,andthroughputaddresstoday’sdynamicI/Oandworkloadrequirementsandaredesignedtomeettomorrow’sevolvingrequirementsforvirtualdatacenters.Supportingupto350msRound-TripTime(RTT)oflatency,theBrocade7800enablescost-effectiveSANextensionsolutionsoverdistancesupto17,500kilometers(nearly11,000miles).
TheBrocade7800maximizesreplication,backup,andmigrationthroughputoverdistanceusingadvancedFibreChannelframecompression,diskandtapeprotocolacceleration,andFCIPnetworkingtechnology.Uniquefeaturesandtechnologiesincludethefollowing:
•FCIPTrunkingcombinesmultipleIPsourceanddestinationaddresspairsintoasinglelogicalhigh-bandwidthFCIPtrunkspanningmultiplephysicalportstoprovideloadbalancingandnetworkfailureresiliency.
•AdaptiveRateLimitingdynamicallyadjustsbandwidthbetweenminimumandmaximumratelimitstooptimizebandwidthutilizationandsharing.
•FCIPQualityofService(QoS)provideshigh-,medium-,andlow-priorityhandling
Figure 1.TheBrocade7800providesflexibledeploymentoptionstoextenddisasterrecovery,dataprotection,anddatamobilitystoragesolutionsacrossanydistance.
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System ArchitectureFibreChannelports 16ports,universal(E,F,M,EX,andFL)FCIPports 6ports,1GbE(VE,VEX)Scalability Fullfabricarchitecturewith239switchesmaximumCertifiedmaximum Singlefabric:56domains,7hops
Multiprotocolroutingfabric:19hopsFibreChannelperformance
1.063Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;2.125Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;4.25Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;8.5Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex.Auto-sensingof1Gbps,2Gbps,4Gbps,and8Gbpsportspeeds;optionallyprogrammabletofixedportspeed.Speedmatchingbetween1Gbps,2Gbps,4Gbps,and8Gbpsports.
FCIPperformance 1GbpslinespeedISLTrunking Uptoeight8GbpsportsperISLtrunk;upto
64GbpsperISLtrunk.Thereisnolimittohowmanytrunkgroupscanbeconfiguredintheswitch.
FibreChannelaggregatebandwidth
128Gbps:16portsat8Gbps(datarate)
FCIPaggregatebandwidth
6Gbps:6portsat1Gbps(datarate)
Fabriclatency 700nswithnocontention,cut-throughroutingat8Gbps
Maximumframesize 2112-bytepayloadMaximumMTUsize 1500-byteEthernetpacketswithFCIPClassesofservice Class2,Class3,ClassF(inter-switchframes)
Porttypes FL_Port,F_Port,E_Port,EX_Port,M_Port(MirrorPort),andself-discoverybasedonswitchtype(U_Port).ForFCIP,VE_Port(VirtualE_Port),VEX_Port(VirtualEX_Port).
Datatraffictypes Fabricswitchessupportingunicast,multicast(255groups),andbroadcast
USB OneUSBportforsystemlogfiledownloadsorfirmwareupgrades
Mediatypes FibreChannel:Brocadehot-pluggableSmallFormFactorPluggable(SFP)andSFP+,LCconnector;Short-WaveLaser(SWL)andLong-WaveLaser(LWL);distancedependsonfiber-opticcableandportspeed;supportsSFP+(2,4,and8Gbps)andSFP(1,2,and4Gbps)opticaltransceivers
1GbE:Brocadehot-pluggableopticalSFP,Short-WaveLaser(SWL)andLong-WaveLaser(LWL);GbECopperSFP;built-inRJ-45copper(twoGbEports);distancedependsonfiber-opticorcoppercableandportspeed
Fabricservices BrocadeAdvancedZoning,DynamicPathSelection(DPS),FDMI,EnhancedGroupManagement(EGM),FrameRedirection,RegisteredStateChangeNotification(RSCN),ReliableCommitService(RCS),andSimpleNameServer(SNS).OptionalfabricservicesincludeBrocadeAdaptiveNetworking,BrocadeAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring,BrocadeFabricWatch,BrocadeIntegratedRouting,BrocadeServerApplicationOptimization(SAO),BrocadeExtendedFabrics,andBrocadeISLTrunking.
BROCADE 7800 SPECIFICATIONS
ofinitiator-targetflowswithinthesameFCIPtunnelfortransmissionovertheWANwithindividualTCPsessionsperQoSclass.
•IPSecsupportensuressecuretransportoverWANlinksbyencryptingdata-in-flightwithstandard256-bitAESalgorithm.
•Advancedcompressionarchitectureprovidesmultiplemodestooptimizecompressionratiosforvariousthroughputrequirements.
•FCIPFastWriteacceleratesSCSIwriteprocessing,maximizingperformanceofsynchronousandasynchronousreplicationapplicationsacrosshigh-latencyWANconnections.
•OpenSystemsTapePipeliningacceleratesreadandwritetapeprocessingoverdistance,minimizingbackupandrestorewindows.
•BrocadeAdvancedAcceleratorforFICONusesadvancednetworkingtechnologies,datamanagementtechniques,andprotocolintelligencetoaccelerateIBMzGM,mainframetapereadandwriteoperations,andz/OShostconnectiontoTeradatawarehousingsystemsoverdistance.
•Storage-OptimizedTCPoptimizesTCPwindowsizeandflowcontrol,acceleratingTCPtransportforstorageapplications.
INTEGRATED ARCHITECTURE AND MANAGEMENTTheBrocade7800utilizesthesameFabricOS®thatsupportstheentireBrocadeSANproductfamily—fromtheBrocade300SwitchtotheBrocadeDCX®Backbonefamily.ThishelpsensureseamlessinteroperabilitywithoptionaladvancedfeaturessuchasBrocadeIntegratedRouting,BrocadeISLTrunking,BrocadeAdaptiveNetworking,BrocadeServerApplicationOptimization(SAO),BrocadeAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring,BrocadeFabricWatch,andBrocadeExtendedFabrics.
Inaddition,organizationscanperformmanagementandadministrativetasksthroughfamiliarBrocademanagementtools,includingBrocadeNetworkAdvisor,BrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM®),BrocadeWebTools,andtheCommandLineInterface(CLI).Moreover,optionalFICONControlUnitPort(CUP)capabilitiesenablelegacymanagementapplicationstoseamlesslysupportBrocadeFICONenvironments.
BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICES BrocadeGlobalServicesdeliversworld-classprofessionalservicesandtechnicalsupporttoenablethetransitiontovirtualizeddatacentersandcloud-optimizedarchitectures.BrocadeProfessionalServicesoffersassessment,design,andimplementationservicestohelporganizationsoptimizetheirSANarchitecturesincloud-optimizeddatacenters.BrocadePremierSupportandonsiteresidencieshelporganizationsmaximizeavailabilityofmission-criticaldatainSANenvironmentsthroughpersonalized,preferential,andproactivetechnicalsupport.
MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTSTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeeducation,support,andservices.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.
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Licensingoptions Thefollowingoptionalextensionfeaturescanbeenabledvialicensekeys:• AdvancedExtension:EnablesFCIPTrunkingandAdaptiveRateLimiting
• AdaptiveNetworking:ActivatesFibreChannelandFCIPQoSfunctionality
• Brocade7800UpgradeLicense:Enablesallports,additionalFCIPtunnels,andopensystemstaperead/writepipelining
• FICONManagementServer:ControlUnitPort(CUP)enableshostcontrolofswitchesinmainframeenvironments
• AdvancedAcceleratorforFICON:AcceleratesIBMzGM,mainframetapes,andz/OShostconnectiontoTeradatasystemsoverdistance
ManagementSupportedmanagementsoftware
SSHv2,HTTP/HTTPS,SNMPv1/v3,Telnet;SNMP(FEMIB,FCManagementMIB);BrocadeWebTools;BrocadeNetworkAdvisor;BrocadeDCFMProfessional,ProfessionalPlus,andEnterprise(optional);SMI-S,RADIUS,LDAP
Security DH-CHAP(betweenswitchesandenddevices),HTTPS,IPsec,IPFiltering,LDAP,PortBinding,RADIUS,Role-BasedAccessControl(RBAC),SecureCopy(SCP),SecureRPC,SSHv2,SSL,SwitchBinding,TrustedSwitch
Managementaccess 10/100/1000Ethernet(RJ-45),in-bandoverFibreChannelports;serialport(RJ-45)andoneUSBport
Diagnostics POSTandembeddedonline/offlinediagnostics,includingFCping,Pathinfo(FCtraceroute),etc.
MechanicalEnclosure Back-to-frontairflow;1U,19-inchEIA-compliant,
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BROCADE 7800 SPECIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)
Size Width:43.2cm(17.0in)Height:4.5cm(1.8in)Depth:64.1cm(25.2in)
Systemweight 10.9kg(24.0lbs)withtwopowersupplies,withoutSFP/SFP+
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:Upto3000m(9842ft)
Storage:Upto12km(39,370ft)Shock Operating:20g,6mshalf-sine
Non-operating:33g,11ms,half-sine,3/egAxisVibration Operating:0.5gsine,0.4grmsrandom,5to500Hz
Non-operating:2.0gsine,1.1grmsrandom,5to500Hz
Heatdissipation Maximum22ports:590BTU/hrAirflow Maximum60CFM;nominal44CFM
PowerPowersupply Dualhot-swappableredundantpowersuppliesPowerinlet C13Inputvoltage 85to264VACnominalInputlinefrequency 47to63HzInrushcurrent Maximumof60ampsforperiodof10to150msPower Nominal145watts;maximum173watts
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Forinformationaboutswitchanddeviceinteroperability,visitwww.brocade.com/interoperability
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