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The Brocade VDX 6710 Converged Switch is a high-performance 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) fixed port switch that provides a reliable, scalable, and flexible foundation for supporting the most demanding business applications.
The sale of this product was terminated in February 2015. The successor products is Brocade VDX 6740
Brocade VDX 6710 data sheet (126 KB)
Revolutionizing the Way Data Center Networks Are Built
The Brocade VDX 6710 is a high-performance 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) fixed port switch that provides a reliable, scalable, and flexible foundation for supporting the most demanding business applications. It offers a cost-effective solution for classic Top-of-Rack (ToR) server connectivity, and the option to connect servers to an Ethernet fabric using Brocade VCS Fabric technology.
| Switching bandwidth (data rate, full duplex) | 216 Gbps |
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| Port-to-port latency | 600 nanoseconds |
| Port-to-port latency
1 GbE to 1 GbE/10 GbE |
1 microsecond |
| Form factor | 1U |
| Dimensions and weight | Width: 44.0 cm (17.32 in.)
Height: 4.37 cm (1.72 in.) Depth: 40.97 cm (16.13 in.) Weight: 8.57 kg (18.90 lb) |
| 1 GbE RJ45 ports | 48 |
| 1/10 GbE SFP+ ports | 6 |
| Power supplies | Two hot-swappable, load-sharing |
| Cooling fans | N+1 redundant, integrated into power supplies |
| Connector options | 1 GbE RJ45
1000Base-SX and 1000Base-LX 10 GbE SR and 10 GbE LR 10 Gbps SFP+ options: 1/3/5 m direct-attached copper (Twinax) Out-of-band Ethernet management: RJ-45 (fixed) Console management: RJ-45 to RS-232 (fixed) Firmware and diagnostic: USB |
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| Maximum VLANs | 4,096 |
| Maximum MAC addresses | 32,000 |
| Maximum port profiles (AMPP) | 256 |
| Maximum Layer 2 multicast groups | 2,000 |
| Maximum Spanning Tree instances | 32 |
| Maximum per-port priority pause level | 8 |
| Maximum LAG groups in a VCS fabric | 512 |
| Maximum members in a standard LAG | 16 |
| Maximum MAC addresses in a VCS fabric | 30,000 |
| Maximum switches in a VCS fabric | 24 |
| Maximum ECMP paths in a VCS fabric | 8 |
| Maximum trunk members for VCS fabric ports | 8 |
| Maximum switches across which a vLAG can span | 4 |
| Maximum members in a vLAG | 32 |
| Maximum jumbo frame size | 9,208 bytes |
| Queues per port | 8 |
| DCB Priority Flow Control (PFC) classes | 8 |
| Operating system | Brocade Network OS |
| Layer 2 switching features | - MAC Learning and Aging
- Static MAC Configuration - Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) 802.3ad/802.1AX - Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) - VLAN Encapsulation 802.1Q - Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) IEEE 802.1w - Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) IEEE 802.1s - STP IEEE 802.1D - Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST+/PVRST+) - STP PortFast and PortFast BDPU Guard - STP Root Guard - Layer 2 Access Control Lists (ACLs) - IGMP v1/v2 Snooping - Pause Frames IEEE 802.3x |
| Brocade VCS Fabric technology features | - Automatic Fabric Formation
- Distributed Fabric Services - Transparent LAN Services - Virtual Link Aggregation Group (vLAG) spanning multiple physical switches - Switch Beaconing - Distributed Configuration management - Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) - Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) - Automatic Migration of Port Profiles (AMPP) - VM-aware network automation |
| DCB features | - Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) IEEE 802.1Qbb
- Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) IEEE 802.1Qaz - Data Center Bridging eXchange (DCBX) - DCBX Application Type-Length-Value (TLV) for FCoE and iSCSI |
| Quality of Service (QoS) | - Eight priority levels for QoS
- Class of Service (CoS) IEEE 802.1p - DSCP Trust - DSCP to Traffic Class Mutation - Random Early Discard - Per-port QoS configuration - Scheduling: Strict Priority (SP), Shaped Deficit Weighted Round-Robin (SDWRR) |
| Switch health monitoring | - Fabric Watch monitoring and notification |
*Note 1: Please refer to the latest version of the release notes for the most up-to-date scalability numbers
| Management and control | - IPv4/IPv6 management
- Industry-standard Command Line Interface (CLI) - Remote lights out management (future update) - In-band management - Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) IEEE 802.1AB - MIB II RFC 1213 MIB - Switch Beaconing - Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) - Telnet - SNMP v1/v2C, v3 - sFlow RFC 3176 - Out of Band management (standalone mode) - RMON-1, RMON-2 - NTP - Management Access Control Lists (ACLs) - Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) |
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| Security | - Port-based Network Access Control IEEE 802.1X
- RADIUS - TACACS+ - Secure Shell (SSHv2) - BPDU Drop - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) - Secure Control Protocol |
| Enclosure | Front-to-rear, rear-to-front airflow; 1U, 19-inch EIA-compliant; power from non-port side |
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| Temperature | Operating: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Non-operating and storage: −25°C to 70°C (−13°F to 158°F) |
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| Humidity | Operating: 10% to 85% non-condensing
Non-operating and storage: 10% to 90% non-condensing |
| Altitude | Operating: Up to 3000 meters (9842 feet)
Non-operating and storage: Up to 12 kilometers (39,370 feet) |
| Shock | Operating: 20 g, 6 ms half-sine
Non-operating and storage: Half-sine, 33 g 11 ms, 3/eg Axis |
| Vibration | Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz
Non-operating and storage: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz |
| Airflow | Maximum: 60 CCFM
Nominal: 44 CFM |
| Heat dissipation | 443.5 BTU/hr |
| Power supplies | Two internal, redundant, field-replaceable, load-sharing AC power supplies |
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| Power inlet | C13 |
| Input voltage | 100 V to 240 V ~5 A - 2.5 A |
| Input line frequency | 47 to 63 Hz |
| Inrush current | 50 amps max |
| Maximum current | 3.5 amps max (54-port switch) |
| Maximum power consumption | 130W |
| - Bi-Nat UL/CSA 60950-1 Second Edition
- CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 Second Edition - EN 60950-1 Second Edition - IEC 60950-1 Second Edition - GB4943-2001 and GB9254-1998 - CNS 14336(94) |
| - FCC Class A
- ICES A - VCCI-A - CE - C - BSMI - GOST - KC Class A - CCC |
| - ANSI C63.4
- ICES-003 Class A - CISPR22 and JEIDA (Harmonics) - EN55022 and EN55024 - EN55022 or CISPR22 or AS/NZS CISPR22 - CNS 13438(95) - 51318.22-99 and 51318.24-99 - KN22 and KN24 - GB17625.1-2003 |
| - RoHS-6 (with lead exemption) Directive 2002/95/EC |
| Brocade VDX 6710 products conform to the following Ethernet standards:
- IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol - IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree - IEEE 802.1w Rapid reconfiguration of Spanning Tree Protocol - IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP - IEEE 802.3ae 10G Ethernet - IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging - IEEE 802.1p Class of Service Prioritization and Tagging - IEEE 802.1v VLAN Classification by Protocol and Port - IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) - IEEE 802.3x Flow Control (Pause Frames) - IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T |
