Brocade 6510
Flexible, easy-to-use enterprise-class SAN switch for Private Cloud storage
The Brocade 6510 Fibre Channel switch offers 16G Fibre Channel speed which is ideal for use in virtualized and heavy I/O traffic environments as well as for high speed SSD technologies.
Brocade 6510
Features | Benefits |
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16 G Fibre Channel | - Meets the demands of virtualized environments and high speed peripherals such as SSD’s and capabilities of highly virtualized environments
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Flexible ports on demand
| - “Pay-as-you-grow” scalability
- 12 Port “Port on Demand” licenses enable for 36 or 48 port usage
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Enterprise-class availability features
| - Redundant components (PSU, FAN’s provide improved uptime and hitless operation when repair is needed
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Link-testing capabilities
| - Port-to-Port check for link testing ( for cables and structured cabling)
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Line encryption
| - Better protection against wire tapping
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Hardware compression
| - Improves bandwidth and eases fabric traffic load
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Access gateway support
| - Enables large Blade Server farms (Switches in “access gateway” mode do not need a Fibre Channel Domain ID)
- Allows attachment to Cisco SAN’s
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FC Switches
Technology |
Switch |
Main Features |
Generation 5
(FC 16G) |
Brocade 6505 Switch |
- Provides up to 24 ports
- Enterprise features at an entry-level price
- "pay-as-you-grow" scalability from 12 to 24 ports
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Brocade 6510 Switch |
- Provides up to 48 ports
- Maximizes overall port density and space utilization for consolidation of legacy SAN switches
- Features enhanced diagnostics and RAS functionality to minimize downtime
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Brocade 6520 Switch |
- Provides high scalability in an ultra-dense 96-port switch
- Improved availability and manageability with distributed intelligence across the network
- Up to eight in-flight encryption and compression ports delivering security and bandwidth savings
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Generation 4
(FC 8G) |
Brocade 5300 Switch |
- Provides up to 80 ports
- "pay-as-you-grow" scalability
- Enterprise-class availability for disaster recovery and business continuity
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Support for Brocade Switches/ExtremeSwitching VDX series