Brocade 5300

The Brocade 5300 is an 8 Gb/sec fibre channel switch which provides the highest performance, highest availability, scalability and best investment protection to meet the needs of today´s consolidated virtual data center. With a flexible architecture that supports 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbit/sec technology with 48, 64, or 80 ports, the Brocade 5300 provides an affordable high-port-count, single-domain solution.

The sale of this product was terminated in January 2015. The successor product is Brocade 6520.

Features	Benefits
Flexible ports on demand	“Pay-as-you-grow” scalability The delivered 48 ports can easily upgrade to 64 or 80 by activating the port license
Enterprise-class availability features as hot-plug redundant fans and power supplies	Enterprise-Class availability for disaster recovery and business continuance

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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
	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
	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
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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