Datasheet
Layer2switchingfeatures • MACLearningandAging
• StaticMACConguration
• LinkAggregationControlProtocol(LACP)
IEEE802.3ad/802.1AX
• VirtualLocalAreaNetworks(VLANs)
• VLANEncapsulationIEEE802.1Q
• RapidSpanningTreeProtocol(RSTP)
IEEE802.1w
• MultipleSpanningTreeProtocol(MSTP)
IEEE802.1s
• STPIEEE802.1D
• Per-VLANSpanningTree(PVST+/PVRST+)
• STPPortFastandPortFastBPDUGuard
• STPRootGuard
• Layer2AccessControlLists(ACLs)
• IGMPv1/v2Snooping
• PauseFramesIEEE802.3x
Layer3switchingfeatures • OSPF
• VRRPandVRRP-Esupport
• Staticroutes
BrocadeVCSFabrictechnologyfeatures • AutomaticFabricFormation
• DistributedFabricServices
• Transparent LAN Services
• VirtualLinkAggregationGroup(vLAG)spanning
multiplephysicalswitches
• SwitchBeaconing
• DistributedCongurationManagement
• TransparentInterconnectionofLotsofLinks
(TRILL)
• EqualCostMulti-Path(ECMP)
• AutomaticMigrationofPortProles(AMPP)
• VM-awarenetworkautomation
DCBfeatures • Priority-basedFlowControl(PFC)IEEE
802.1Qbb
• EnhancedTransmissionSelection(ETS)
IEEE802.1Qaz
• DataCenterBridgingeXchange(DCBX)
• DCBXApplicationType-Length-Value(TLV)for
FCoE and iSCSI
FCoEfeatures • MultihopFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE);
requiresBrocadeVCSFabrictechnology
• FC-BB5compliantFibreChannelForwarder
(FCF)
• NativeFCoEforwarding
• End-to-endFCoE(initiatortotarget)
• FCoEInitializationProtocol(FIP)v1supportfor
FCoEdevicesloginandinitialization
• NameServer-basedzoning
• SupportsconnectivitytoFIPSnoopingBridge
(FSB)device
FibreChannelfeatures • NameServer-basedzoning
• FCauthentication
• Bridging to Fibre Channel SANs
QualityofService(QoS) • EightprioritylevelsforQoS
• ClassofService(CoS)IEEE802.1p
• DSCPTrust
• DSCPtoTrafcClassMutation
• RandomEarlyDiscard
• Per-portQoSconguration
• Scheduling:StrictPriority(SP),ShapedDecit
WeightedRound-Robin(SDWRR)
- DSCPtoCoSMutation
- DSCPtoDSCPMutation
Switchhealthmonitoring • FabricWatchmonitoringandnotication
Management
Managementandcontrol • IPv4/IPv6management
• Industry-standardCommandLineInterface
(CLI)
• Remotelightsoutmanagement(futureupdate)
• In-bandmanagement(standalonemode)
• LinkLayerDiscoveryProtocol(LLDP)
IEEE802.1AB
• MIBIIRFC1213MIB
• SwitchBeaconing
• SwitchedPortAnalyzer(SPAN)
• Telnet
• SNMPv1,v2C,v3
• sFlowRFC3176
• Out-of-bandmanagement
• RMON-1,RMON-2
• NTP
• ManagementAccessControlLists(ACLs)
• Role-BasedAccessControl(RBAC)
Security • Port-basedNetworkAccessControlIEEE802.1X
• RADIUS
• TACACS+
• SecureShell(SSHv2)
• BPDUGuard
• BPDUDrop
• LightweightDirectoryAccessProtocol(LDAP)
• SecureControlProtocol
Mechanical
Enclosure
BrocadeVDX6730-32
Front-to-rearairow;powerfromback
Rear-to-frontairow;powerfromback
1U
Systemweight:16.3lbwithtwopowersupplyFRUs,withouttransceivers
Enclosure
Brocade VDX 6730-76
Front-to-rearairow;powerfromback
Rear-to-frontairow;powerfromback
2U
Systemweight:33.9lbwithtwopowersupplyFRUs,withouttransceivers








