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Metro Features Connecting
Buildings and Campuses
BecauseBrocadeFCXSeriesswitches
includeMetropolitanAreaNetwork(MAN)
features,organizationscanusethemto
connectadistributedenterprise.Inthis
typeofenvironment,BrocadeFCXSeries
switchesproviderichservicesusingMRP
(v1andv2)forbuildingresilientring-
basedtopologies,VLANstacking(Q-in-Q),
andadvancedmulticastcapabilities—
includingIGMPv1/v2/v3andMulticast
ListenerDiscovery(MLD)v1/v2snooping
forcontrollingmulticasttrafcforhigh-
bandwidthcontentdelivery.
SIMPLIFIED, SECURE MANAGEMENT
BASED ON OPEN STANDARDS
TheBrocadeFCXSeriesprovides
simplied,standards-basedmanagement
capabilitiesthathelporganizationsreduce
administrativetimeandeffortwhile
securingtheirnetworks.
Simplied Deployment with
Auto-Conguration
TheBrocadeFCXSeriessupportsauto-
conguration,simplifyingdeployment
withatrulyplug-and-playexperience.
Organizationscanusethisfeature
toautomateIPaddressandfeature
congurationoftheswitcheswithout
requiringahighlytrainednetworkengineer
onsite.Whentheswitchespowerup,they
automaticallyreceiveanIPaddressand
congurationfromDHCPandTrivialFile
TransportProtocol(TFTP)servers.Atthis
time,theswitchescanalsoautomatically
receiveasoftwareupdatetobeatthesame
coderevisionasalreadyinstalledswitches.
Open-Standards Management
TheBrocadeFCXSeriesincludesan
industry-standardCommandLineInterface
(CLI)andsupportsSecureShell(SSHv2),
SecureCopy(SCP),andSNMPv3torestrict
andencryptmanagementcommunications
tothesystem.Inaddition,supportfor
TerminalAccessControllerAccessControl
System(TACACS/TACACS+)andRADIUS
authenticationhelpsensuresecure
operatoraccess.
Out-of-Band Management
TheBrocadeFCXSeriesincludesanRJ-45
Ethernetportdedicatedtoout-of-band
management,providingaremotepathto
managetheswitches,regardlessofthe
statusorcongurationofthedataports.
UNIFIED WIRED/WIRELESS
NETWORK MANAGEMENT WITH
BROCADE NETWORK ADVISOR
Managingenterprisecampusnetworks
continuestobecomemorecomplexdue
tothegrowthinservicesthatrelyonwired
andwirelessnetworks.Servicessuch
asInternet,e-mail,videoconferencing,
real-timecollaboration,anddistance
learningallhavespeciccongurationand
managementrequirements.Atthesame
time,organizationsfaceincreasingdemand
toprovideuninterruptedservicesforhigh-
qualityvoiceandUC,wirelessmobility,and
multimediaapplications.
Toreducecomplexityandthetimespent
managingtheseenvironments,theeasy-
to-useBrocadeNetworkAdvisordiscovers,
manages,anddeployscongurationsto
groupsofIPdevices.ByusingtheBrocade
NetworkAdvisorDeviceConguration
Managertool,organizationscancongure
VLANswithinthenetwork,manage
wirelessaccesspointrealms,orexecute
CLIcommandsonspecicIPdevicesor
groupsofIPdevices.sFlow-basedproactive
monitoringisidealforperformingnetwork-
widetroubleshooting,generatingtrafc
reports,andgainingvisibilityintonetwork
activityfromtheedgetothecore.Brocade
NetworkAdvisorcentralizesmanagement
oftheentirefamilyofBrocadewired
andwirelessproducts,includingthe
BrocadeFCXSeries.
BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICES
Tohelporganizationsgetthemostvalue
fromtheirtechnologyinvestments,Brocade
GlobalServicesoffersavarietyofservices
withcomprehensivehardwareand24×7
softwaresupport,includingsoftwarexes
andnewreleases.Organizationscanalso
utilizeBrocadeProfessionalServicesto
implementandvalidatethefunctionality
ofBrocadeproducts.Leveragingthe
BrocadeNetworkMonitoringService(NMS),
organizationscanmaximizetheavailability
andperformanceoftheircriticalapplication
environmentswhilereducinginfrastructure
costandcomplexity.
WARRANTY
TheBrocadeFCXSeriesiscoveredby
theBrocadeAssurance
™
LimitedLifetime
Warrantyforaslongastheoriginal
purchasercontinuestoownandusethe
product.Thewarrantycoverstheproduct
hardware,includinginternalpowersupplies
andinternalfans,aswellassoftware
defectrepairs.Tostreamlinetheproduct
replacementprocess,qualiedcustomers
candirectlyaccesstheMyBrocade
™
Portal
toinitiateadvancedreplacementon
registeredproducts.
MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS
Tohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,
Brocadeanditspartnersoffercomplete
solutionsthatincludeeducation,support,
andservices.Formoreinformation,contact
aBrocadesalespartnerorvisit
www.brocade.com.