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• Supports the diverse requirements of

applications and cloud service delivery

models with a comprehensive Brocade

application delivery portfolio

• Maximizes consolidation of networking

infrastructure with Brocade ADX

hardware-based virtualization, helping

to reduce CapEx and OpEx by up to

75 percent

• Enables on-demand performance and

capacity scalability with a pay-as-you-grow

licensing model for xed platforms and

fully interchangeable modules for chassis

systems

• Simplies the deployment of new and

differentiated revenue streams to increase

Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) via the

Brocade OpenScript engine

• Helps reduce operational costs by enabling

the automation and orchestration of

application delivery with Brocade

Application Resource Broker

• Minimizes the investment risk of

cloud-optimized network deployments

with Brocade Network Subscription

• Enables control of application

management and provisioning via the

SOAP/XML API, easing integration with

third-party or homegrown orchestration

and automation tools

Cloud computing technologies have

transformed how organizations design and

operate their data centers. More than ever,

they must nd a cost-effective means to scale

capacity to support business growth, maximize

infrastructure utilization, and increase

operational efciency and business agility.

This requires a resilient and adaptable

network that can facilitate the rollout of

new services or applications in real time.

The underlying infrastructure must be able

to consolidate network resources into shared,

reusable assets, allowing administrators to

more efciently distribute workloads and

manage peak trafc while adhering to

Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Moreover,

it must allow organizations to streamline

data center operations and automate

workloads within their virtual and physical

infrastructures, to help ensure predictable

and reliable service delivery.

Brocade

application delivery solutions

provide the exibility and scale to meet the

demands of service-driven data centers—all

BROCADE

SERVERIRON ADX

APPLICATION DELIVERY

SWITCHES

APPLICATION

DELIVERY

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without compromising on performance and

reliability. Whether an organization requires

dedicated hardware, hardware-based

multitenancy, or a virtual platform, the

Brocade ServerIron

ADX

Series provides a

comprehensive application delivery portfolio.

The Brocade ADX Series is used by the world’s

most demanding service provider networks

and large enterprise data centers. With the

Brocade ADX Series, these organizations gain

a highly scalable and carrier-grade platform

designed to ensure the cost-effective,

reliable delivery of cloud services and

maximum Return on Investment (ROI).

PURPOSE-BUILT FOR

SERVICE DELIVERY

A exible and highly scalable system

architecture is at the heart of the Brocade

ADX Series. As a result, these switches

can provide superior performance and

scalability as well as low-latency switching

(20 microseconds) for response-sensitive

applications.

Delivering Efcient, Scalable,

and Agile Cloud Services without

Compromising on Performance

Summary of content (8 pages)

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Distributed System Architecture Capacity on Demand Dual Stack The Brocade ADX Series is built on a distributed architecture that helps maximize application performance while ensuring complete physical separation of the management and data planes. It features a high-density, multicore architecture and dedicated switching fabric to simplify network deployments and enable highspeed interconnects among application, management, and interface modules.
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HIGH-PERFORMANCE APPLICATION DELIVERY CARRIERS HOSTING/CLOUD The Brocade ADX Series enables efficient distribution of traffic among application and infrastructure servers using load-balancing methods that monitor server connection load, server resources such as CPU and memory, application response time, and pre-assigned server weights for an optimal application experience.
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OpenScript can provide protection from key application vulnerabilities while permanent application patches are installed. ALWAYS-ON APPLICATION AVAILABILITY Brocade ADX application delivery switches maximize availability and provide non-stop delivery of business-critical applications through a range of capabilities. High Availability The Brocade ADX Series provides multiple high-availability options to suit varying infrastructure and business needs for overall enhanced application resiliency.
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Primary Data Center Brocade ADX Brocade MLX Servers Internet Brocade MLX Brocade ADX Servers Metro Fibre Channel SAN Storage Secondary Data Center Brocade ADX Fibre Channel SAN Brocade Application Resource Broker Integration Storage VMware vCenter Brocade API Figure 4. Brocade Application Resource Broker. • The Brocade ADX OpenScript Community: Is changing the way application development and delivery professionals learn about, share, browse, and contribute dynamic application scripts.
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BROCADE ADX SOFTWARE FEATURE OVERVIEW All Brocade ADX platforms run the same software and support the same features. In addition, the base model for all Brocade ADX platforms can be upgraded via two software licenses—a Premium feature license and an SSL license.
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BROCADE ADX SERIES SPECIFICATIONS The Brocade ADX family of application delivery switches includes: Brocade ADX 1000 Series: • Compact, 1U application delivery switch with multiple port configurations and three different performance options available through Capacity on Demand licensing • Available in both copper and fiber interface configurations Brocade ADX 4000 Series: • A 4U chassis-based modular application delivery switch that can be equipped with one management module and up to two Application Swit
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DATA SHEET www.brocade.com BROCADE ADX SERIES SPECIFICATIONS (CONTINUED) Safety Compliance • EN 60950-1:2006+A11:2009/IEC 60950-1:2005 • UL 60950-1 • EN 60825-1 • NEBS Compliant for Brocade ADX 1000 and 10000 • CAN/CSA C22.2 No.