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EXCEPTIONAL PRICE/PERFORMANCE
FOR GROWING SAN WORKLOADS
The Brocade 6510 delivers exceptional
price/performance for growing SAN
workloads through a combination of
market-leading throughput and an
affordable switch form factor. The 48 ports
produce an aggregate 768 Gbps full-duplex
throughput; any eight ports can be trunked
for 128 Gbps Inter-Switch Links (ISLs).
Exchange-based Dynamic Path Selection
(DPS) optimizes fabric-wide performance
and load balancing by automatically routing
data to the most efcient available path in
the fabric (see Figure 1). It augments ISL
trunking to provide more effective load
balancing in certain congurations.
Moreover, a 24-port base conguration,
easy administration, 1U footprint, and
low-energy consumption—0.14 watts per
Gbps and 2.3 watts per port—provide a low
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Enterprise-
class capabilities combined with a low TCO
yield 40 percent higher performance
compared to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)
storage alternatives at a similar cost.
INDUSTRY-LEADING TECHNOLOGY
THAT IS FLEXIBLE, SIMPLE, AND
EASY TO USE
The Brocade 6510 delivers industry-leading
SAN technology within a exible, simple, and
easy-to-use solution. The base conguration
includes 24 ports, with up to 48 ports on
demand. In addition to providing best-in-class
scalability, the Brocade 6510 is easy to
deploy with the Brocade EZSwitchSetup
wizard and new “D_Port” feature, which
simplies setup. For maximum exibility,
the switch also features a 1U case less
than 18 inches deep and dual-direction
airow options to support the latest
hot aisle/cold aisle congurations.
A BUILDING BLOCK FOR VIRTUALIZED,
PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGE
The Brocade 6510 provides a critical building
block for today’s highly virtualized, private cloud
storage environments. It simplies server
virtualization and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
(VDI) management while meeting the
high-throughput demands of Solid State Disks
(SSDs). The Brocade 6510 also supports
multi-tenancy in cloud environments through
Virtual Fabrics, Quality of Service (QoS), and
fabric-based zoning features.
The Brocade 6510 enables secure metro
extension to virtual private or hybrid clouds
with 10 Gbps Dense Wavelength Division
Multiplexing (DWDM) link support, as well
as in-ight encryption and data compression.
The switch also features on-board data
security and acceleration, minimizing the
need for separate acceleration appliances
to support distance extension. Internal
fault-tolerant and enterprise-class RAS
features help minimize downtime to support
mission-critical cloud environments.
BROCADE ACCESS GATEWAY MODE
The Brocade 6510 can be deployed as a
full-fabric switch or as a Brocade Access
Gateway, which simplies fabric topologies
and heterogeneous fabric connectivity (the
default mode setting is a switch). Access
Gateway mode utilizes N_Port ID
Virtualization (NPIV) switch standards to
present physical and virtual servers directly
DPS
Dynamic Path Selection (DPS)
Balancing data flow between
multiple trunk groups
Up to
128 Gbps
Up to
128 Gbps
Trunk group
Trunk group
Trunk group
Trunk group
Frame-based Trunking
ASIC Preserves In-order Delivery
8.5 Gbps
4.5 Gbps
9 Gbps
6 Gbps
2 Gbps
10.5 Gbps
...n Gbps
...n Gbps
8.5 Gbps
4.5 Gbps
9 Gbps
6 Gbps
2 Gbps
10.5 Gbps
ACCELERATING FABRIC
DEPLOYMENT WITH
DIAGNOSTIC PORTS
Diagnostic Ports (D_Ports) are a new
port type that enables administrators
to quickly identify and isolate optics
and cable problems, reducing fabric
deployment and diagnostic times.
Organizations also can use D_Ports to
run a variety of tests through Brocade
Network Advisor or Command Line
Interface (CLI) to test ports, SFPs, and
cables for faults, latency, and distance.
SIMPLIFYING SERVER
DEPLOYMENT WITH DYNAMIC
FABRIC PROVISIONING
Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP)
allows organizations to eliminate fabric
reconguration when adding or replacing
servers through the virtualization of host
World Wide Names (WWNs). It also
reduces or eliminates the need to modify
zoning or Logical Unit Number (LUN)
masking. In addition, DFP enables
pre-provisioning of virtual WWNs, helping
organizations eliminate time-consuming
steps when deploying new equipment
or moving devices within a switch.
Figure 1.
Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) augments
ISL Trunking to route data efciently
between multiple trunk groups.