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EXCEPTIONAL PRICE/PERFORMANCE
FOR GROWING SAN WORKLOADS
TheBrocade6505combinesmarket-leading
throughputwithanaffordableswitchform
factor,makingitidealforgrowingSAN
workloads.The24portsproducean
aggregate384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andavailablepathinthefabric
(seeFigure1).ItaugmentsBrocadeISL
Trunkingtoprovidemoreeffectiveload
balancingincertaincongurations.
Inaddition,theBrocade6505providesalow
TotalCostofOwnership(TCO)thankstoa
12-portbaseconguration,easyadministration,
1Ufootprint,andlow-energyconsumption—
0.22wattsperGbpsand3.3wattsperport.
Enterprise-classcapabilitiescombinedwith
alowTCOyield40percenthigherperformance
comparedto10GigabitEthernet(GbE)
alternatives at a similar cost.
INDUSTRY-LEADING TECHNOLOGY
THAT IS FLEXIBLE, SIMPLE, AND
EASY TO USE
TheBrocade6505deliversindustry-leading
SANtechnologywithinaexible,simple,and
easy-to-usesolution.Thebaseconguration
includes12ports,withupto24portson
demand.Inadditiontoprovidingbest-in-class
scalability,theBrocade6505iseasyto
deploywiththeBrocadeEZSwitchSetup
wizardandthenew“D_Port”feature,which
simpliessetup.
A BUILDING BLOCK FOR VIRTUALIZED,
PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGE
TheBrocade6505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6505
alsosupportsmulti-tenancyincloud
environmentsthroughQualityofService(QoS)
and fabric-based zoning features.
BROCADE ACCESS GATEWAY MODE
TheBrocade6505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
tothecoreofSANfabrics.Thismakes
AccessGatewaytransparenttotheSAN
fabric,greatlyreducingmanagementofthe
networkedge.TheBrocade6505inAccess
Gatewaymode
*
can connect servers to
NPIV-enabledBrocadeB-Series,Brocade
M-Series,andotherSANfabrics.
OrganizationscaneasilyenableAccessGateway
modeviaBrocadeNetworkAdvisororaCLI.
KeybenetsofAccessGatewaymodeinclude:
• Improvedscalabilityforlargeorrapidlygrowing
server and virtual server environments
•Reducedmanagementofthenetwork
edge,sinceAccessGatewaydoesnot
haveadomainidentityandappears
transparenttothecorefabric
•SupportforheterogeneousSAN
congurationswithoutreduced
functionalityforserverconnectivity
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,Small
Form-Factor Pluggables (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
BrocadeISLTrunkingtoroutedata
efcientlybetweenmultipletrunkgroups.
* Access Gateway mode for the Brocade 6505
is supported only in 24-port congurations.