Datasheet

Brocade Enterprise 20-port, 20-port, and 10-port 8Gb SAN Switch Modules 4
Brocade switch modules include the following software features:
Brocade Full Fabric mode: Enables high performance 8Gb fabric switching
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Brocade Access Gateway mode: Leverages NPIV to connect to any fabric without adding switch
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domains to reduce management complexity
Dynamic Path Selection: Enables exchange-based load balancing across multiple Inter-Switch Links
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(ISLs) for superior performance
Brocade Advanced Zoning: Segments a SAN into virtual private SANs to increase security and
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availability
Brocade Enhanced Group Management: Enables centralized and simplified management of Brocade
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fabrics through IBM System Storage Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM)
Brocade switch modules support the following fabric management (all management connections go
through the management module):
IBM System Storage DCFM: Centralizes and simplifies management of enterprise level SAN fabrics
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consisting of IBM System Storage b-type (using FOS) and Brocade fabrics m-type (using M-EOS)
SAN products
IBM System Storage DCFM Professional Plus: For customers managing single fabrics up to 1000
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ports running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) products
Brocade Web Tools: Provides Web-based management interface designed to help simplify monitoring
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and configuration management
Command-line interface (CLI) through the Telnet program
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Switch SNMP agent, which enables receipt of configuration values, traffic information, and FC failure
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data through SNMP and the Ethernet interface
The Enterprise 20-port model (42C1828) is a fully enabled switch with a complete set of licensed features
that maximizes performance, ensures availability and simplifies management for the most demanding
applications and expanding virtualization environments. The factory-installed licenses include:
ISL Trunking: Consolidates ISLs into fault-tolerant and load balanced trunks with bandwidth of up to
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48 Gbps for greater performance and simplified management
Adaptive Networking: Ensures high priority connections obtain the bandwidth necessary for optimum
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performance
Advanced Performance Monitoring: Provides end-to-end visibility into fabric performance to maximize
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performance tuning and the utilization of fabric resources
Fabric Watch: Monitors and creates alerts based on the health of switch and fabric elements
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Extended Fabrics: Extends Fibre Channel SANs beyond traditional distance limitations for replication
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and backup
Server Application Optimization: Allows Virtual Machine Quality of Service (QoS), authentication and
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monitoring from adapter through SAN