|
System Architecture |
| Fibre Channel
ports |
- Switch mode (default): 24-,
32-, and 40-port configurations (8-port increments through Ports
on Demand licenses); universal (E, F, M, EX, FL) ports
- Access Gateway Default Port
Mapping: 32 F_Ports, 8 N_Ports
|
|
Scalability |
Full fabric
architecture with 239 switches maximum |
| Certified
maximum |
- Brocade FOS fabric: 56 domains,
19 hops
- Single Brocade M-Enterprise OS
(M-EOS) fabric: 31 domains, 3 hops
- Larger fabrics certified as
required; consult Brocade or OEM SAN design documents for
configuration details
|
| Performance |
1.063 Gbps line speed
(full duplex); 2.125 Gbps line speed (full duplex); 4.25 Gbps line
speed (full duplex); 8.5 Gbps line speed (full duplex); auto-sensing
of 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds; optionally programmable to fixed
port speed; speed matching between 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps ports |
| ISL Trunking |
- Frame-based trunking with up
to eight 8 Gbps ports per ISL trunk with optional license; up to
64 Gbps per ISL trunk (8 ports X 8 Gbps [data rate])
- Exchange-based load balancing
across ISLs with DPS included in Fabric OS
|
| Aggregate
bandwidth |
320 Gbps: 40 ports X 8
Gbps (data rate) |
| Maximum fabric
latency |
Locally switched ports
700 ns with no contention, cut-through routing at 8 Gbps |
|
Maximum frame size |
2112-byte payload |
| Frame buffers |
2048 dynamically
allocated, 1692 maximum per port |
|
Classes of service |
Class 2, Class 3,
Class F (inter-switch frames) |
| Port types |
- FL_Port, F_Port, M_Port
(Mirror Port), E_Port, EX_Port (Fibre Channel Integrated Routing);
self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); optional port type
control
- Brocade Access Gateway mode:
F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port
|
|
Data traffic types |
Fabric switches
supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups) and broadcast |
| Media types |
- 8 Gbps: Requires Brocade
hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 8 Gbps Short-Wavelength Laser
(SWL); 8 Gbps Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL); distance depends on
fiber-optic cable and port speed
- 4 Gbps: Requires Brocade
hot-pluggable, Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP), LC connector;
4 Gbps Short-Wavelength Laser (SWL); 4 Gbps Long-Wavelength
Laser (LWL); 4 Gbps Extended Long-Wavelength Laser (ELWL);
distance depends on fiber-optic cable and port speed
|
| USB |
1 USB port for
firmware download, support save, and configuration upload/download |
| Fabric
services |
Advanced Performance
Monitoring (including Top Talkers); Adaptive Networking (Ingress
Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, QoS); BB credit recovery; Brocade
Advanced Zoning (default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning);
Bottleneck Detection; Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Extended Fabrics;
EX_Port Trunking; F_Port Trunking; Fabric Watch; FDMI; Frame
Redirection; FSPF; Integrated Routing; IPoFC; ISL Trunking;
Management Server; NPIV; NTP v3; Port Fencing; Registered State
Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit Service (RCS); Simple
Name Server (SNS); Virtual Fabrics |
| FICON |
FICON, FICON cascading
(FOS and M-EOS), and FICON CUP |
| Options |
Rack-mount rail kits (fixed,
slide, mid-mount) |
|
Management |
| Supported
management software |
HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE
MIB, FC Management MIB), Telnet; Auditing, Change Management
tracking, Syslog; Brocade Advanced Web Tools, Brocade Fabric Watch;
EZSwitchSetup wizard, Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM),
Brocade Fabric Manager (optional, FOS environments only), Brocade
EFCM 9.x (optional), command line interface; SMI-S compliant;
Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities |
| Security |
DH-CHAP (between
switches and end devices), HTTPS, IPsec, IP Filtering, LDAP, Port
Binding, RADIUS, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure Copy (SCP),
Secure RPC, SSH v2, SSL, Switch Binding, Trusted Switch |
| Management
access |
10/100 Ethernet
(RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel; serial port (RJ-45); USB;
call-home integration enabled through Brocade EFCM and Brocade
Fabric Manager |
| Diagnostics |
POST and embedded
online/offline diagnostics, including RAStrace logging,
environmental monitoring, non-disruptive daemon restart, FCping and
Pathinfo (FC traceroute), port mirroring (SPAN port) |
|
Mechanical |
|
Enclosure |
Non-port to port side
airflow; 1U, 19-inch EIA-compliant, power from non-port side |
| Size |
Width: 42.88 cm (16.88
in)
Height: 4.29 cm (1.69 in)
Depth: 61.05 cm (24.00 in) |
|
System weight |
9.34 kg (20.60 lbs)
with dual power supplies, without SFP/SFP+ media |
|
Environmental |
|
Temperature |
Operating: 0°C to 40°C
(32°F to 104°F)
Non-operating and storage: 25°C to 70°C (-13°F to 158°F) |
|
Non-operating |
Temperature: –25°C to
70°C (–13°F to 158°F)
Humidity: 10% to 95% non-condensing |
| Humidity |
Operating: 10% to 85%
non-condensing
Non-operating and storage: 10% to 95% non-condensing |
|
Altitude |
Operating: Up to 3000
meters (9842 feet)
Non-operating and Storage: Up to 12 km (39,370 feet) |
|
Shock |
Operating: 20 g, 6 ms
half-sine
Non-operating and storage: Half sine, 33 g 11 ms, 3/eg Axis |
| Vibration |
Operating: 0.5 g sine,
0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz
Non-operating and storage: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz |
|
Heat dissipation |
Maximum 40 ports: 311
BTU/hr |
|
CO2 emissions |
335 kg per year (with
40 ports at 0.42 kg/kWh)
1.05 kg per Gbps per year |
|
Airflow |
Dual, hot-swappable
redundant fans integrated into power supply unit
Maximum 29 CFM (cu. ft./min.); nominal 22 CFM |
|
Power |
| Power supply |
Dual, hot-swappable
redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans |
|
Power inlet |
C13 |
| Input voltage |
85 to 264 VAC nominal |
|
Frequency |
47 to 63 Hz |
| Inrush current |
Maximum of 35 amps for
period between 10 to 150 ms at 50° C (122° F) |
| Power
consumption |
Nominal 84 watts;
maximum 91 watts with 40 ports at 8 Gbps |
