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Brocade Storage Area Networks (SAN) Switches and Data Center Backbones
DCX BACKBONES
Model Brocade 8510-8 Backbone
WHERE
DellStar
AVAILABLE
• 8510-8 Chassis
DELL MODELS
• 16Gbps performance
• Supports FC, FICON, FCoE, integrated
FCIP, and data-at-rest encryption
• Fully populated 16 Gbps is greater
PRODUCT
than 69% more efficient than
HIGHLIGHTS
competing products
• 40% more usable bandwidth,
highest port density, & lowest latency
• Consolidation to reclaim floor /
rack space and/or reduce energy
CUSTOMER consumption
PROFILE
• Large enterprise-class data centers
• Hyper-scale virtualization
• Private cloud storage
TARGET
ENVIRONMENT • Mission critical storage
• High-density server virtualizatin of
critical workloads
• VDI, HFT (high-frequency trading), SAN
Up to 384 16 Gbps ports for Device
Connectivity, the Inter-Chassis Link
PORTS Option Provides up to 32 QSFP Ports
and 2.1 Tbps of Bandwidth Between
Up to 6 Chassis
PORTS SPEED 2, 4, 8, 10, 16 Gbps FC
FC16-32 32-Port 16 Gbps Blade
FC16-48 48-Port 16 Gbps Blade
FC16-64 64-Port 16 Gbps Blade
EXPANDABILITY
FC8-64 64-Port 8 Gbps Blade
FS8-18 Encryption Blade
FX8-24 Extension Blade
Brocade 8510-4 Backbone
DellStar
• 8510-4 Chassis with Enterprise
Bundle
• 8510-4 Chassis
• 16Gbps performance
• Supports FC, FICON, FCoE, integrated
FCIP, and data-at-rest encryption
• Fully populated 16 Gbps is greater
than 69% more efficient than
competing products
• 40% more usable bandwidth,
highest port density, & lowest latency
• Consolidation to reclaim floor /
rack space and/or reduce energy
consumption
• Large enterprise-class data centers
• Hyper-scale virtualization
• Private cloud storage
• Mission critical storage
• High-density server virtualizatin of
critical workloads
• VDI, HFT (high-frequency trading), SAN
Up to 192 16 Gbps Ports for Device
Connectivity, the Inter-Chassis Link
Option Provides up to 16 QSFP Ports
and 1 Tbps of Bandwidth Between Up
to 6 Chassis
2, 4, 8, 10, 16 Gbps FC
FC16-32 32-Port 16 Gbps Blade
FC16-48 48-Port 16 Gbps Blade
FC16-64 64-Port 16 Gbps Blade
FC8-64 64-Port 8 Gbps Blade
FS8-18 Encryption Blade
FX8-24 Extension Blade
Brocade 6520 Switch
DellStar
• 48 ports, 16 Gbps SFPs;
Front-to-back airflow
• 48 ports, 16 Gbps SFPs;
Back-to-front airflow
• 96 ports, 16 Gbps SFPs;
Front-to-back airflow
• 96 ports, 16 Gbps SFPs;
Back-to-front airflow
• 48 ports, 8 Gbps SFPs;
Front-to-back airflow
• 48 ports, 8 Gbps SFPs;
Back-to-front airflow
• 16Gbps performance
• Up to 96 ports in 2U
• High-density enterprise customers
• Refresh or consolidate data centers
• Adoption of Gen 5 or SSD
• Large & mid-sized data centers
• Highly virtualized cloud-based
architectures
• Need for highly available storage
• Flash based storage
• VDI, SAN
48, 72, 96 ports
24-port upgrade
2, 4, 8, 10, 16 Gbps FC
Brocade 6520 8 Gbps, 24 port-on-
demand software license with 24
8 Gbps SFPs, Cust Kit (RC50C)
Brocade 6520 16 Gbps, 24 port-on-
demand software license with 24
16 Gbps SFPs,
Full fabric architecture with a
maximum of 239 switches
GEN 5 SWITCHES
Brocade 6510 Switch Brocade 6505 Switch
DellStar DellStar
• 24 ports, 16 Gbps SFPs, Non-port • 12 ports, 16 Gbps SFPs
side exhaust • 24 ports, 16 Gbps SFPs
• 24 ports, 16 Gbps SFPs, Port side • 12 ports, 8 Gbps SFPs
exhaust
• 48 ports, 16 Gbps SFPs, Non-port
side exhaust, includes Enterprise
Software Bundle
• 48 ports, 16 Gbps SFPs, Port
side exhaust, includes Enterprise
Software Bundle
• 24 ports, 8 Gbps SFPs, Non-port
side exhaust
• 24 ports 8 Gbps SFPs, Port side
exhaust
• 16Gbps performance • 8 and 16Gbps performance
• Up to 48 ports in 1U • Up to 24 ports in 1U
• High-performance enterprise • Entry-level enterprise customers
customers • Refresh / consolidate data centers
• Refresh or consolidate data centers
• Virtualization of Tier 2 and 3
workloads
• Adoption of Gen 5 or SSD
• Mid-sized to small data centers • Entry level SAN
• Core or edge switch deployments • Edge switch deployment
24,36,48 ports 12, 24 ports
12-port upgrade 12-port upgrade
2, 4, 8, 10, 16 Gbps FC 2, 4, 8, 16 Gbps FC
Brocade 6510 16 Gbps, 12 port-on- Brocade 6505 16 Gbps, 12 port-on-
demand software license with 12 16 demand software license with 12 16
Gbps SFPs, Gbps SFPs,
Cust Kit (331-5721) Cust Kit (421-8514)
Brocade 6510 8 Gbps, 12 port-on- Brocade 6505 8 Gbps, 12 port-on-
demand software license with 12 demand software license with 12
8 Gbps SFPs, 8 Gbps SFPs,
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Brocade Storage Area Networks (SAN) Switches and Data Center Backbones
GEN 4 SWITCHES EMBEDDED SWITCHES

Brocade M6505 Switch Brocade M5424 Switch

Model Brocade 300 Switch
for M1000e for M1000e

WHERE AVAILABLE DellStar DellStar DellStar

• 8 Gbps 8-port base • Access Gateway Mode (default): 12- Port • 12 ports, 8 Gbps, factory Installed
• 8 Gbps 8-port upgrade • 24-port configurations (12-port increment through Ports on • 24 ports, non-ENT, factory Installed
DELL MODELS
• ISL Trunking Enterprise Bundle Demand [PoD] license); universal (E, F, M, D) ports • 24 ports, ENT, factory installed
• 0 E_Port upgrade to FF
• 8 Gbps performance • Zero footprint, hot pluggable design, no additional fans or power • Zero footprint, hot pluggable design, no additional fans or power
• Up to 24 ports in 1U supplies supplies
PRODUCT • Complete redundancy with up to 4 switches per chassis • Complete redundancy with up to 4 switches per chassis
HIGHLIGHTS
• Dynamic ports on demand and pay-as-you-grow port upgrades • Dynamic ports on demand and pay-as-you-grow port upgrades
• Heterogeneous SAN fabric interoperability • Heterogeneous SAN fabric interoperability
• Small and medium business SAN environments • Fibre Channel storage network with direct connections between • Fibre Channel storage network with direct connections between
• Cost sensitive M1000e and FC based storage M1000e and FC based storage
• DAS to SAN migration • Network connectivity for the M1000e directly into existing FC • Network connectivity for the M1000e directly into existing FC
SAN SAN

CUSTOMER PROFILE

TARGET • Entry-level SAN • Fibre channel storage environment • Fibre channel storage environment
ENVIRONMENT • Workgroup deployments

PORTS 8, 16, 24 ports 8-port upgrade 12, 24 ports 12-port upgrade 12, 24 ports 12-port upgrade

PORTS SPEED 2, 4, 8 Gbps FC 4, 8, 16 Gbps FC 2, 4, 8 Gbps FC

Brocade 300 8 Gbps, Brocade M6505 Brocade M5424

EXPANDABILITY
8 port-on-demand software license with SFPs 12 port-on-demand software license with two 16 Gbps SFPs 12 port-on-demand software license with two 8 Gbps SFPs

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