Dell Brocade 6505 Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual - Page 14

1 Brocade 6505 overview • Universal ports self-configure as E, F, or M ports. EX_Ports can be activated on a per-port basis with the optional Integrated Routing license. D-port functionality is also available for diagnostics. • Airflow is set for port side exhaust. • Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking, which allows up to eight ports (at 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps speeds) between a pair of switches combined to form a single, logical ISL with a speed of up to 128 Gbps (256 Gbps full duplex) for optimal bandwidth utilization and load balancing. The base model permits one eight-port trunk plus one four-port trunk. • Dynamic Path Selection (DPS), which optimizes fabric-wide performance and load balancing by automatically routing data to the most efficient available path in the fabric. • Brocade-branded SFP+ optical transceivers that support any combination of Short Wavelength (SWL), Long Wavelength (LWL), and Extended Long Wavelength (ELWL) optical media among the switch ports. • Extended distance support enables native Fibre Channel extension up to 7,500 km at 2 Gbps. • Support for unicast traffic type. • Brocade Fabric OS, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and enables a wide range of value-added applications including Brocade Advanced Web Tools, Brocade Enhanced Group Management, and Brocade Zoning. • Licensable fabric services include: - Adaptive Networking with QoS - Brocade Extended Fabrics - Brocade Fabric Watch - ISL Trunking - Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) - Server Application Optimization (SAO) • Support for Access Gateway configuration where server ports connected to the fabric core will be virtualized. • Hardware zoning is accomplished at the port level of the switch and by World Wide Name (WWN). Hardware zoning permits or denies delivery of frames to any destination port address. • Extensive diagnostics and system-monitoring capabilities for enhanced high Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS). • The Brocade EZSwitchSetup wizard that makes SAN configuration a three-step point-and-click task. • Real-time power monitoring enables users to monitor real-time power usage of the fabric at a switch level. • Port-to-port latency minimized to 800 nanoseconds through the use of cut-through frame routing at 16 Gbps. Platform components • A system motherboard that features a PowerPC 440EPx Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) CPU running at 667 MHz, with integrated peripherals. 2 Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1002449-01