Dell Brocade 6520 Brocade 6520 Hardware Referencce Manual - Page 14

1 Brocade 6520 overview • 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps auto-sensing Fibre Channel switch and router ports. - 2, 4, and 8 Gbps performance is enabled by 8 Gbps SFP+ transceivers. - 4, 8, and 16 Gbps performance is enabled by 16 Gbps SFP+ transceivers. • 10 Gbps manual set capability on FC ports (requires the optional 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license) on the first eight ports only. - Ports can be configured for 10 Gbps for metro connectivity. - 10 Gbps performance is enabled by 10 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+ transceivers. • FC ports will self-configure as E_ports and F_ports. EX_ports can be activated on a per-port basis with the optional Integrated Routing license. - Mirror ports (M_ports) and diagnostic ports (D_ports) must be manually configured. - The Brocade Diagnostic Port (D_port) feature provides physical media diagnostic, troubleshooting, and verification services. • In-flight data compression and encryption on up to four ports provides efficient link utilization and security. • Options for port side exhaust (default) or non-port side exhaust airflow for cooling. • Virtual Fabric (VF) support to improve isolation between different VFs. • Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) service, available with the optional Integrated Routing license, provides improved scalability and fault isolation. • Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking (licensable), 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. There is no limit to how many trunk groups can be configured. • 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) and Long Wavelength (LWL) or 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 data traffic types. • Brocade Fabric OS, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and enables a wide range of value-added applications including Brocade Advanced Web Tools and Brocade Zoning. Optional Fabric Services include Adaptive Networking with QoS, Brocade Extended Fabrics, Brocade Enhanced Group Management, Brocade Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, and End-to-End Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM). • 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). • 10Gbps Fibre Channel integration on the same port provides for DWDM metro connectivity on the same switch (can be done on first eight ports only with appropriate licensing). • 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. 2 Brocade 6520 Hardware Reference Manual 53-1002705-01