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Chapter Brocade M6505 Product Overview 1 In this chapter •SAN I/O Module overview 1 •Operating system support 2 •Hardware features and functionality 2 •Software features 3 •Ports on Demand 4 •ISL trunking groups 5 •Access Gateway and Native Fabric modes 5 •Optional Brocade licenses 6 •Hardware description 7 •SFP+ transceivers 10 SAN I/O Module overview The Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module is a nonblocking, embedded switch with up to 8 external-facing Fibre Channel ports and up to 16 internal-facing Fibre Channel ports that is custom built for the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Server Enclosure. Although the product may ship with a specific number of ports enabled, it can be upgraded to 24 ports through a Ports on Demand (POD) license. NOTE The Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module is also referred to as the SAN I/O Module throughout this document. The eight external ports of the Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module support hot-pluggable Small Form Factor Pluggable plus (SFP+) optical transceivers. Only Brocade-branded optical transceivers are supported. Each external port is independently capable of supporting speeds of 16, 8, and 4 Gbps using auto-sensing. Internal ports support speeds of 16 and 8 Gbps. The switch module operates in either Brocade Access Gateway (AG) or Native Fabric (full-fabric switch) mode. The default mode is AG, which utilizes NPIV for direct connectivity to Brocade, Cisco and/or McData SANs. Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual 1 53-1002576-02

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Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual
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53-1002576-02
Chapter
1
Brocade M6505 Product Overview
In this chapter
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SAN I/O Module overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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Operating system support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Hardware features and functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Ports on Demand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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ISL trunking groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Access Gateway and Native Fabric modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Optional Brocade licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Hardware description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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SFP+ transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SAN I/O Module overview
The Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module is a nonblocking, embedded switch
with up to 8 external-facing Fibre Channel ports and up to 16 internal-facing Fibre Channel ports
that is custom built for the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Server Enclosure. Although the product
may ship with a specific number of ports enabled, it can be upgraded to 24 ports through a Ports
on Demand (POD) license.
NOTE
The Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module is also referred to as the SAN I/O
Module throughout this document.
The eight external ports of the Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module support
hot-pluggable Small Form Factor Pluggable plus (SFP+) optical transceivers. Only Brocade-branded
optical transceivers are supported.
Each external port is independently capable of supporting speeds of 16, 8, and 4 Gbps using
auto-sensing. Internal ports support speeds of 16 and 8 Gbps. The switch module operates in
either Brocade Access Gateway (AG) or Native Fabric (full-fabric switch) mode. The default mode is
AG, which utilizes NPIV for direct connectivity to Brocade, Cisco and/or McData SANs.