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Brocade VDX 8770-8 Overview
In this chapter
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Brocade VDX 8770-8 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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Brocade VDX 8770-8 hardware components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Brocade VDX 8770-8 line cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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High availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Brocade VDX 8770-8 features
The Brocade VDX 8770-8 is part of Brocade's Next Generation Data Center Networks product line,
a highly robust class of network switching platforms that combines breakthrough performance,
scalability, and energy efficiency with long-term investment. These chassis are designed to address
the data growth and application demands of evolving enterprise data centers, achieve server, SAN,
and data center consolidation, and reduce infrastructure and administrative costs.
QUESTION: Is there a “base” model for either Mercury chassis with a fixed configuration?
The Brocade VDX 8770-8 features Brocade’s CloudPlex™ architecture, a fabric-based Ethernet
technology that can present virtual desktops over a global network that integrates both static and
cloud-based resources.
The Brocade VDX 8770-8 runs on the Brocade Network Operating System (Network OS) v3.0.0. For
details about Network OS, refer to the
Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide .
A key, licensable feature of the Brocade VDX 8770-8 chassis is Brocade VCS
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technology, which
includes virtual cluster switching, a new set of technologies that allows users to create flatter,
virtualized, and converged data center networks. VCS fabrics are scalable, permitting users to
expand at their own pace, and simplified, allowing users to manage the fabric as a single entity.
VCS-based Ethernet fabrics are convergence-capable, with technologies such as Fibre Channel
over Ethernet (FCoE) (licensable) for storage.
Key features of the Brocade VDX 8770-8 include:
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Up to 384 10 GbE or 1 GbE external ports or 96 40 GbE external ports.
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Dual, redundant management modules.
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Up to six switch fabric modules.
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Up to eight redundant, hot-swappable power supplies at 220VAC or -48VDC.
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Up to four hot-swappable fan assemblies.
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Serial (console), Ethernet, and USB connections for management modules.
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USB support is for Brocade-branded USB devices only.