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Brocade 6520 Hardware Reference Manual 1
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Chapter
1
Brocade 6520 Introduction
In this chapter
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Brocade 6520 overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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Port side of the Brocade 6520 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Non-port side of the Brocade 6520 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Brocade 6520 overview
The Brocade 6520 is a 96-port auto-sensing 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps as well as 10 Gbps Fibre Channel
(FC) switch that delivers the latest Brocade single-chip architecture for Fibre Channel Storage Area
Networks (SANs). The Brocade 6520 is an enterprise-class switch that is designed to handle the
large-scale SAN requirements of an enterprise, and can also be used to address the SAN
requirements of a small to medium-sized workgroup.
The Brocade 6520 provides up to 96 ports in a double (2U) height switch that enables the creation
of very dense fabrics in a relatively small space.
The Brocade 6520 offers Ports on Demand (POD) licensing as well. “Base” models of the switch
contain 48 ports, and up to two additional 24-port POD licenses can be purchased to fill out all 96
ports. The Brocade 6520 provides excellent overall value as the foundation of a SAN with the ability
to grow with an organization’s SAN needs.
The first eight ports can be configured to run at 10 Gbps with the appropriate licensing.
The Brocade 6520 supplies Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) performance and
scalability requirements of an enterprise switch along with interoperability and ease-of-use
advantages.
The Brocade 6520 is less than 18 inches deep, allowing for greater installation flexibility. It also
has airflow direction options. You can order either port side exhaust (the default configuration) or
non-port side exhaust airflow to accommodate specific installations.
Platform capabilities
The Brocade 6520 offers the following features and capabilities:
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Up to 96 auto-sensing ports of high-performance 16 Gbps technology in a single domain.
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Ports on Demand scaling from 48 to 72 or 96 ports.
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2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps auto-sensing Fibre Channel switch and router ports.
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2, 4, and 8 Gbps performance is enabled by 8 Gbps SFP+ transceivers.
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4, 8, and 16 Gbps performance is enabled by 16 Gbps SFP+ transceivers.