Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 6520, Справочное руководство

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2 Brocade 6520 Hardware Reference Manual
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Brocade 6520 overview
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DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL
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10 Gbps manual set capability on FC ports (requires the optional 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre
Channel license) on the first eight ports only.
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Ports can be configured for 10 Gbps for metro connectivity.
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10 Gbps performance is enabled by 10 Gbps SFP+ transceivers.
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Universal ports self-configure as E, F, M, or D ports. EX_Ports can be activated on a per port
basis with the optional Integrated Routing license.
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Brocade Diagnostic Port (D-Port) feature provides physical media diagnostic,
troubleshooting and verification services.
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In-flight data compression and encryption on up to two ports provides efficient link utilization
and security.
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Options for port side exhaust (default) or non-port side exhaust airflow for cooling.
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Virtual Fabric support to improve isolation between different VFs.
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Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) service, available with the optional Integrated Routing license
provides improved scalability and fault isolation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Extended distance support enables native Fibre Channel extension up to 7,500 km at 2 Gbps.
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Support for unicast data traffic types.
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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 Performance Monitoring (APM).
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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.
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Extensive diagnostics and system-monitoring capabilities for enhanced high Reliability,
Availability, and Serviceability (RAS).
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10G 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).
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The Brocade EZSwitchSetup wizard that makes SAN configuration a three-step point-and-click
task.
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Real time power monitoring enables users to monitor real time power usage of the fabric at a
switch level.
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Port-to-port latency minimized to 1400 nanoseconds through the use of cut-through frame
routing at 16 Gbps.