Lenovo B6505 and B6510 FC SAN Switches
Product Guide
The Lenovo B6505 and B6510 FC SAN Switches (Machine Type 3873) provide exceptional
price/performance value by delivering market-leading 16 Gb Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology and
combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality that supports highly virtualized
environments to meet the demands of hyper-scale, private cloud storage.
Designed to enable maximum flexibility and reliability, the Lenovo B6505 and B6510 are compact 1U rack-
mount switches that offer low-cost access to industry-leading Storage Area Network (SAN) technology
while providing “pay-as-you-grow” scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage environment.
The Lenovo B6505 offers up to 24 ports (12 ports licensed by default; the remaining 12 ports can be
licensed by purchasing a 12-port software license pack), and the Lenovo B6510 offers up to 48 ports (24
ports licensed by default; the remaining ports can be licensed in 12-port increments). Lenovo FC SAN
switch ports support 2/4/8/16 Gbps speeds to deliver easy integration into the existing SAN environments
while realizing the benefits of Gen 5 Fibre Channel connectivity. The switches offer a rich set of standard
software features with the options to expand their capabilities as needed.
The Lenovo B6505 and B6510 feature the EZSwitchSetup wizard and can be configured in Access
Gateway Mode to simplify deployment. The switches provide full non-blocking performance with Ports On
Demand scalability to support SAN expansion and enable long-term investment protection. The following
figure shows the Lenovo B6510.
Figure 1. Lenovo B6510
Did you know?
The Lenovo B6505 and B6510 leverage storage connectivity technologies from Brocade, the market share
leader in Fibre Channel networking that is deployed in 90% of the Fortune 1000 data centers.
The Lenovo B6505 and B6510 offer dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or as an N_Port ID
Virtualization (NPIV)-enabled Access Gateway that simplifies server connectivity.
Fabric Vision technology, an extension of Gen 5 Fibre Channel, provides unprecedented insight and
visibility across the SAN with powerful built-in monitoring, management, and diagnostic tools.
With Lenovo FC SAN Switch offerings, Lenovo can be your trusted partner that offers "one stop shop" and
single point of contact for delivery of leading edge technologies and innovations from Lenovo and other
leading IT vendors. These offerings can satisfy the wide range of your end-to-end IT infrastructure needs,
including end-user devices, servers, storage, networking, services, management software, and financing.
Lenovo B6505 and B6510 FC SAN Switches
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