System Architecture |
Default mode |
Access Gateway mode (Fabric Switch mode enabled via management tool) |
Fibre Channel ports |
Forty 8 Gbps universal ports (E, F, M, EX, FL)
Access Gateway default port mapping: 32 F_Ports, 8 N_Ports |
Scalability |
Full fabric architecture with 239 switches maximum |
Certified maximum |
Single Brocade Fabric OS® (FOS) fabric: 56 domains, 19 hops
Single Brocade M-EOS fabric: 31 domains, 3 hops
Larger fabrics certified as required; consult Brocade or OEM SAN design
documents for configuration details |
Performance |
1.063 Gbps line speed (full duplex); 2.125 Gbps line speed (full
duplex); 4.25 Gbps line speed (full duplex); 8.5 Gbps line speed (full
duplex); auto-sensing of 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds; optionally
programmable to fixed port speed; speed matching between 1, 2, 4, and 8
Gbps ports |
Trunking |
Frame-based trunking with up to eight 8 Gbps ports per link trunk with
optional license; up to 64 Gbps per link trunk (eight ports ¡Ñ 8 Gbps
[data rate])
Exchange-based load balancing across fabric links with DPS included in
Brocade FOS |
Aggregate bandwidth |
320 Gbps: 40 ports ¡Ñ 8 Gbps (data rate) |
Maximum fabric latency |
Locally switched ports 700 ns with no contention, cut-through routing at
8 Gbps |
Maximum frame size |
2112-byte payload |
Frame buffers |
2048 dynamically allocated, 1692 maximum per port |
Classes of service |
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
Port types |
Brocade Access Gateway mode (default): F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port
Fabric Switch mode: FL_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port), E_Port,
EX_Port (Fibre Channel Integrated Routing); self-discovery based on
switch type (U_Port); optional port type control |
Data traffic types |
Fabric switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups), and
broadcast |
Media types |
8 Gbps: Includes Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 8 Gbps
Short-Wavelength Laser (SWL); 8 Gbps Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL);
distance depends on fiber-optic cable and port speed
4 Gbps: Requires Brocade hot-pluggable, Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP),
LC connector; 4 Gbps Short-Wavelength Laser (SWL); 4 Gbps
Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL); 4 Gbps Extended Long-Wavelength Laser (ELWL);
distance depends on fiber-optic cable and port speed |
USB |
1 USB port for firmware download, support save, and configuration
upload/download |
Access Gateway services
Note: Some Access Gateway services do not apply or are unavailable
in Fabric Switch mode |
Adaptive Networking (Ingress Rate Limiting, QoS); Access Gateway
Cascading; Automatic Port Configuration (APC); Automatic Port
Rebalancing; F_Port Trunking; Failover and Failback policies; NPIV;
Persistent AL-PA; Port Grouping |
Fabric Switch services
Note: Some Fabric Switch services do not apply or are unavailable in
Brocade Access Gateway mode |
Advanced Performance Monitoring (including Top Talkers); Adaptive
Networking (Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, QoS); BB credit
recovery; Brocade Advanced Zoning (default zoning, port/WWN zoning,
broadcast zoning); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Extended Fabrics;
F_Port Trunking; Fabric Watch; FDMI; Frame Redirection; FSPF; Integrated
Routing; IPoFC; ISL Trunking; Management Server; NPIV; NTP v3; Port
Fencing; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit
Service (RCS); Simple Name Server (SNS); Virtual Fabrics |
Options |
Rack-mount rail kits (fixed for 36-inch or 24-inch depth racks,
adjustable slide, or mid-mount for Telco racks) |
Management |
Management |
HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), Telnet; auditing, change
management tracking, Syslog; Brocade Advanced Web Tools, Brocade Fabric
Watch; EZSwitchSetup wizard, Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM),
command line interface; SMI-S compliant; Administrative Domains; trial
licenses for add-on capabilities |
Security |
DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), HTTPS, IPsec, IP Filtering,
LDAP, Port Binding, RADIUS, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure
Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SSH v2, SSL, Switch Binding, Trusted Switch |
Management access |
10/100 Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel; serial port
(RJ-45); USB; call-home integration enabled through Brocade DCFM |
Diagnostics |
POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including RAStrace
logging, environmental monitoring, non-disruptive daemon restart, FCping
and Pathinfo (FC traceroute), port mirroring (SPAN port) |
Mechanical |
Enclosure |
1U, 19-inch EIA-compliant; port to non-port side or non-port to port
side airflow options; power from non-port side |
Size |
Width: 42.88 cm (16.88 in)
Height: 4.30 cm (1.69 in)
Depth: 44.54 cm (17.54 in) |
System weight |
8.30 kg (18.40 lbs) with dual power supplies and rack-mount kit, without
SFP/SFP+ media |
Environment |
Temperature |
Operating: 0¢XC to 40¢XC (32¢XF to 104¢XF)
Non-operating and storage: 25¢XC to 70¢XC (-13¢XF to 158¢XF) |
Humidity |
Operating: 10% to 85% non-condensing
Non-operating and storage: 10% to 95% non-condensing |
Altitude |
Operating: Up to 3000 meters (9842 feet)
Non-operating and storage: Up to 12 kilometers (39,370 feet) |
Shock |
Operating: 20 g, 6 ms half-sine
Non-operating and storage: Half sine, 33 g 11 ms, 3/eg Axis |
Vibration |
Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz
Non-operating and storage: 2.0 g sine, 1.1grms random, 5 to 500 Hz |
Heat dissipation |
Maximum 40 ports: 311 BTU/hr |
CO2 emissions |
335 kg per year (with 40 ports at 0.42 kg/kWh)
1.05 kg per Gbps per year |
Airflow |
Dual, hot-swappable redundant fans integrated into power supply unit;
power supply options for reversible airflow
Maximum 29 CFM (cu. ft./min.); nominal 22 CFM |
Power |
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Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system
cooling fans |
Power inlet |
C13 |
Input voltage |
85 to 264 VAC nominal |
Input line frequency |
47 to 63 Hz |
Inrush current |
Maximum of 35 amps for period between 10 to 150 ms at 50¢XC (122¢XF) |
Power consumption |
Nominal 84 watts; maximum 91 watts with 40 ports at 8 Gbps |