System Architecture |
Fibre Channel ports |
16 ports; E, F, M, EX, and FL ports |
FCIP ports |
6 ports, 1 GbE (VE, VEX) |
Scalability |
Full fabric architecture with 239 switches maximum |
Certified maximum |
Single fabric: 56 domains, 7 hops
Multiprotocol routing fabric: 19 hops |
Fibre Channel 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 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 8 Gbps
port speeds; optionally programmable to fixed port speed. Speed matching
between 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 8 Gbps ports. |
FCIP performance |
1 Gbps line speed |
ISL Trunking |
Up to eight 8 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 64 Gbps per
ISL trunk. There is no limit to how many trunk groups can be configured
in the switch. |
Fibre Channel aggregate bandwidth |
128 Gbps: 16 ports ¡Ñ 8 Gbps data rate |
FCIP aggregate bandwidth |
6 Gbps: 6 ports ¡Ñ 1 Gbps data rate |
Fabric latency |
700 ns with no contention, cut-through routing at 8 Gbps |
Maximum frame size |
2112-byte payload |
Maximum MTU size |
1500-byte Ethernet packets with FCIP |
Classes of service |
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
Port types |
FL_Port, F_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port).
For FCIP, VE_Port (Virtual E_Port), VEX_Port (Virtual EX_Port). |
Data traffic types |
Fabric switches supporting unicast, multicast (255
groups), and broadcast |
USB |
One USB port for system log file downloads or firmware
upgrades |
Media types |
Fibre Channel: Brocade hot-pluggable Small Form Factor
Pluggable (SFP) and SFP+, LC connector; Short-Wave Laser (SWL) and
Long-Wave Laser (LWL); distance depends on fiber-optic cable and port
speed; supports SFP+ (2, 4, and 8 Gbps) and SFP (1, 2, and 4 Gbps)
optical transceivers
1 GbE: Brocade hot-pluggable optical SFP, Short-Wave Laser (SWL) and
Long-Wave Laser (LWL); GbE Copper SFP; built-in RJ-45 copper (two GbE
ports); distance depends on fiber-optic or copper cable and port speed |
Fabric services |
Brocade Advanced Zoning, Dynamic Path Selection (DPS),
FDMI, Enhanced Group Management (EGM), Frame Redirection, Registered
State Change Notification (RSCN), Reliable Commit Service (RCS), Simple
Name Server (SNS), and Virtual Fabrics (Logical Switch). Optional fabric
services include Brocade Adaptive Networking, Brocade Advanced
Performance Monitoring, Brocade Fabric Watch, Brocade Integrated
Routing, Brocade Server Application Optimization, Brocade Extended
Fabrics, and Brocade ISL Trunking. |
Licensing options |
The following optional extension features can be enabled
via license keys:
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Advanced Extension: Enables FCIP Trunking and Adaptive Rate Limiting
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Adaptive Networking: Activates Fibre Channel and FCIP QoS
functionality
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Brocade 7800 Upgrade License: Enables all ports, additional FCIP
tunnels, and open systems tape read/write pipelining
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FICON Management Server: Control Unit Port (CUP) enables host
control of switches in mainframe environments
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Advanced Accelerator for FICON: Accelerates IBM zGM, mainframe tapes
and z/OS host connection to Teradata systems over distance
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Management |
Supported management software |
SSH v2, HTTP/HTTPS, SNMP v1/v3, Telnet; SNMP (FE MIB, FC
Management MIB); Brocade Web Tools; Brocade Network Advisor SAN
Enterprise or Brocade Network Advisor Professional/ Professional Plus;
Command Line Interface (CLI); SMI-S |
Security |
DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), HTTPS, IPsec,
IP Filtering, LDAP, OpenLDAP, Port Binding, RADIUS, Role-Based Access
Control (RBAC), TACACS+, Secure Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SSH v2, SSL,
Switch Binding, Trusted Switch |
Management access |
10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel
ports; serial port (RJ-45) and one USB port |
Diagnostics |
POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including
FCping, Pathinfo (FCtraceroute) |
Mechanical |
Enclosure |
Back-to-front airflow; 1U, 19-inch EIA-compliant, power
from back |
Size |
Width: 43.2 cm (17.0 in.)
Height: 4.5 cm (1.8 in.)
Depth: 64.1 cm (25.2 in.) |
System weight |
10.9 kg (24.0 lbs) with two power supplies, without SFP/SFP+ |
Environmental |
Temperature |
Operating: 0¢XC to 40¢XC (32¢XF to 104¢XF)
Non-operating: −25¢XC to 70¢XC (−13¢XF to 158¢XF) |
Humidity |
Operating: 10% to 85% (non-condensing)
Non-operating: 10% to 90% (non-condensing) |
Altitude |
Operating: Up to 3000 m (9842 ft)
Storage: Up to 12 km (39,370 ft) |
Shock |
Operating: 20 g, 6 ms, half-sine
Non-operating: 33 g, 11 ms, half-sine, 3/eg Axis |
Vibration |
Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz
Non-operating: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random 5 to 500 Hz |
Heat dissipation |
Maximum 22 ports: 590 BTU/hr |
Airflow |
Maximum 60 CFM; nominal 44 CFM |
Power |
Power supply |
Dual hot-swappable redundant power supplies |
Power inlet |
C13 |
Input voltage |
85 to 264 VAC nominal |
Input line frequency |
47 to 63 Hz |
Inrush current |
Maximum of 60 amps for period of 10 to 150 ms |
Power |
Nominal 145 watts; maximum 173 watts |