IBM Brocade 10-port 8Gb SAN 44X1921 Benutzerhandbuch

Brocade Enterprise 20-port, 20-port, and 10-port 8Gb SAN Switch Modules 

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Switch comparison

Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch Modules for IBM BladeCenter support entry-level to enterprise SAN I/O 

requirements for next-generation data centers. Table 2 provides a feature comparison by model. 

Table 2. Feature comparison by model

Feature

Enterprise 

20-port switch

20-port switch

10-port switch

Number of active ports

20

20

10

10-POD license

Not needed

Not needed

Optional

Access Gateway

Included

Included

Included

Enhanced Group Management

Included

Included

Included

ISL Trunking

Included

Optional

Optional

Adaptive Networking

Included

Optional

Optional

Advanced Performance Monitoring

Included

Optional

Optional

Fabric Watch

Included

Optional

Optional

Extended Fabrics

Included

Optional

Optional

Server Application Optimization

Included

Not available

Not available

Features

Brocade and IBM are delivering innovative and powerful IT infrastructure for virtual data centers based on 

best-in-class, industry-standard computing and networking technology. Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch 
Modules for IBM BladeCenter support entry-level to enterprise SAN I/O requirements for next-generation 
data centers.

The Brocade switch modules include the following hardware features:

Six external auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports (2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, or 8 Gbps for 8Gb SFP+ 

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transceivers) that operate at a maximum speed of 8 Gbps

14 internal Fibre Channel ports that operate as F_ports (fabric ports) at 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, or 8 Gbps, 

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depending on FC expansion cards installed into blades

10-port model includes 10 Dynamic Ports-On-Demand (DPODs) that can be activated in any 

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combination of internal and external ports 

High availability features including hot pluggable design, non-disruptive software upgrades, automatic 

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path failover, and power-on self-test diagnostics and status reporting

Aggregate Fibre Channel I/O bandwidth: 48 Gbps (6 external ports at 8 Gbps line rate) 

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External ports that can operate as F_ports (fabric ports), FL_ports (fabric loop ports), or E_ports 

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(expansion ports) when in full FC switch mode. When in Brocade Access Gateway mode the external 
ports operate as NPIV-enabled N_Ports.

Fabric latency of 0.74 μsec ensures the fastest response and access time to data for critical  

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applications and servers

Supports full 8 Gbps operations at distances up to 129 km and up to 1036 km at 1 Gbps

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