Brocade E1MG-SX-OM Data Sheet
The Brocade ADX product family includes:
• Brocade ADX 1000 series: A 1 RU
application delivery switch with up to
sixteen 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) copper
ports, one management CPU, up to four
application CPUs (two dual-core
processors), and up to two AC or
DC power supplies. The on-demand
software license-based upgrade
capability on this platform allows
customers to double or quadruple
system performance, add 1 GbE/10 GbE
ports, or add software features without
requiring hardware upgrades.
sixteen 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) copper
ports, one management CPU, up to four
application CPUs (two dual-core
processors), and up to two AC or
DC power supplies. The on-demand
software license-based upgrade
capability on this platform allows
customers to double or quadruple
system performance, add 1 GbE/10 GbE
ports, or add software features without
requiring hardware upgrades.
• Brocade ADX 4000 series: A 4 RU
chassis-based modular application
delivery switch with one management
module, up to two application switching
modules—each with eight application
CPUs (four dual-core processors), one
switch fabric module, up to two AC or DC
power supplies, one hot-swappable fan
tray, and up to two interface modules.
delivery switch with one management
module, up to two application switching
modules—each with eight application
CPUs (four dual-core processors), one
switch fabric module, up to two AC or DC
power supplies, one hot-swappable fan
tray, and up to two interface modules.
• Brocade ADX 10000 series: A 10 RU
chassis-based modular application
delivery switch with up to two
management modules, up to four
application switching modules—each
with eight application CPUs (four
dual-core processors), two switch fabric
modules, up to four AC or DC power
supplies, one hot-swappable fan tray,
and up to four interface modules.
delivery switch with up to two
management modules, up to four
application switching modules—each
with eight application CPUs (four
dual-core processors), two switch fabric
modules, up to four AC or DC power
supplies, one hot-swappable fan tray,
and up to four interface modules.
OPtiMiZED APPliCAtiON DEliVERY
The Brocade ADX Series offers a wide range
of functions for an optimal application
experience, including:
of functions for an optimal application
experience, including:
• Enterprise applications: Provides
uninterrupted, high-performance, and
low-latency delivery of popular
applications, including Microsoft
Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint,
Microsoft Lync Server (formerly Microsoft
Office Communications Server), SAP,
Oracle, BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere,
and Siebel, and financial services
applications based on the Financial
Information eXchange (FIX) protocol.
low-latency delivery of popular
applications, including Microsoft
Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint,
Microsoft Lync Server (formerly Microsoft
Office Communications Server), SAP,
Oracle, BEA WebLogic, IBM WebSphere,
and Siebel, and financial services
applications based on the Financial
Information eXchange (FIX) protocol.
• infrastructure load balancing:
Increases availability of infrastructure
devices such as firewalls, caches,
intrusion prevention appliances, Domain
Name Server (DNS) and DNS Security
Extension (DNSSEC) servers, and
Remote Authentication Dial-in User
Service (RADIUS) servers.
devices such as firewalls, caches,
intrusion prevention appliances, Domain
Name Server (DNS) and DNS Security
Extension (DNSSEC) servers, and
Remote Authentication Dial-in User
Service (RADIUS) servers.
• Efficient load balancing: Enables
efficient distribution of traffic among
application servers using load-balancing
methods that monitor server connection
load, server resources such as CPU and
memory, application response time, and
pre-assigned server weights.
application servers using load-balancing
methods that monitor server connection
load, server resources such as CPU and
memory, application response time, and
pre-assigned server weights.
• Application health monitoring: Conducts
periodic checks of application servers
and services through Layer 2 ARP, Layer 3
PING, Layer 4 TCP three-way handshakes
or UDP queries, and Layer 7 application-
level queries.
and services through Layer 2 ARP, Layer 3
PING, Layer 4 TCP three-way handshakes
or UDP queries, and Layer 7 application-
level queries.
• layer 7 content inspection: Provides
advanced Layer 7 inspection of the HTTP
URL, cookie, host headers, and data for
maintaining application flow persistence.
URL, cookie, host headers, and data for
maintaining application flow persistence.
• SSL and server connection offload:
Offloads Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
negotiation and connection management
tasks from application servers, giving
servers more cycles for critical application
delivery and improving application
response time. Provides comprehensive
support for a variety of cipher suites and
1024- and 2048-bit SSL keys.
negotiation and connection management
tasks from application servers, giving
servers more cycles for critical application
delivery and improving application
response time. Provides comprehensive
support for a variety of cipher suites and
1024- and 2048-bit SSL keys.
• Application infrastructure agility:
Enables on-demand inclusion and
removal of application instances using
Brocade Application Resource Broker.
removal of application instances using
Brocade Application Resource Broker.
siMPliFiED ORCHEstRAtiON
AND MANAgEMENt
The Brocade ADX Series supports a range
of capabilities to simplify installation,
configuration, operation, and management
of application delivery infrastructures.
of capabilities to simplify installation,
configuration, operation, and management
of application delivery infrastructures.
Application Resource Broker:
Brocade
Application Resource Broker is an
infrastructure software component that
simplifies the management of on-demand
infrastructure software component that
simplifies the management of on-demand
application resources within IT data
centers. This solution helps ensure optimal
application performance by dynamically
adding and removing application resources
(such as virtual machines). The Brocade
Application Resource Broker—working in
tandem with the Brocade ADX Series—
provides these capabilities through real-
time monitoring of application resource
responsiveness, traffic load information,
and infrastructure capacity information
from server infrastructures (see Figure 1).
centers. This solution helps ensure optimal
application performance by dynamically
adding and removing application resources
(such as virtual machines). The Brocade
Application Resource Broker—working in
tandem with the Brocade ADX Series—
provides these capabilities through real-
time monitoring of application resource
responsiveness, traffic load information,
and infrastructure capacity information
from server infrastructures (see Figure 1).
A programmable decision engine compares
application experience information
with preconfigured threshold rules.
When thresholds are exceeded, Brocade
Application Resource Broker initiates
provisioning actions to ensure that
necessary and appropriate application
resources are available to meet Service
Level Agreements (SLAs).
application experience information
with preconfigured threshold rules.
When thresholds are exceeded, Brocade
Application Resource Broker initiates
provisioning actions to ensure that
necessary and appropriate application
resources are available to meet Service
Level Agreements (SLAs).
The Brocade ADX Series with Brocade
Application Resource Broker also
automatically associates various application
services with their respective virtual
machines. It collects historical application-
centric performance statistics to enable
true application-level operational visibility.
Brocade Application Resource Broker
directly supports VMware environments
through a vSphere Client Plug-in, and can
leverage real-time application response
monitoring capabilities of any Brocade ADX
switch in the network to deliver immediate
provisioning adjustments in response to
fluctuating demand. This capability helps
ensure consistent and reliable application
responsiveness between end users and the
application infrastructure.
Application Resource Broker also
automatically associates various application
services with their respective virtual
machines. It collects historical application-
centric performance statistics to enable
true application-level operational visibility.
Brocade Application Resource Broker
directly supports VMware environments
through a vSphere Client Plug-in, and can
leverage real-time application response
monitoring capabilities of any Brocade ADX
switch in the network to deliver immediate
provisioning adjustments in response to
fluctuating demand. This capability helps
ensure consistent and reliable application
responsiveness between end users and the
application infrastructure.
Flexible Control interfaces:
The Brocade
ADX Series supports a range of flexible and
powerful interfaces for system configuration
and management.
powerful interfaces for system configuration
and management.
• Command line interface: The Brocade
ADX Series supports an industry-standard
Command Line Interface (CLI) for device
configuration.
Command Line Interface (CLI) for device
configuration.
• Programmatic interface: A standards-
based SOAP/XML-application