Brocade ICX 6430 ICX6430-24P Data Sheet
Product codes
ICX6430-24P
In particular, Brocade HyperEdge technology
will allow premium switch features and
services to be shared with entry-level
switches across heterogeneous switch
stacks. The Brocade ICX switches also
are hardware-capable for easy software
implementation (software available in a
future release) of emerging security (IEEE
802.1AE MACSec) and energy savings (IEEE
802.3az EEE) standards, helping to protect
today’s investments while supporting
tomorrow’s needs.
will allow premium switch features and
services to be shared with entry-level
switches across heterogeneous switch
stacks. The Brocade ICX switches also
are hardware-capable for easy software
implementation (software available in a
future release) of emerging security (IEEE
802.1AE MACSec) and energy savings (IEEE
802.3az EEE) standards, helping to protect
today’s investments while supporting
tomorrow’s needs.
Brocade ICX 6430 and 6450 Switches
come with three years of technical support
from the Brocade Technical Assistance
Center and free software updates. With
these capabilities, organizations gain peace
of mind while freeing up IT budget and
resources to grow their businesses.
come with three years of technical support
from the Brocade Technical Assistance
Center and free software updates. With
these capabilities, organizations gain peace
of mind while freeing up IT budget and
resources to grow their businesses.
AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT
AND MANAGEMENT
Brocade ICX 6430 and 6450 Switches
help simplify network deployment and
management by enabling auto-discovery of
new Brocade ICX switches within the stack.
IT organizations can auto-configure switches
using pre-set instructions on the network. To
further simplify management, these stacked
switches collectively utilize only a single IP
address and offer transparent forwarding
across the stack.
help simplify network deployment and
management by enabling auto-discovery of
new Brocade ICX switches within the stack.
IT organizations can auto-configure switches
using pre-set instructions on the network. To
further simplify management, these stacked
switches collectively utilize only a single IP
address and offer transparent forwarding
across the stack.
By embedding sFlow capabilities into the
Brocade ICX 6450, Brocade delivers an
“always-on” monitoring technology that
operates with wire-speed performance.
Brocade ICX 6450, Brocade delivers an
“always-on” monitoring technology that
operates with wire-speed performance.
sFlow dramatically reduces implementation
complexity compared to traditional network
monitoring solutions that rely on mirrored
ports, probes, and line-tap technologies.
With HyperEdge technology, further
automation will be available with single-
point network lifecycle management for
campus LANs—including initialization,
maintenance, troubleshooting, and
upgrades. This type of capability will enable
network managers to push campus-wide
common policies out to the network edge
with a single CLI command, minimizing
the chance of human error and enhancing
compliance enforcement.
complexity compared to traditional network
monitoring solutions that rely on mirrored
ports, probes, and line-tap technologies.
With HyperEdge technology, further
automation will be available with single-
point network lifecycle management for
campus LANs—including initialization,
maintenance, troubleshooting, and
upgrades. This type of capability will enable
network managers to push campus-wide
common policies out to the network edge
with a single CLI command, minimizing
the chance of human error and enhancing
compliance enforcement.
HIGH AVAILABILITY AND RESILIENCY
Brocade Ethernet switch stacking
technology helps IT organizations meet
growing user demand by delivering
high availability through real-time state
synchronization across the stack and
instantaneous hitless failover support.
In addition, organizations can use hot-
insertion and removal of stack members
to avoid interrupting network service
when adding or replacing a switch. High-
performance Link Aggregation Groups
(LAGs) increase 10 GbE uplink bandwidth
and redundancy to the core, giving users
uninterrupted high performance to support
the most demanding applications. Brocade
ICX 6430 and 6450 Switches also offer an
external power supply for added resiliency
and increased PoE/PoE+ port availability
(see Figure 2).
technology helps IT organizations meet
growing user demand by delivering
high availability through real-time state
synchronization across the stack and
instantaneous hitless failover support.
In addition, organizations can use hot-
insertion and removal of stack members
to avoid interrupting network service
when adding or replacing a switch. High-
performance Link Aggregation Groups
(LAGs) increase 10 GbE uplink bandwidth
and redundancy to the core, giving users
uninterrupted high performance to support
the most demanding applications. Brocade
ICX 6430 and 6450 Switches also offer an
external power supply for added resiliency
and increased PoE/PoE+ port availability
(see Figure 2).
STACKING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE
MOST DEMANDING CAMPUS LAN
ENVIRONMENTS
Brocade Ethernet switch stacking
technology makes it possible to stack up
to eight Brocade ICX 6450 Switches into a
single logical switch, providing simple and
robust expandability for future growth at
the network edge. This stacked switch
has only a single IP address to simplify
management and offers transparent
forwarding across a pool of up to
384 1 GbE ports and 32 10 GbE ports.
When new switches join the stack, they
automatically inherit the stack’s existing
configuration file, enabling true plug-and-
play network expansion. Flexible licensing
of 1 GbE to 10 GbE ports for uplink and
stacking allows organizations to optimize
network performance based on specific
requirements. Brocade stacking technology
also delivers high availability, enabling
instantaneous hitless failover to a
standby stack controller if the master
stack controller fails. In addition,
organizations can use hot-insertion
and removal of stack members to
avoid interrupting network services.
technology makes it possible to stack up
to eight Brocade ICX 6450 Switches into a
single logical switch, providing simple and
robust expandability for future growth at
the network edge. This stacked switch
has only a single IP address to simplify
management and offers transparent
forwarding across a pool of up to
384 1 GbE ports and 32 10 GbE ports.
When new switches join the stack, they
automatically inherit the stack’s existing
configuration file, enabling true plug-and-
play network expansion. Flexible licensing
of 1 GbE to 10 GbE ports for uplink and
stacking allows organizations to optimize
network performance based on specific
requirements. Brocade stacking technology
also delivers high availability, enabling
instantaneous hitless failover to a
standby stack controller if the master
stack controller fails. In addition,
organizations can use hot-insertion
and removal of stack members to
avoid interrupting network services.
For networks with lower bandwidth
requirements, the Brocade ICX 6430
offers the same rugged stacking capability
at a reduced price, providing a lower-density
solution of up to 192 1 GbE access ports
with 16 1 GbE uplink and stacking ports,
and a maximum stack height of
four switches.
requirements, the Brocade ICX 6430
offers the same rugged stacking capability
at a reduced price, providing a lower-density
solution of up to 192 1 GbE access ports
with 16 1 GbE uplink and stacking ports,
and a maximum stack height of
four switches.
Figure 1.
Brocade ICX 6450 Switches support four dual-mode 1 GbE/10 GbE SFP/SFP+ ports for uplink and
stacking, and up to 48 1 GbE RJ-45. Brocade ICX 6430 Switches support four 1 GbE SFP ports for
uplink and stacking to provide a cost-optimized solution for lower-traffic networks.
Brocade ICX 6450 Switches support four dual-mode 1 GbE/10 GbE SFP/SFP+ ports for uplink and
stacking, and up to 48 1 GbE RJ-45. Brocade ICX 6430 Switches support four 1 GbE SFP ports for
uplink and stacking to provide a cost-optimized solution for lower-traffic networks.