Brocade 6520 BR-6520-48-8G-R Data Sheet
Product codes
BR-6520-48-8G-R
DATA CENTER
DATA SHEET
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BROCADE
6520
SWITCH
HIGHLIGHTS
• Provides high scalability in an ultra-
dense 96-port switch to support highly
virtualized, private cloud storage and
data center consolidation
virtualized, private cloud storage and
data center consolidation
• Enables “pay-as-you-grow” flexibility from
48 to 96 ports with speeds up to 16 Gbps
• Leverages Brocade Fabric Vision
technology’s powerful monitoring,
management, and diagnostic tools to
simplify administration, increase
uptime, and reduce costs
management, and diagnostic tools to
simplify administration, increase
uptime, and reduce costs
• Helps pinpoint problems faster
and simplify SAN configuration
and management with Brocade
Network Advisor
and management with Brocade
Network Advisor
• Simplifies deployment with the Brocade
EZSwitchSetup wizard and supports
high-performance fabrics by using
Brocade ClearLink D_Ports to identify
optic and cable issues
high-performance fabrics by using
Brocade ClearLink D_Ports to identify
optic and cable issues
• Provides up to eight in-flight encryption
and compression ports, delivering data
center-to-data center security and
bandwidth savings
center-to-data center security and
bandwidth savings
Scalable Enterprise-Class
SAN Switch for Highly Virtualized,
Cloud Environments
To meet dynamic and growing business
demands, data centers are evolving into
highly virtualized environments and cloud-
based architectures. This approach enables
organizations to consolidate and simplify
their IT resources, resulting in increased
business agility and lower capital and
operating expenses. However, enterprise
data centers must keep pace with the
changes driven by increasingly virtualized
workloads and storage resources. Selecting
the right network is therefore key to realizing
the full benefits of these cloud-based
architectures. By treating the network
as a strategic part of a highly virtualized
environment, organizations can increase
optimization and efficiency even as they
rapidly scale their environments.
demands, data centers are evolving into
highly virtualized environments and cloud-
based architectures. This approach enables
organizations to consolidate and simplify
their IT resources, resulting in increased
business agility and lower capital and
operating expenses. However, enterprise
data centers must keep pace with the
changes driven by increasingly virtualized
workloads and storage resources. Selecting
the right network is therefore key to realizing
the full benefits of these cloud-based
architectures. By treating the network
as a strategic part of a highly virtualized
environment, organizations can increase
optimization and efficiency even as they
rapidly scale their environments.
Today, Brocade
®
Fibre Channel switches
are the de facto storage networking
standard for mission-critical workloads
and highly virtualized environments. Based
on years of successful deployment in
enterprise data centers around the globe,
Brocade Fibre Channel SANs provide highly
resilient, scalable, and simplified network
infrastructure for storage.
standard for mission-critical workloads
and highly virtualized environments. Based
on years of successful deployment in
enterprise data centers around the globe,
Brocade Fibre Channel SANs provide highly
resilient, scalable, and simplified network
infrastructure for storage.
The Brocade 6520 Switch meets the
demands of growing, dynamic workloads
and private cloud storage environments
by delivering market-leading Gen 5 Fibre
Channel technology and capabilities. The
Brocade 6520 is a high-density, purpose-
built, foundational building block for large
and growing Storage Area Network (SAN)
infrastructures. It provides industry-leading
demands of growing, dynamic workloads
and private cloud storage environments
by delivering market-leading Gen 5 Fibre
Channel technology and capabilities. The
Brocade 6520 is a high-density, purpose-
built, foundational building block for large
and growing Storage Area Network (SAN)
infrastructures. It provides industry-leading
Gen 5 Fibre Channel is the purpose-built
network infrastructure for storage,
delivering unmatched reliability and
16 Gbps performance. The Brocade
6520 with Gen 5 Fibre Channel and
Brocade Fabric Vision technology
unleashes the full potential of server
virtualization, cloud architectures, and
next-generation storage.
network infrastructure for storage,
delivering unmatched reliability and
16 Gbps performance. The Brocade
6520 with Gen 5 Fibre Channel and
Brocade Fabric Vision technology
unleashes the full potential of server
virtualization, cloud architectures, and
next-generation storage.