Brocade ADX 4000 SI-4000-ASM8-P-B-2 Data Sheet
Product codes
SI-4000-ASM8-P-B-2
Distributed System Architecture
The Brocade ADX Series is built on a
distributed architecture that helps maximize
application performance while ensuring
complete physical separation of the
management and data planes. It features
a high-density, multicore architecture
and dedicated switching fabric to simplify
network deployments and enable high-
speed interconnects among application,
management, and interface modules.
distributed architecture that helps maximize
application performance while ensuring
complete physical separation of the
management and data planes. It features
a high-density, multicore architecture
and dedicated switching fabric to simplify
network deployments and enable high-
speed interconnects among application,
management, and interface modules.
Hardware-based Multitenancy
When deployed in multitenant mode, the
Brocade ADX Series offers:
Brocade ADX Series offers:
• Maximum infrastructure efficiency:
Consolidates multiple Brocade ADX
instances on a single platform, providing
maximum infrastructure efficiency while
reducing costs associated with power and
cooling, rack space, license management,
system maintenance, and administration.
instances on a single platform, providing
maximum infrastructure efficiency while
reducing costs associated with power and
cooling, rack space, license management,
system maintenance, and administration.
• Tenant flexibility and operational
simplicity:
Enables maximum flexibility
to mix and match capacity, features, and
services according to change in demand.
Provides on-demand provisioning, unified
management, and monitoring of multiple
Brocade ADX instances via a common
control plane, in support of true cloud
service delivery.
services according to change in demand.
Provides on-demand provisioning, unified
management, and monitoring of multiple
Brocade ADX instances via a common
control plane, in support of true cloud
service delivery.
• Full tenant isolation: Allows multiple,
fully isolated Brocade ADX instances to
run on a single physical system—each
with its own system configuration,
network stack, resource, and
management—when the Brocade ADX
Series is deployed as a shared device.
This hardware-based virtualization of
the Brocade ADX system helps ensure
security, compliance mandates, and
adherence to service SLAs.
run on a single physical system—each
with its own system configuration,
network stack, resource, and
management—when the Brocade ADX
Series is deployed as a shared device.
This hardware-based virtualization of
the Brocade ADX system helps ensure
security, compliance mandates, and
adherence to service SLAs.
• Complete high availability: Ensures that
applications and services are always
available by providing redundancy at both
the device and tenant levels. As a fully
isolated tenant on a shared device, each
Brocade ADX instance can be deployed as
a high-availability pair in either an active/
standby or active/active configuration.
Organizations can enable comprehensive
configuration synchronization for
increased redundancy of the device and
all tenants that are enabled on it.
available by providing redundancy at both
the device and tenant levels. As a fully
isolated tenant on a shared device, each
Brocade ADX instance can be deployed as
a high-availability pair in either an active/
standby or active/active configuration.
Organizations can enable comprehensive
configuration synchronization for
increased redundancy of the device and
all tenants that are enabled on it.
Capacity on Demand
All Brocade ADX switches can be quickly
upgraded in the field using software license
keys. This allows organizations to enable a
full suite of hardware and software options
when needed without taking the platform
offline. Organizations can quickly increase
performance and port capacity, as well
as add advanced features to the Brocade
ADX 1000 Series switches, with a simple
software license upgrade that supports the
“pay-as-you-grow” deployment strategy. The
capacity expansion is also available for the
modular chassis platforms of the Brocade
ADX 4000 and 10000 Series, which can
leverage interchangeable modules.
upgraded in the field using software license
keys. This allows organizations to enable a
full suite of hardware and software options
when needed without taking the platform
offline. Organizations can quickly increase
performance and port capacity, as well
as add advanced features to the Brocade
ADX 1000 Series switches, with a simple
software license upgrade that supports the
“pay-as-you-grow” deployment strategy. The
capacity expansion is also available for the
modular chassis platforms of the Brocade
ADX 4000 and 10000 Series, which can
leverage interchangeable modules.
SCALABLE AND SEAMLESS
IPv6 TRANSITION
Growing demand for IP-based services,
combined with the move to cloud-based
networking, presents new opportunities
for today’s organizations. The rapid
growth of billions of Internet-enabled
devices and applications has led to IPv4
address depletion. As a result, thousands
of organizations are seeking to enable
next-generation IPv6 for their products
and services as a way to mitigate further
Internet growth. The Brocade ADX Series
offers a pragmatic strategy for IPv6
transition and IPv4/v6 co-existence by
enabling organizations to maximize their
existing IPv4-based investments while
connecting with the growing IPv6-based
world (see Figure 1).
combined with the move to cloud-based
networking, presents new opportunities
for today’s organizations. The rapid
growth of billions of Internet-enabled
devices and applications has led to IPv4
address depletion. As a result, thousands
of organizations are seeking to enable
next-generation IPv6 for their products
and services as a way to mitigate further
Internet growth. The Brocade ADX Series
offers a pragmatic strategy for IPv6
transition and IPv4/v6 co-existence by
enabling organizations to maximize their
existing IPv4-based investments while
connecting with the growing IPv6-based
world (see Figure 1).
Dual Stack
The Brocade ADX Series supports all major
use cases on both IPv4 and IPv6—and with
near-equivalent performance. For modern
applications running on a modern OS,
Brocade recommends running dual stack
on the server with dual-stack Application
Delivery Controller (ADC) functions.
Brocade also supports dual-stack GSLB
for application redundancy.
use cases on both IPv4 and IPv6—and with
near-equivalent performance. For modern
applications running on a modern OS,
Brocade recommends running dual stack
on the server with dual-stack Application
Delivery Controller (ADC) functions.
Brocade also supports dual-stack GSLB
for application redundancy.
Network Transition
The Brocade ADX Series scales existing
services and interconnects IPv4 or IPv6
network islands using gateway-based, large-
scale NAT services (444 or 64). For large
networks of IPv4-only endpoints (legacy)
or IPv6-only clients (such as 4G mobile
headsets) in which bidirectional traffic
is needed, an application-aware NAT64
gateway is the best solution. The Brocade
ADX Series network transition solution
provides organizations scale, monitoring,
and application audit capabilities.
services and interconnects IPv4 or IPv6
network islands using gateway-based, large-
scale NAT services (444 or 64). For large
networks of IPv4-only endpoints (legacy)
or IPv6-only clients (such as 4G mobile
headsets) in which bidirectional traffic
is needed, an application-aware NAT64
gateway is the best solution. The Brocade
ADX Series network transition solution
provides organizations scale, monitoring,
and application audit capabilities.
Application Transition
The Brocade ADX Series also supports
the migration of Virtual IPs (VIPs) and real
servers from IPv4 to dual stack or to native
IPv6 with a complete suite of Server Load
Balancing (SLB) translation services. For
older applications or operating systems,
Brocade provides a complete suite of SLB
translations, including 664 to legacy IPv4
servers and 446 to new IPv6-only servers.
While the application is in transition, one
VIP—IPv4 or IPv6—can host a combination of
IPv4 and IPv6 real servers behind it.
the migration of Virtual IPs (VIPs) and real
servers from IPv4 to dual stack or to native
IPv6 with a complete suite of Server Load
Balancing (SLB) translation services. For
older applications or operating systems,
Brocade provides a complete suite of SLB
translations, including 664 to legacy IPv4
servers and 446 to new IPv6-only servers.
While the application is in transition, one
VIP—IPv4 or IPv6—can host a combination of
IPv4 and IPv6 real servers behind it.
Figure 1.
The Brocade ADX Series enables a scalable and seamless transition to IPv6.
The Brocade ADX Series enables a scalable and seamless transition to IPv6.
Brocade
ADX
IPv4
servers
10 GbE
Backbone
Brocade
MLX
Central Office/
Head-end
Brocade
MLX
NetIron CER 2000
IPv6
servers
Brocade ADX
3. Dual stack,
tunneling,
native IPv6
2. IPv6
peering
1. Brocade ADX
* SLB 664, 446, 666
* NAT64 Translation
IPv4
peer
IPv6
peer