Brocade VDX 6740 BR-VDX6740-64-F Data Sheet

Product codes
BR-VDX6740-64-F
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DATA SHEET
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HIGHLIGHTS
• Offers flexibility to deploy 1000BASE-T 
and upgrade to 10GBASE-T for higher 
bandwidth
• Delivers high performance and reduces 
network congestion with 10 Gigabit 
Ethernet (GbE) ports, low latency, and 
24 MB deep buffers
• Improves capacity with the ability to 
create up to a 160 GbE uplink with 
Brocade ISL Trunking
• Manages an entire multitenant Brocade 
VCS fabric as a single switch with Brocade 
VCS Logical Chassis
• Provides efficiently load-balanced 
multipathing at Layers 1, 2, and 3,  
including multiple Layer 3 gateways
• Simplifies Virtual Machine (VM)  
mobility and management with 
automated, dynamic port profile 
configuration and migration
• Supports Software-Defined Networking 
(SDN) technologies within data, control, 
and management planes
Advanced Features to Transform 
Data Centers
BROCADE VDX 6740 SWITCH
The Brocade
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 VDX
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 6740 (Figure 1) offers 
48 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) SFP+ ports 
and four 40 GbE QSFP+ ports. Each 40 GbE 
port can be broken out into four independent 
10 GbE SFP+ ports, providing an additional 
16 10 GbE SFP+ ports. In addition, the 
switch features low power consumption, 
consuming 2 watts per 10 GbE port.
BROCADE VDX 6740T SWITCH
The Brocade VDX 6740T (Figure 2) offers  
48 10GBASE-T ports and four 40 GbE 
QSFP+ ports. Each 40 GbE port can be 
broken out into four independent 10 GbE 
SFP+ ports, providing an additional 16  
10 GbE SFP+ ports. The switch also features 
low power consumption, consuming less than 
5 watts per 10 GbE port.
BROCADE  
VDX 6740, 
6740T, AND 
6740T-1G 
SWITCHES  
Data centers continue to evolve, creating a 
need for an infrastructure that can support 
growth in Virtual Machines (VMs), distributed 
applications, and data, as well as the 
transition to cloud-based computing—without 
compromising performance. However, 
traditional data centers typically use inflexible, 
three-tier network designs that cannot 
efficiently manage east-west traffic or deliver 
the bandwidth needed to support virtualization 
and new service delivery. In addition, with 
the movement toward cloud computing, the 
importance of deploying a flexible and 
responsive network infrastructure only grows.
To support the new direction of IT service 
delivery, data center operators need 
networks that are high performance, 
operationally efficient, automated, and 
elastic. The ideal network will be easy to 
manage and scale to meet demand as well 
as adapt to future requirements.
DATA CENTER