Brocade VDX 6740 BR-VDX6740-64-F Data Sheet
Product codes
BR-VDX6740-64-F
utilized. In the event of a failure, traffic is
automatically routed to the closest path,
providing higher resilience and greater
application uptime. In Layer 3, the fabric
automatically load balances all flows among
a number of Layer 3 instances that collectively
act as a single Layer 3 gateway. Multilayer
multipathing helps improve network utilization,
reduce latency, and increase overall
network performance. Read the white paper
automatically routed to the closest path,
providing higher resilience and greater
application uptime. In Layer 3, the fabric
automatically load balances all flows among
a number of Layer 3 instances that collectively
act as a single Layer 3 gateway. Multilayer
multipathing helps improve network utilization,
reduce latency, and increase overall
network performance. Read the white paper
to learn more.
OPTIMIZED FOR VIRTUALIZATION
Brocade VCS Fabric technology offers
unique features to support virtualized
server and storage environments and
enable the transition to cloud computing
(see Figure 5):
unique features to support virtualized
server and storage environments and
enable the transition to cloud computing
(see Figure 5):
• Brocade VCS Gateway for NSX: Brocade
VCS Gateway for NSX provides a solution
that unifies both virtual and hardware
architectures for a seamless transition
to cloud architectures. By unifying
the best of both worlds—physical and
virtual—Brocade VCS Gateway for NSX
enables physical devices to connect to
the virtual overlay network. By leveraging
Brocade VCS Fabric technology, Brocade
VCS Gateway for NSX allows large
numbers of virtual domains to be created
that unifies both virtual and hardware
architectures for a seamless transition
to cloud architectures. By unifying
the best of both worlds—physical and
virtual—Brocade VCS Gateway for NSX
enables physical devices to connect to
the virtual overlay network. By leveraging
Brocade VCS Fabric technology, Brocade
VCS Gateway for NSX allows large
numbers of virtual domains to be created
for this purpose up to a point, but limitations
on VLAN ID scale and the complexity of
configuring large numbers of VLANs restrict
their usefulness in larger data centers. The
VCS Virtual Fabric feature of Brocade VCS
Fabric technology is designed to address
the scalability restrictions of traditional
VLANs used for multitenant segmentation.
It provides native secure multitenant
support for both physical and virtual
application deployments. Managed centrally
through Brocade VCS Logical Chassis, the
VCS Virtual Fabric feature simplifies and
accelerates application deployment, and
ensures policy consistency for each tenant
regardless of how application components
are distributed across the data center.
VXLAN and VRF Lite are other options for
network segmentation. To learn more,
read
on VLAN ID scale and the complexity of
configuring large numbers of VLANs restrict
their usefulness in larger data centers. The
VCS Virtual Fabric feature of Brocade VCS
Fabric technology is designed to address
the scalability restrictions of traditional
VLANs used for multitenant segmentation.
It provides native secure multitenant
support for both physical and virtual
application deployments. Managed centrally
through Brocade VCS Logical Chassis, the
VCS Virtual Fabric feature simplifies and
accelerates application deployment, and
ensures policy consistency for each tenant
regardless of how application components
are distributed across the data center.
VXLAN and VRF Lite are other options for
network segmentation. To learn more,
read
Multiple Load-Balanced Paths at
Layers 1–3
Brocade VCS Fabric technology enables
highly elastic domains with extremely
efficient load balancing in Layers 1–3.
Innovative Brocade ISL Trunking load
balances traffic across all the links in a
trunk for improved performance at Layer 1.
In Layer 2, Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP)
uses all available network bandwidth,
allowing all links to be fully active and
highly elastic domains with extremely
efficient load balancing in Layers 1–3.
Innovative Brocade ISL Trunking load
balances traffic across all the links in a
trunk for improved performance at Layer 1.
In Layer 2, Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP)
uses all available network bandwidth,
allowing all links to be fully active and
Figure 5.
Brocade VCS Fabric technology simplifies
the network architecture, enables unified
storage connectivity, improves VM
mobility, and allows the seamless
insertion of services.
the network architecture, enables unified
storage connectivity, improves VM
mobility, and allows the seamless
insertion of services.
Dedicated Fibre
Channel SAN for
Tier 1 applications
VCS fabric
extension
Blade
servers
Rack-mount
servers
REMOTE
DATA CENTER
PRIMARY
DATA CENTER
VM
VM
VM
Core
routers
FCoE/iSCSI/NAS
storage
VM
VM
VM
VM
VM
VM
SAN
Public
Network
VM
VCS fabric
extension
Native
Fibre Channel
Security services
(firewall, encryption)
Layer 4–7
application delivery
above existing networks. This enables
organizations to efficiently use their
current infrastructure while leveraging
the benefits of VXLAN to support multi-
tenancy and large-scale deployment of
applications and Virtual Machines (VMs).
In addition, Brocade VCS Gateway for
NSX easily integrates with the VMware
NSX Controller to leverage the power of
virtualized environments.
organizations to efficiently use their
current infrastructure while leveraging
the benefits of VXLAN to support multi-
tenancy and large-scale deployment of
applications and Virtual Machines (VMs).
In addition, Brocade VCS Gateway for
NSX easily integrates with the VMware
NSX Controller to leverage the power of
virtualized environments.
• Zero-touch VM discovery: Brocade
VM-Aware Network Automation eliminates
the manual configuration of port profiles
when a VM is added to the fabric or
moved, providing an additional level
of automation. The VCS fabric directly
communicates with VMware vCenter,
automatically downloading all port profile
information and the associated MAC
address, and distributes the VM-specific
information to all switches within the
fabric. When the VM moves, no additional
configuration is required.
the manual configuration of port profiles
when a VM is added to the fabric or
moved, providing an additional level
of automation. The VCS fabric directly
communicates with VMware vCenter,
automatically downloading all port profile
information and the associated MAC
address, and distributes the VM-specific
information to all switches within the
fabric. When the VM moves, no additional
configuration is required.
• Automatic Migration of Port Profiles:
During a VM migration, the destination
network switch ports must be configured
to ensure that the VM traffic experiences
consistent policies and configurations.
With the Brocade Automatic Migration
of Port Profiles (AMPP) feature, the VM
policies and networking policies follow
the VM within the VCS fabric. As a VM
network switch ports must be configured
to ensure that the VM traffic experiences
consistent policies and configurations.
With the Brocade Automatic Migration
of Port Profiles (AMPP) feature, the VM
policies and networking policies follow
the VM within the VCS fabric. As a VM