Brocade 5020 High-Performance Midrange Switch BR-5020-0001-A Data Sheet

HigHligHts

• Protects existing investments in

Brocade Fabric OS and M-EOS*-based
environments through native E_Port
switch interoperability

• Provides industry-leading power and

cooling efficiency to reduce Total Cost of 
Ownership (TCO) and improve availability

• Utilizes Brocade EFCM 9.x and Brocade 

Fabric Manager for easy deployment
within new and existing fabrics

• Includes an optimized form factor that

eliminates the need for rail kits; two
mounting ears can attach a Brocade
5000 to a 19-inch rack

• Features Ports on Demand capabilities for

fast, easy, and cost-effective scalability
from 16 to 32 ports in 8-port increments

• Meets high-availability requirements with

redundant, hot-pluggable components
and non-disruptive software upgrades

• Utilizes the Brocade EZSwitchSetup

wizard, simplifying installation and
management

A Flexible, Easy-to-Use Switch for 

a Variety of SAN Environments

The Brocade

®

5000 Switch is a high-

performance Fibre Channel Storage 
Area Network (SAN) switch designed for 
rapidly growing storage requirements in
mission-critical environments. It features 
a flexible architecture that supports native 
E_Port interoperability for seamless
connectivity into Brocade Fabric OS

®

 (FOS) 

or M-Enterprise OS (M-EOS)* environments. 
The Brocade 5000 is the first switch that 
can operate in SAN fabrics running FOS
native, FOS open, M-EOS native, and M-EOS
open modes. This enables non-disruptive 
expansion of any fabric using these
operating modes.

To reduce deployment and maintenance 
costs, IT organizations can manage the 
Brocade 5000 with a variety of tools and

methods. For SAN users familiar with 
Brocade Enterprise Fabric Connectivity 
Manager (EFCM), the Brocade 5000 is 
designed to be an easy addition to M-EOS
fabrics since there is no steep learning
curve for new management tools or
interoperability settings. For SAN users 
familiar with Brocade Fabric Manager, the
Brocade 5000 is designed to be an easy
addition to FOS fabrics.

The switch combines 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec 
technology in configurations of 16, 24, or 32 
ports in an efficiently designed 1U package. 
It provides low-cost access to industry-
leading SAN technology as well as support
for “pay-as-you-grow” scalability through
flexible Ports on Demand capabilities.

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5000

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