DELL Brocade DCX 8510-8 210-39022 Data Sheet

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210-39022
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detect network congestion and latency 
in the fabric, providing visualization of 
bottlenecks in a connectivity map and 
product tree, and identifying exactly  
which devices and hosts are impacted  
by a bottle-necked port.
• Integration into Brocade Network 
Advisor:
 Provides customizable health 
and performance dashboard views to 
pinpoint problems faster, simplify SAN 
configuration and management, and 
reduce operational costs. 
• Critical diagnostic and monitoring 
capabilities:
 Help ensure early problem 
detection and recovery.
• Non-intrusive and non-disruptive 
monitoring on every port:
 Provides a 
comprehensive end-to-end view of the 
entire fabric using capabilities integrated 
into hardware, allowing sophisticated 
monitoring without imposing an  
additional burden on switches  
with frequent polling activity.
• Forward Error Correction (FEC): 
Enables recovery from bit errors in ISLs, 
enhancing transmission reliability  
and performance.
• Credit Loss Recovery: Helps overcome 
performance degradation and congestion 
due to buffer credit loss.
• Real-time bandwidth consumption  
by hosts/applications on ISLs:
 Helps 
easily identify hot spots and potential 
network congestion.
OPTIMIZED DATA CENTER 
CONNECTIVITY OVER DISTANCE
Connecting distributed data centers enables 
data mobility for advanced data protection 
solutions. Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones 
include integrated metro and global SAN 
extension that provides application agility 
and flexible business continuity and disaster 
recovery solutions.
The Brocade DCX 8510 family enables 
high-speed replication and backup solutions 
over metro or WAN links with native Fibre 
Channel (10/16 Gbps) and optional 
FCIP (1/10 GbE) extension support. The 
integrated metro connectivity includes 
in-flight compression and encryption to 
optimize bandwidth and minimize the risk  
of unauthorized access. 
INDUSTRY-LEADING PERFORMANCE
Emerging and evolving critical workloads 
and higher density virtualization are 
continuing to push the limits of SAN 
infrastructure. The Brocade DCX 8510 
features industry-leading Gen 5 Fibre 
Channel that provides 16 Gbps line-speed 
performance and 8.2 Tbps chassis 
bandwidth to address next-generation  
I/O- and bandwidth-intensive applications.
Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones provide 
unmatched chassis, slot-to-slot, and port 
performance and bandwidth. In addition, 
local switching capabilities ensure that data 
traffic within the same port group does not 
consume slot bandwidth, maximizing the 
number of line-rate ports. Performance 
capabilities include:
• Brocade DCX 8510-8:
 
– Up to 384 ports (equivalent to 512  
with UltraScale ICLs) at 16 Gbps
 
– 8.2 Tbps chassis bandwidth
• 6.1 Tbps Fibre Channel/FICON ports
• 2.1 Tbps UltraScale ICL bandwidth
 
– 512 Gbps bandwidth per slot
• Brocade DCX 8510-4:
 
– Up to 192 ports (equivalent to 256  
with UltraScale ICLs) at 16 Gbps
 
– 4.1 Tbps chassis bandwidth
• 3.1 Tbps Fibre Channel/FICON ports
• 1 Tbps UltraScale ICL bandwidth
 
– 512 Gbps bandwidth per slot
BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICES
Brocade Global Services has the expertise  
to help organizations build scalable, efficient 
cloud infrastructures. Leveraging 15 years  
of expertise in storage, networking, and 
virtualization, Brocade Global Services 
delivers world-class professional services, 
technical support, and education services, 
enabling organizations to maximize their 
Brocade investments, accelerate new 
technology deployments, and optimize the 
performance of networking infrastructures.
MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS
To help optimize technology investments, 
Brocade and its partners offer complete 
solutions that include professional services, 
technical support, and education. For more 
information, contact a Brocade sales 
partner or visit