Brocade Communications Systems SilkWorm 24000 Manual De Usuario
The Brocade SilkWorm 24000 Director provides
a highly reliable and intelligent solution for
enterprise-class Storage Area Networks (SANs)
in mission-critical environments.
With state-of-the-art performance
and enhanced scalability for both
open system and IBM zSeries server
enterprise SAN environments, the
Brocade
and enhanced scalability for both
open system and IBM zSeries server
enterprise SAN environments, the
Brocade
®
SilkWorm
®
24000 Director
provides unique capabilities to meet
demanding mission-critical require-
ments. It scales non-disruptively
from 32 to as many as 128 concur-
rently active 2 Gbit/sec full-duplex
ports in a single domain or two
domains of up to 64 ports each. In
addition, it offers improved perform-
ance and the potential to upgrade to
higher-speed connectivity in the
future.The SilkWorm 24000 also
leads the industry in power and
cooling efficiency, helping to reduce
total cost of ownership.
demanding mission-critical require-
ments. It scales non-disruptively
from 32 to as many as 128 concur-
rently active 2 Gbit/sec full-duplex
ports in a single domain or two
domains of up to 64 ports each. In
addition, it offers improved perform-
ance and the potential to upgrade to
higher-speed connectivity in the
future.The SilkWorm 24000 also
leads the industry in power and
cooling efficiency, helping to reduce
total cost of ownership.
With its intelligent fourth-generation
ASIC, the SilkWorm 24000 provides
a reliable foundation for core-to-edge
SANs, enabling fabrics capable of
ASIC, the SilkWorm 24000 provides
a reliable foundation for core-to-edge
SANs, enabling fabrics capable of
supporting thousands of hosts and
storage devices (see Figure 1).Whether
used as a core building block for an
enterprise fabric or as a standalone
director, the SilkWorm 24000 is a
reliable, high-availability solution.These
capabilities make it ideal for enterprise
management and high-volume trans-
action processing applications such as
ERP and data warehousing, as well
as data backup, remote mirroring,
and high-availability clustering.
storage devices (see Figure 1).Whether
used as a core building block for an
enterprise fabric or as a standalone
director, the SilkWorm 24000 is a
reliable, high-availability solution.These
capabilities make it ideal for enterprise
management and high-volume trans-
action processing applications such as
ERP and data warehousing, as well
as data backup, remote mirroring,
and high-availability clustering.
The SilkWorm 24000 is designed to
integrate with heterogeneous envi-
ronments that include IBM zSeries
server and open platforms with
multiple operating systems such as
Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris,
HP-UX, AIX, and i5/OS. As a result,
Brocade-based SANs can help serve
as the foundation for implementing
utility computing and Information
Lifecycle Management (ILM).
integrate with heterogeneous envi-
ronments that include IBM zSeries
server and open platforms with
multiple operating systems such as
Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris,
HP-UX, AIX, and i5/OS. As a result,
Brocade-based SANs can help serve
as the foundation for implementing
utility computing and Information
Lifecycle Management (ILM).
A H i g h - P o r t - D e n s i t y, M u l t i p r o t o c o l
D i r e c t o r f o r E n t e r p r i s e S A N s
D i r e c t o r f o r E n t e r p r i s e S A N s
Highlights
• Delivers up to 128 ports in a single
domain and a 14U enclosure with up
to 384 ports in a single rack, facilitat-
ing more easily managed SAN fab-
rics with thousands of ports
to 384 ports in a single rack, facilitat-
ing more easily managed SAN fab-
rics with thousands of ports
• Meets ultra-high-availability require-
ments with redundant, hot-pluggable
components, no single points of
failure, non-disruptive software
upgrades, and hot code activation
components, no single points of
failure, non-disruptive software
upgrades, and hot code activation
• Provides FICON
®
support for IBM
zSeries server environments, includ-
ing intermix mode on a port-by-port
basis, cascaded FICON fabrics,
1 and 2 Gbit/sec FICON speeds,
and CUP support
ing intermix mode on a port-by-port
basis, cascaded FICON fabrics,
1 and 2 Gbit/sec FICON speeds,
and CUP support
• Increases performance through reduced
latency and Brocade Inter-Switch Link
(ISL) Trunking
(ISL) Trunking
• Leverages intelligent Brocade SAN
management and security tools to
increase operational efficiency and
maximize SAN investments
increase operational efficiency and
maximize SAN investments
• Protects investments by enabling
upgrade paths to future technologies,
increased port speeds, IP connectivity,
and more
increased port speeds, IP connectivity,
and more
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