Техническая Спецификация для Brocade 6510 BR-6510-24-8G-F

EXCEPTIONAL PRICE/PERFORMANCE 

FOR GROWING SAN WORKLOADS

The Brocade 6510 with Gen 5 Fibre Channel 
delivers exceptional price/performance for 
growing SAN workloads through a 
combination of market-leading throughput 
and an affordable switch form factor. The 
48 ports produce an aggregate 768 Gbps 
full-duplex throughput; any eight ports can 
be trunked for 128 Gbps Inter-Switch Links 
(ISLs). Exchange-based Dynamic Path 
Selection (DPS) optimizes fabric-wide 
performance and load balancing by 
automatically routing data to the most 
efficient available path in the fabric (see 
Figure 1). It augments Brocade ISL Trunking 
to provide more effective load balancing in 
certain configurations.

Moreover, a 24-port base configuration, 
easy administration, 1U footprint, and 
low-energy consumption—0.14 watts per 
Gbps and 2.3 watts per port—provide a low 
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Enterprise-
class capabilities combined with a low TCO 
yield 40 percent higher performance 
compared to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) 
alternatives at a similar cost. 

INDUSTRY-LEADING TECHNOLOGY 

THAT IS FLEXIBLE, SIMPLE, AND  

EASY TO USE

The Brocade 6510 delivers industry-leading 
SAN technology within a flexible, simple, and 
easy-to-use solution. The base configuration 
includes 24 ports, with up to 48 ports on 
demand. In addition to providing best-in-
class scalability, the Brocade 6510 is easy 
to deploy with the Brocade EZSwitchSetup 
wizard and ClearLink Diagnostic Ports  
(D_Ports) feature, which simplifies setup. 
For maximum flexibility, the switch also 
features a 1U case less than 18 inches 
deep and dual-direction airflow options  
to support the latest hot aisle/cold  
aisle configurations.  

A BUILDING BLOCK FOR VIRTUALIZED, 

PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGE

The Brocade 6510 provides a critical building 
block for today’s highly virtualized, private cloud 
storage environments. It simplifies server 
virtualization and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 
(VDI) management while meeting the 
high-throughput demands of Solid State Disks 
(SSDs). The Brocade 6510 also supports 
multitenancy in cloud environments through 
Virtual Fabrics, Quality of Service (QoS), and 
fabric-based zoning features. 

The Brocade 6510 enables secure metro 
extension to virtual private or hybrid clouds 
with 10 Gbps Dense Wavelength Division 
Multiplexing (DWDM) link support, as well 
as in-flight encryption and data compression 
over ISLs. Organizations can have up to four 
ports at 8 Gbps and up to two at 16 Gbps of 
in-flight encryption and data compression 
per Brocade 6510 Switch. The switch also 
features on-board data security and 
acceleration, minimizing the need for 
separate acceleration appliances to support 
distance extension. Internal fault-tolerant 
and enterprise-class RAS features help 
minimize downtime to support mission-
critical cloud environments.

BROCADE ACCESS GATEWAY MODE

The Brocade 6510 can be deployed as a 
full-fabric switch or as a Brocade Access 
Gateway, which simplifies fabric topologies 
and heterogeneous fabric connectivity (the 
default mode setting is a switch). Brocade 
Access Gateway mode utilizes N_Port ID 
Virtualization (NPIV) switch standards to 
present physical and virtual servers directly 
to the core of SAN fabrics. This makes it 
transparent to the SAN fabric, greatly 
reducing management of the network edge. 
The Brocade 6510 in Brocade Access 
Gateway mode

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 can connect servers to 

NPIV-enabled Brocade B-Series, Brocade 
M-Series, or other SAN fabrics.

Brocade Fabric Vision Technology

Brocade Fabric Vision technology, an 
extension of Gen 5 Fibre Channel, 
provides unprecedented insight and 
visibility across the storage network 
with powerful built-in monitoring, 
management, and diagnostic tools  
that enable organizations to:

• Simplify monitoring: 

 

– Deploy 15 years of SAN best 

practices in one click to simplify 

the deployment of monitoring 

with pre-defined, threshold-based 

rules, actions, and policies 

 

– Instantly identify latency and 

congestion issues in the fabric 

through increased instrumentation 

and granularity

 

– Gain comprehensive visibility  

into network health and 

performance using browser-

accessible dashboards with  

drill-down capabilities 

• Increase availability: 

 

– Avoid 50 percent of common 

network problems with proactive 

monitoring and advanced 

diagnostic tools that address 

problems before they impact 

operations

 

– Identify hot spots and network 

problems before they impact 

application performance  

through intuitive reporting  

and trend analysis

 

– Minimize downtime and  

accelerate troubleshooting 

with live monitoring, integrated 

diagnostics, and point-in-time 

playback

• Dramatically reduce costs: 

 

– Eliminate nearly 50 percent 

of maintenance costs through 

automated testing and diagnostic 

tools that validate the health, 

reliability, and performance of the 

network prior to deployment

 

– Save up to millions of dollars on 

CapEx costs by eliminating the 

need for expensive third-party 

tools through built-in monitoring 

and diagnostics

 

– Leverage specialized tools for 

pre-testing and validating IT 

infrastructure to accelerate 

deployment, simplify support, and 

reduce operational costs