HIGHLIGHTS•Deliversfull8Gbps1:1performanceforupto40portsinanenergy-efficient,optimized1Uformfactor

•Offersbest-in-classportdensityandscalabilityformidrangeenterpriseSANswitchesalongwithredundant,hot-pluggablecomponentsandnon-disruptivesoftwareupgrades

•FeaturesPortsonDemandcapabilitiesforfast,easy,andcost-effectivescalabilityfrom24to40portsin8-portincrements

•ProvidesAdaptiveNetworkingservices,suchasQualityofService(QoS),tohelpoptimizeapplicationperformanceinconsolidated,virtualenvironments

•SupportsFibreChannelIntegratedRoutingforselectivedevicesharingwhilemaintainingremotefabricisolationforhigherlevelsofscalabilityandfaultisolation

•EnableslogicalpartitioningofswitchesandfabricsintovirtualdataandmanagementdomainsthroughVirtualFabrics

•Offersdualfunctionalityaseitherafull-fabricSANswitchorasanNPIV-enabledBrocadeAccessGatewaythatsimplifiesserverconnectivityinheterogeneousenterprisefabrics

•UtilizestheBrocadeEZSwitchSetupwizardtosimplifydeployment,andisMicrosoftSimpleSAN-compatible(BrocadeDCFMProfessionalisincludedforfabric-wideSANmonitoringandmanagement)

A Flexible, Easy-to-Use Switch for a Variety of SAN Environments

Asthevalueandvolumeofbusinessdatacontinuetorise,organizationsneedtechnologysolutionsthatareeasytoimplementandmanage,andthatcangrowandchangewithminimaldisruption.TheBrocade®5100Switchisdesignedforrapidlygrowingstoragerequirementsinmission-criticalenvironments—combining1,2,4,and8GbpsFibreChanneltechnologyinconfigurationsof24,32,or40portsinanefficientlydesigned1Upackage.Asaresult,itprovideslow-costaccesstoindustry-leadingSANtechnologyaswellas“pay-as-you-grow”scalabilityforconsolidatingstorageandmaximizingthevalueofvirtualserverdeployments.

TheBrocade5100featuresaflexiblearchitecturethatoperatesseamlesslywithexistingBrocadeswitchesthroughnativeE_PortconnectivityintoBrocadeFabricOS®(FOS)or

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* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and directors running McDATA Enterprise OS in McDATA Fabric mode or McDATA Open Fabric mode.

M-EnterpriseOS(M-EOS)*environments.WiththehighestportdensityofanymidrangeenterpriseFibreChannelswitch,theBrocade5100isdesignedforabroadrangeofSANarchitectures.Theevolutionarydesignconsumeslessthan2.5wattsofpowerperportforexceptionalpowerandcoolingefficiency,andfeaturesconsolidatedpowerandfanassembliestoimproveenvironmentalperformanceandreduceownershipcosts.ThesecapabilitieshelpmaketheBrocade5100acost-effectivebuildingblockforstandalonenetworksortheedgeofenterprisecore-to-edgefabrics.

ToconsolidateserverconnectivityusingFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)andConvergedEnhancedEthernet(CEE),theBrocade5100iscompatiblewithBrocadeCEE/FCoEsolutions.

INDUSTRY-LEADING PERFORMANCETosupportmission-criticalenvironments,theBrocade5100providesbest-in-classperformanceformidrangeSANswitches.Itfeaturesanon-blockingarchitecturewithasmanyas40portsconcurrentlyactiveat8Gbpstoprovideanoverallbandwidthof320Gbps.TheBrocade5100alsoenablesorganizationstouse4GbpsSFPstodayandupgradeto8GbpsSFPswhenrequired.

TheBrocade5100utilizessixth-generationASICtechnologyfeaturingfive8-portgroups.Withinthesegroups,anInter-SwitchLink(ISL)trunkcansupplyupto64Gbpsofbalanceddatathroughput(seeFigure1).Inadditiontoreducingcongestionandincreasingbandwidth,enhancedBrocadeISLTrunkingutilizesISLsmoreefficientlytopreservethenumberofusableswitchports.

Additionalperformancecapabilitiesincludethefollowing:

•32virtualchannelsoneachISLenhanceQoStrafficprioritizationandanti-starvationcapabilitiesattheportleveltoavoidperformancedegradation.

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•Exchange-basedDynamicPathSelection(DPS)optimizesfabric-wideperformanceandloadbalancingbyautomaticallyroutingdatatothemostefficientavailablepathinthefabric(seeFigure2).ItaugmentsISLTrunkingtoprovidemoreeffectiveloadbalancingincertainconfigurations.Inaddition,DPScanbalancetrafficbetweentheBrocade5100andBrocadeM-SeriesdevicesenabledwithBrocadeOpenTrunking.

ENTERPRISE-CLASS AVAILABILITY FOR BUSINESS CONTINUANCETheBrocade5100providesareliablefoundationfordisasterrecoveryandbusinesscontinuancebyemployingenterprise-classavailabilityfeaturessuchashot-swappable,redundant,andintegratedfanandpowersupplyassemblies.Moreover,hotcodeloadandactivationhelpmaximizeapplicationuptimewithfastersystemupgradesandmaintenancetoreducethedependencyonscheduledoutages.Combinedwithawiderangeofdiagnosticandmonitoringfunctions,thesecapabilitieshelpestablishahighlyavailableSANenvironment.

TosupportSANextension,theBrocade5100enablesserversandstoragedevicestoreside600kilometersapartormore(upto

3400kilometers),enablingorganizationstocreatehighlyavailable,high-performanceclusteredsystemsthatsupportthemostsophisticatedbusinesscontinuanceanddisasterrecoveryinitiatives.

TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT AND ADAPTIVE NETWORKING TheBrocade5100offersBottleneckDetection,TopTalkers(partofBrocadeAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring)andAdaptiveNetworking,asuiteoftoolsincludingIngressRateLimiting,TrafficIsolation,andQualityofService(QoS).Theseadvancedcapabilitieshelpoptimizefabricbehaviorandensureamplebandwidthformission-criticalapplications.

BottleneckDetectionidentifiesandalertsadministratorsto“slowdrain”storagedevicescausinglatencyandI/Otimeouts,particularlyinhighlyvirtualizedserverenvironments.TopTalkersmeasuresthetopbandwidth-consumingtraffic(includingbyindividualvirtualmachine)inrealtimeoveraphysicaldeviceconnectionorthroughoutanetworkswitch.IngressRateLimitingrestrictsdataflowfromless-criticalhosts

atpresetbandwidths.TrafficIsolationdedicatespathsinthefabrictohigh-bandwidthdataflows.AndQoSexpeditescriticaltrafficintheeventofcongestionwhilekeepingalltrafficflowing.

SUPERIOR INVESTMENT PROTECTION TheBrocade5100utilizesthesameFabricOSthatsupportstheentireBrocadeproductfamily—fromthe8-portBrocade300Switchtothe768-portBrocadeDCX®Backbone.ThishelpsensureforwardandbackwardcompatibilityamongBrocadesolutionswhilesimplifyingmaintenanceandfieldupgrades.Moreover,organizationscanmonitorandmanagetheBrocade5100withfabric-widemanagementapplicationssuchasBrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM™).

ADVANCED CAPABILITIES Asanoptionforconnectingswitchesindifferent,uniquefabrics,theBrocade5100providesFibreChannelIntegratedRoutingcapabilities.IntegratedRoutingleveragesthelatestgenerationofBrocadeASICstoprovidenativeFibreChannelRoutingonaper-portbasisratherthanlimitingroutingcapabilitiestospecial-purposeswitches.IntegratedRoutingusesEX_Portstoimport/exportdevicesbetweenfabrics,enablingselectivedevicesharingwhilemaintainingremotefabricisolationforhigherlevelsofscalabilityandfaultisolation.

TheBrocade5100includesaVirtualFabricsfeaturethatenablesthepartitioningofaphysicalSANintologicalfabrics.Thisprovidesfabricisolationbyapplication,businessgroup,customer,ortraffictypewithoutsacrificingperformance,scalability,security,orreliability.

OPEN SAN MANAGEMENTByenablingFibreChannelswitchessuchastheBrocade5100tooperateunderacommonplatform,FabricOSsimplifiesmanagementthroughstandardinterfacesandsupportforthird-partymanagementapplications.TheBrocade5100supportsswitchmanagementthroughBrocadeDCFM,BrocadeWebTools,oracommandlineinterface.

Tofacilitatedeployment,theBrocade5100includesEZSwitchSetup—providingsimplifiedsetupthrougha3-stepwizard.ItintegrateseasilyintoheterogeneousserverenvironmentssuchasWindows,UNIX,Linux,Solaris,andAIX,aswellasvirtualserverenvironments.ItisalsodesignedtoprovideFICON®supportonaflexibleport-by-portbasisinIBMSystemzenvironments.FICON-readycapabilitiesincludeFICONintermixmodes,cascadedFICONfabrics,andCUPsupportformonitoringtools.

HIGHER FABRIC SECURITY FOR CRITICAL INFORMATIONTheBrocade5100isdesignedforthehighestleveloffabricsecuritytohelporganizationssafeguardtheircriticalinformation.ItutilizesBrocadeAdvancedZoningaswellasadvancedportandswitchAccessControlLists(ACLs)tosimplifyadministrationandsignificantlyincreasecontroloverdataaccess.Tosimplifymanagementaccesssecurity,theBrocade5100supportsActiveDirectorywithLDAP.

MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTSTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeeducation,support,andservices.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.

Systems ArchitectureFibreChannelports Switchmode(default):24-,32-,and40-port

configurations(8-portincrementsthroughPortsonDemandlicenses);universal(E,F,M,EX,FL)portsAccessGatewaydefaultportmapping:32F_Ports,8N_Ports

Scalability Fullfabricarchitecturewith239switchesmaximumCertifiedmaximum BrocadeFOSfabric:56domains,19hops

SingleBrocadeM-EOSfabric:31domains,3hopsLargerfabricscertifiedasrequired;consultBrocadeorOEMSANdesigndocumentsforconfigurationdetails

Performance 1.063Gbpslinespeed(fullduplex);2.125Gbpslinespeed(fullduplex);4.25Gbpslinespeed(fullduplex);8.5Gbpslinespeed(fullduplex);auto-sensingof1,2,4,and8Gbpsportspeeds;optionallyprogrammabletofixedportspeed;speedmatchingbetween1,2,4,and8Gbpsports

BROCADE 5100 SPECIFICATIONS

ISLTrunking Frame-basedtrunkingwithuptoeight8GbpsportsperISLtrunkwithoptionallicense;upto64GbpsperISLtrunk(8ports×8Gbit/sec[datarate])Exchange-basedloadbalancingacrossISLswithDPSincludedinFabricOS

Aggregatebandwidth 320Gbps:40ports×8Gbps(datarate)Maximumfabriclatency

Locallyswitchedports700nswithnocontention,cut-throughroutingat8Gbit/sec

Maximumframesize 2112-bytepayloadFramebuffers 2048dynamicallyallocated,1692maximumperportClassesofservice Class2,Class3,ClassF(inter-switchframes)Porttypes FL_Port,F_Port,M_Port(MirrorPort),E_Port,

EX_Port(FibreChannelIntegratedRouting);self-discoverybasedonswitchtype(U_Port);optionalporttypecontrolBrocadeAccessGatewaymode:F_PortandNPIV-enabledN_Port

Datatraffictypes Fabricswitchessupportingunicast,multicast(255groups),andbroadcast

BROCADE ACCESS GATEWAY MODE

TheBrocade5100canbedeployedasafull-fabricswitchorasaBrocadeAccessGateway,whichprovidessimplifiedserverconnectivityintoheterogeneousSANs(thedefaultmodesettingisaswitch).AccessGatewaymodeutilizesN_PortIDVirtualization(NPIV)switchstandardstopresentphysicalandvirtualserversdirectlytothecoreofSANfabrics.ThismakesittransparenttotheSANfabric,greatlyreducingmanagementofthenetworkedge.TheBrocade5100inAccessGatewaymodecanconnectserverstoNPIV-enabledBrocadeB-Series,BrocadeM-Series,orotherSANfabrics.

OrganizationscaneasilyenableAccessGatewaymodeviaBrocadeDCFM,BrocadeWebTools,oracommandlineinterface.KeybenefitsofAccessGatewaymodeinclude:

•Improvedscalabilityforlargeorrapidlygrowingserverandvirtualserverenvironments

•ReducedmanagementofthenetworkedgesinceAccessGatewaydoesnothaveadomainidentityandappearstransparenttothecorefabric

•SupportforheterogeneousSANconfigurationswithoutreducedfunctionalityforserverconnectivity

Note: Access Gateway mode for the Brocade 5100 is supported only in 40-port configurations.

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Mediatypes 8Gbps:RequiresBrocadehot-pluggableSFP+,LCconnector;8GbpsShort-WavelengthLaser(SWL);8GbpsLong-WavelengthLaser(LWL);distancedependsonfiber-opticcableandportspeed4Gbps:RequiresBrocadehot-pluggable,SmallForm-factorPluggable(SFP),LCconnector;4GbpsShort-WavelengthLaser(SWL);4GbpsLong-WavelengthLaser(LWL);4GbpsExtendedLong-WavelengthLaser(ELWL);distancedependsonfiber-opticcableandportspeed

USB 1USBportforfirmwaredownload,supportsave,andconfigurationupload/download

Fabricservices

Note: Some fabric services do not apply or are unavailable in Brocade Access Gateway mode

AdvancedPerformanceMonitoring(includingTopTalkers);AdaptiveNetworking(IngressRateLimiting,TrafficIsolation,QoS);BBcreditrecovery;BrocadeAdvancedZoning(defaultzoning,port/WWNzoning,broadcastzoning);BottleneckDetection;DynamicPathSelection(DPS);ExtendedFabrics;EX_PortTrunking;F_PortTrunking;FabricWatch;FDMI;FrameRedirection;FSPF;IntegratedRouting;IPoFC;ISLTrunking;ManagementServer;NPIV;NTPv3;PortFencing;RegisteredStateChangeNotification(RSCN);ReliableCommitService(RCS);SimpleNameServer(SNS);VirtualFabrics

FICON FICON,FICONcascading(FOSandM-EOS),andFICONCUP

Options Rack-mountrailkits(fixed,slide,mid-mount)

ManagementManagement HTTP,SNMPv1/v3(FEMIB,FCManagementMIB),

Telnet;auditing,changeManagementtracking,Syslog;BrocadeAdvancedWebTools,BrocadeFabricWatch;EZSwitchSetupwizard,BrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM),BrocadeFabricManager(optional,FOSenvironmentsonly),BrocadeEFCM9.x(optional),commandlineinterface;SMI-Scompliant,SMI-Sscriptingtoolkit;AdministrativeDomains;triallicensesforadd-oncapabilities

Security DH-CHAP(betweenswitchesandenddevices),HTTPS,IPsec,IPFiltering,LDAP,PortBinding,RADIUS,Role-BasedAccessControl(RBAC),SecureCopy(SCP),SecureRPC,SSHv2,SSL,SwitchBinding,TrustedSwitch

Managementaccess 10/100Ethernet(RJ-45),in-bandoverFibreChannel;serialport(RJ-45);USB;call-homeintegrationenabledthroughBrocadeDCFM,EFCM,andFabricManager

Diagnostics POSTandembeddedonline/offlinediagnostics,includingRAStracelogging,environmentalmonitoring,non-disruptivedaemonrestart,FCpingandPathinfo(FCtraceroute),portmirroring(SPANport)

BROCADE 5100 SPECIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)

MechanicalEnclosure Non-porttoportsideairflow;1U,19-inch

EIA-compliant,powerfromnon-portsideSize Width:42.88cm(16.88in)

Height:4.29cm(1.69in)Depth:61.05cm(24.00in)

Systemweight 9.34kg(20.60lbs)withdualpowersupplies,withoutSFP/SFP+media

EnvironmentTemperature Operating:0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)

Non-operatingandstorage:25°Cto70°C(–13°Fto158°F)

Humidity Operating:10%to85%non-condensingNon-operatingandstorage:10%to95%non-condensing

Altitude Operating:Upto3000meters(9842feet)Non-operatingandstorage:Upto12kilometers(39,370feet)

Shock Operating:20g,6mshalf-sineNon-operatingandstorage:Halfsine,33g11ms,3/egAxis

Vibration Operating:0.5gsine,0.4grmsrandom,5to500HzNon-operatingandstorage:2.0gsine,1.1grmsrandom,5to500Hz

Heatdissipation Maximum40ports:311BTU/hrCO2emissions 335kgperyear(with40portsat0.42kg/kWh)

1.05kgperGbpsperyearAirflow Dual,hot-swappableredundantfansintegrated

intopowersupplyunitMaximum29CFM(cu.ft./min.);nominal22CFM

PowerPowersupply Dual,hot-swappableredundantpowersupplies

withintegratedsystemcoolingfansPowerinlet C13Inputvoltage 85to264VACnominalInputlinefrequency 47to63HzInrushcurrent Maximumof35ampsforperiodbetween

10to150msat50°C(122°F)Powerconsumption Nominal84watts;maximum91wattswith

40portsat8Gbps

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