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HIGHLIGHTS•Provides exceptional price/performance value,combiningflexibility,simplicity,andenterprise-classfunctionalityina48-portswitch for virtualized data centers and private cloud architectures

•Enablesfast,easy,andcost-effectivescalingfrom24to48portsusingPortson Demand (PoD) capabilities

•SimplifiesdeploymentwiththeBrocadeEZSwitchSetup wizard

•AcceleratesdeploymentandtroubleshootingtimewithDynamicFabricProvisioning(DFP),criticalmonitoring,and advanced diagnostic features

•Maximizesavailabilitywithredundant,hot-pluggable components and non-disruptive software upgrades

•SimplifiesserverconnectivityandSANscalabilitybyofferingdualfunctionality aseitherafull-fabricSANswitchoranNPIV-enabledBrocadeAccessGateway

•SimplifiesandcentralizesmanagementthroughBrocadeNetworkAdvisor,reducingoperationalcostsandcomplexity

Flexible, Easy-to-Use Enterprise-Class SAN Switch for Private Cloud Storage

leading16GbpsFibreChanneltechnologyandcapabilitiesthatsupporthighlyvirtualized environments. Designed to enablemaximumflexibilityandreliability, theBrocade6510isconfigurablein24,36,or48portsandsupports2,4,8,10,or 16Gbpsspeedsinanefficientlydesigned 1Upackage.

Asimplifieddeploymentprocessandapoint-and-clickuserinterfacemaketheBrocade6510bothpowerfulandeasytouse.TheBrocade6510offerslow-costaccesstoindustry-leadingStorageAreaNetwork(SAN)technologywhileproviding“pay-as-you-grow”scalabilitytomeettheneeds of an evolving storage environment.

BROCADE6510SWITCH

Tokeeppacewithgrowingbusinessdemands, data centers are transitioning tohighlyvirtualized,privatecloudstorageenvironments. This approach enables organizationstoconsolidateandsimplifytheirITresources,resultinginincreasedbusinessagilityandlowercapitalandoperatingexpenses.Butvirtualizationis not without its challenges. Data centers mustkeepupwiththeexplosivedatagrowthanddynamicchangesdrivenbyvirtualizedworkloads.Selectingtherightnetworkis keytorealizingthefullbenefitsofthesecloud-based architectures.

TheBrocade®6510Switchmeetsthedemandsofhyper-scale,privatecloudstorageenvironmentsbydeliveringmarket-

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TheBrocadeOne™ strategyhelpssimplifynetworkinginfrastructuresthrough innovative technologies and solutions.TheBrocade6510Switchsupportsthisstrategybydeliveringindustry-leadingreliabilitywithin aflexible,cost-effective,andeasy-to-use1Uformfactor.

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EXCEPTIONAL PRICE/PERFORMANCE FOR GROWING SAN WORKLOADSTheBrocade6510deliversexceptionalprice/performanceforgrowingSANworkloadsthroughacombinationofmarket-leadingthroughputandanaffordableswitchformfactor.The48portsproduceanaggregate768Gbpsfull-duplexthroughput;anyeightportscanbetrunkedfor128GbpsInter-SwitchLinks(ISLs).Exchange-basedDynamicPathSelection(DPS) optimizes fabric-wide performance andloadbalancingbyautomaticallyroutingdatatothemostefficientavailablepathinthefabric(seeFigure1).ItaugmentsISLtrunkingtoprovidemoreeffectiveloadbalancingincertainconfigurations.

Moreover,a24-portbaseconfiguration,easyadministration,1Ufootprint,andlow-energyconsumption—0.14wattsperGbpsand2.3wattsperport—providealowTotalCostofOwnership(TCO).Enterprise-classcapabilitiescombinedwithalowTCOyield40percenthigherperformancecomparedto10GigabitEthernet(GbE)alternatives at a similar cost.

INDUSTRY-LEADING TECHNOLOGY THAT IS FLEXIBLE, SIMPLE, AND EASY TO USETheBrocade6510deliversindustry-leadingSANtechnologywithinaflexible,simple,andeasy-to-usesolution.Thebaseconfigurationincludes24ports,withupto48portsondemand.Inadditiontoprovidingbest-in-classscalability,theBrocade6510iseasytodeploywiththeBrocadeEZSwitchSetupwizardandnew“D_Port”feature,whichsimplifiessetup.Formaximumflexibility, the switch also features a 1U case less than18inchesdeepanddual-directionairflowoptionstosupportthelatest hotaisle/coldaisleconfigurations.

A BUILDING BLOCK FOR VIRTUALIZED, PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGETheBrocade6510providesacriticalbuildingblockfortoday’shighlyvirtualized,privatecloudstorageenvironments.ItsimplifiesservervirtualizationandVirtualDesktopInfrastructure(VDI)managementwhilemeetingthehigh-throughputdemandsofSolidStateDisks(SSDs).TheBrocade6510alsosupportsmulti-tenancyincloudenvironmentsthroughVirtualFabrics,QualityofService(QoS),andfabric-based zoning features.

TheBrocade6510enablessecuremetroextensiontovirtualprivateorhybridcloudswith10GbpsDenseWavelengthDivisionMultiplexing(DWDM)linksupport,aswellasin-flightencryptionanddatacompression.The switch also features on-board data securityandacceleration,minimizingtheneed for separate acceleration appliances tosupportdistanceextension.Internalfault-tolerantandenterprise-classRASfeatures help minimize downtime to support mission-critical cloud environments.

BROCADE ACCESS GATEWAY MODETheBrocade6510canbedeployedasafull-fabricswitchorasaBrocadeAccessGateway,whichsimplifiesfabrictopologiesandheterogeneousfabricconnectivity(thedefault mode setting is a switch). Access GatewaymodeutilizesN_PortIDVirtualization(NPIV)switchstandardstopresentphysicalandvirtualserversdirectlytothecoreofSANfabrics.ThismakesittransparenttotheSANfabric,greatlyreducingmanagementofthenetworkedge.TheBrocade6510inAccessGatewaymode* canconnectserverstoNPIV-enabledBrocadeB-Series,BrocadeM-Series,orotherSANfabrics.

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ACCELERATING FABRIC DEPLOYMENT WITH DIAGNOSTIC PORTS Diagnostic Ports (D_Ports) are a new porttypethatenablesadministratorstoquicklyidentifyandisolateopticsand cable problems, reducing fabric deploymentanddiagnostictimes.OrganizationsalsocanuseD_PortstorunavarietyofteststhroughBrocadeNetworkAdvisororCommandLineInterface(CLI)totestports,SFPs,andcablesforfaults,latency,anddistance.

SIMPLIFYING SERVER DEPLOYMENT WITH DYNAMIC FABRIC PROVISIONINGDynamicFabricProvisioning(DFP)allows organizations to eliminate fabricreconfigurationwhenadding or replacing servers through the virtualization of host World Wide Names(WWNs).ItcombinesBrocadeswitchandadaptertechnologytoreduceoreliminatetheneedtomodifyzoningorLogicalUnitNumber(LUN)masking.Inaddition,DFPenablespre-provisioningofvirtualWWNs,helping organizations eliminate time-consuming steps when deployingnewequipmentor moving devices within a switch.

Figure 1. DynamicPathSelection(DPS)augmentsISLTrunkingtoroutedataefficientlybetweenmultipletrunkgroups.

* Note: Access Gateway mode for the Brocade 6510 is supported only in 48-port configurations.

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Systems ArchitectureFibreChannelports Switchmode(default):24-,36-,and48-port

configurations(12-portincrementsthroughPorts on Demand [PoD] licenses); universal(E,F,M,D,EX)ports

BrocadeAccessGatewaydefaultportmapping:40F_Ports,8N_Ports

Scalability Fullfabricarchitecturewithamaximumof239switches

Certifiedmaximum 6000activenodes;56switches,19hopsinBrocadeFabricOS®fabrics;31switches,threehopsinBrocadeM-EOSfabrics;largerfabricscertifiedasrequired

Performance Auto-sensingof2,4,8,and16Gbpsportspeeds;10Gbpsandoptionallyprogrammabletofixedport speed.

ISLtrunking Frame-basedtrunkingwithuptoeight16GbpsportsperISLtrunk;upto128GbpsperISLtrunk.Exchange-basedloadbalancingacrossISLswithDPSincludedinBrocadeFabricOS.Thereisnolimittohowmanytrunkgroupscanbeconfiguredintheswitch.

Aggregate bandwidth 768Gbpsend-to-endfullduplexMaximumfabriclatency Latencyforlocallyswitchedportsis700ns;

encryption/compressionis5.5µsecpernode;ForwardErrorCorrection(FEC)adds400nsbetweenE_Ports(enabledbydefault).

Maximum frame size 2112bytepayload

Framebuffers 8192dynamicallyallocatedClassesofservice Class2,Class3,ClassF(inter-switchframes)Porttypes D_Port(DiagnosticPort),E_Port,EX_Port,

F_Port,M_Port(MirrorPort);self-discoverybasedonswitchtype(U_Port);optionalporttypecontrol

BrocadeAccessGatewaymode:F_PortandNPIV-enabledN_Port

BROCADE 6510 SPECIFICATIONS

Datatraffictypes FabricswitchessupportingunicastMediatypes Hot-pluggable,industry-standardSmallForm-

FactorPluggable(SFP+),LCconnector;Short-Wavelength(SWL),Long-Wavelength(LWL);ExtendedLong-Wavelength(ELWL);distancedependsonfiberopticcableandportspeed.SupportsSFP+(2,4,8,10,16Gbps)opticaltransceivers.

USB OneUSBportforsystemlogfiledownloadsorfirmwareupgrades

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

BrocadeAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring(APM)(includingTopTalkersforE_Ports,F_Ports,andFabricmode);BrocadeAdaptiveNetworking(IngressRateLimiting,TrafficIsolation,QoS);BottleneckDetection;BrocadeAdvancedZoning(defaultzoning,port/WWNzoning,broadcastzoning);DynamicFabricProvisioning(DFP);DynamicPathSelection(DPS);BrocadeExtendedFabrics;EnhancedBBcreditrecovery;BrocadeFabricWatch;FDMI;FrameRedirection;Frame-basedTrunking;FSPF;IntegratedRouting;IPoFC;BrocadeISLTrunking;ManagementServer;NPIV;NTPv3;PortFencing;RegisteredStateChangeNotification(RSCN);ReliableCommitService(RCS);ServerApplicationOptimization(SAO);SimpleNameServer(SNS);VirtualFabrics(LogicalSwitch,LogicalFabric)

Extension FibreChannel,in-flightcompression (BrocadeLZO)andencryption(AES-GCM-256);integrated10GbpsFibreChannelforDWDMMANconnectivity

OrganizationscaneasilyenableAccessGatewaymodeviaBrocadeNetworkAdvisororaCLI.KeybenefitsofAccessGatewaymode include:

•Improvedscalabilityforlargeorrapidlygrowing server and virtual server environments

•Reducedmanagementofthenetworkedge,sinceAccessGatewaydoesnothaveadomainidentityandappearstransparent to the core fabric

•SupportforheterogeneousSANconfigurationswithoutreducedfunctionalityforserverconnectivity

ENTERPRISE-CLASS FEATURES IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE SWITCHTheBrocade6510featuresadvancedmonitoring,diagnostics,andRAScapabilitiestomaximizeavailability,

optimizeperformance,andsimplifyadministration. These enterprise-class features include:

•Criticaldiagnosticandmonitoringcapabilitiestohelpensureearlyproblemdetectionandrecovery

•Non-intrusiveandnon-disruptivemonitoringoneveryporttoprovideacomprehensive end-to-end view of the entire fabric

•ForwardErrorCorrection(FEC)torecoverfrombiterrorsinISLs,enhancingtransmissionreliabilityandperformance

•Additional buffers to overcome performance degradation and congestion due to buffer credit loss

•Real-timebandwidthconsumption byhosts/applicationsonISLsto easilyidentifyhotspotsandpotentialnetworkcongestion

BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICESBrocadeGlobalServiceshastheexpertise tohelporganizationsbuildscalable,efficientcloudinfrastructures.Leveraging15years ofexpertiseinstorage,networking,andvirtualization,BrocadeGlobalServicesdelivers world-class professional services, technicalsupport,networkmonitoringservices, and education, enabling organizationstomaximizetheirBrocadeinvestments,acceleratenewtechnologydeployments,andoptimizetheperformanceofnetworkinginfrastructures.

MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTSTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutions that include professional services, technicalsupport,andeducation.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartner or visit www.brocade.com.

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ManagementSupported management software

HTTP,SNMPv1/v3(FEMIB,FCManagementMIB),SSH;Auditing,Syslog;BrocadeAdvancedWebTools,APM,BrocadeFabricWatch;BrocadeNetworkAdvisorSANEnterpriseorBrocadeNetworkAdvisorSANProfessional/ProfessionalPlus;CommandLineInterface(CLI);SMI-Scompliant; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities

Security AES-GCM-256encryptiononISLs;DH-CHAP(betweenswitchesandenddevices),FCAPswitchauthentication;FIPS140-2L2-compliant,HTTPS,IPsec,IPfiltering,LDAPwithIPv6,PortBinding,RADIUS,User-definedRole-BasedAccessControl(RBAC),SecureCopy(SCP),SecureRPC,SFTP,SSHv2,SSL,SwitchBinding,Trusted Switch

Management access 10/100MbpsEthernet(RJ-45),in-bandoverFibreChannel,serialport(RJ-45),andoneUSBport

Diagnostics D_Portofflinediagnostics,includingelectrical/opticalloopback,linktraffic/latency/distance;POSTandembeddedonline/offlinediagnostics,includingenvironmentalmonitoring,FCpingandPathinfo(FCtraceroute),frameviewer,non-disruptive daemon restart, port mirroring, optics healthmonitoring,powermonitoring,RAStracelogging,andRollingRebootDetection(RRD)

MechanicalEnclosure Front-to-backairflow;powerfromback,1U

Back-to-frontairflow;powerfromback,1USize Width:437.64mm(17.23in.)

Height:43.18mm(1.7in.)Depth:443.23mm(17.45in.)

Systemweight 9.16kg(20.20lb)withtwopowersupplyFRUs,without transceivers

EnvironmentOperatingenvironment Temperature:0°to40°C/32°Fto104°F

Humidity:10%to85%(non-condensing)Non-operatingenvironment

Temperature:−25°to70°C/−13°Fto158°FHumidity:10%to90%(non-condensing)

Operatingaltitude Upto3000m(9842ft)Storage altitude Upto12km(39,370ft)Shock Operating:Upto20G,6mshalf-sine

Non-operating:Halfsine,33G11ms,3/egaxisVibration Operating:0.5gsine,0.4grmsrandom,5to500Hz

Non-operating:2.0gsine,1.1grmsrandom, 5to500Hz

Heat dissipation 48portsat338BTU/hr

PowerPowersupply Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies

withintegratedsystemcoolingfansACinput 85Vto264V~5Ato2.5AInputlinefrequency 47Hzto63HzPower consumption 110wattswithall48portspopulatedwith

16GbpsSWLoptics72wattsforemptychassiswithnooptics

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