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HIGHLIGHTS•Provides exceptional price/performance value,combiningflexibility,simplicity,andenterprise-classfunctionalityina24-port,1Uentry-levelswitch

•Enablesfast,easy,andcost-effectivescalingfrom12to24portsusingPortson Demand (PoD) capabilities

•Maximizesresiliencywithnon-disruptivesoftware upgrades and an optional redundantpowersupply

•SimplifiesdeploymentwiththeBrocadeEZSwitchSetupwizard

•Streamlinesdeploymentandtroubleshootingtimewithdynamicfabricprovisioning,criticalmonitoring, and advanced diagnostic features

•SimplifiesserverconnectivityandSANscalabilitybyofferingdualfunctionality aseitherafull-fabricSANswitchoranNPIV-enabledBrocadeAccessGateway

•SimplifiesandcentralizesmanagementthroughBrocadeNetworkAdvisor,reducingoperationalcostsandcomplexity

Flexible, Easy-to-Use Entry-Level SAN Switch for Private Cloud Storage

entry-levelswitch.Designedtoenablemaximumflexibilityandreliability,theBrocade6505isconfigurablein12or 24portsandsupports2,4,8,or16Gbpsspeedsinanefficientlydesigned1Upackage.Itcomesstandardwithasinglepowersupplywithintegratedfans.Asecond,optionalpowersupplyprovidesadditionalredundancyforincreasedresiliency.

Asimplifieddeploymentprocessandapoint-and-clickuserinterfacemaketheBrocade6505bothpowerfulandeasy touse.Moreover,theBrocade6505 offerslow-costaccesstoindustry-leading StorageAreaNetwork(SAN)technologywhileproviding“pay-as-you-grow” scalabilitytomeettheneedsofan evolving storage environment.

BROCADE6505SWITCH

Tokeeppacewithgrowingbusinessdemands, data centers are transitioning to highlyvirtualized,privatecloudstorageenvironments.ThisapproachenablesorganizationstoconsolidateandsimplifytheirITresources,resultinginincreasedbusinessagilityandlowercapitalandoperatingexpenses.Butvirtualizationisnotwithoutitschallenges.Datacentersmustkeepupwiththeexplosivedatagrowth anddynamicchangesdrivenbyvirtualizedworkloads.Selectingtherightnetwork iskeytorealizingthefullbenefitsofthesecloud-basedarchitectures.

TheBrocade®6505Switchprovidesexceptional price/performance value, combiningflexibility,simplicity,andenterprise-classfunctionalityinan

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TheBrocadeOne™ strategyhelpssimplifynetworkinginfrastructuresthroughinnovativetechnologiesandsolutions.TheBrocade6505Switchsupportsthisstrategybydeliveringprice/performancevaluewithinaflexible,cost-effective,andeasy-to-use1U form factor.

EXCEPTIONAL PRICE/PERFORMANCE FOR GROWING SAN WORKLOADSTheBrocade6505combinesmarket-leadingthroughputwithanaffordableswitchformfactor,makingitidealforgrowingSANworkloads.The24portsproduceanaggregate384Gbpsfull-duplexthroughput;anyeightportscanbetrunkedfor128GbpsInter-SwitchLinks(ISLs).Exchange-basedDynamicPathSelection(DPS)optimizesfabric-wide performance and load balancing byautomaticallyroutingdatatothemostefficientandavailablepathinthefabric(seeFigure1).ItaugmentsBrocadeISLTrunkingtoprovidemoreeffectiveloadbalancingincertainconfigurations.

Inaddition,theBrocade6505providesalowTotalCostofOwnership(TCO)thankstoa12-portbaseconfiguration,easyadministration,1Ufootprint,andlow-energyconsumption— 0.22wattsperGbpsand3.3wattsperport.Enterprise-classcapabilitiescombinedwithalowTCOyield40percenthigherperformancecomparedto10GigabitEthernet(GbE)alternatives at a similar cost.

INDUSTRY-LEADING TECHNOLOGY THAT IS FLEXIBLE, SIMPLE, AND EASY TO USETheBrocade6505deliversindustry-leadingSANtechnologywithinaflexible,simple,andeasy-to-usesolution.Thebaseconfigurationincludes12ports,withupto24portsondemand.Inadditiontoprovidingbest-in-classscalability,theBrocade6505iseasytodeploywiththeBrocadeEZSwitchSetupwizardandthenew“D_Port”feature,whichsimplifiessetup.

A BUILDING BLOCK FOR VIRTUALIZED, PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGETheBrocade6505providesacriticalbuildingblockfortoday’shighlyvirtualized,privatecloudstorageenvironments.ItsimplifiesservervirtualizationandVirtualDesktopInfrastructure(VDI)managementwhilemeetingthehigh-throughputdemandsofSolidStateDisks(SSDs).TheBrocade6505alsosupportsmulti-tenancyincloudenvironmentsthroughQualityofService(QoS)and fabric-based zoning features.

BROCADE ACCESS GATEWAY MODETheBrocade6505canbedeployedasafull-fabricswitchorasaBrocadeAccessGateway,whichsimplifiesfabrictopologiesandheterogeneousfabricconnectivity (thedefaultmodesettingisaswitch).AccessGatewaymodeutilizesN_PortIDVirtualization(NPIV)switchstandardstopresentphysicalandvirtualserversdirectlytothecoreofSANfabrics.ThismakesAccessGatewaytransparenttotheSANfabric,greatlyreducingmanagementofthenetworkedge.TheBrocade6505inAccessGatewaymode* can connect servers to NPIV-enabledBrocadeB-Series,BrocadeM-Series,andotherSANfabrics.

OrganizationscaneasilyenableAccessGatewaymodeviaBrocadeNetworkAdvisororaCLI.KeybenefitsofAccessGatewaymodeinclude:

• Improvedscalabilityforlargeorrapidlygrowingserver and virtual server environments

•Reducedmanagementofthenetworkedge,sinceAccessGatewaydoesnothaveadomainidentityandappearstransparenttothecorefabric

•SupportforheterogeneousSANconfigurationswithoutreducedfunctionalityforserverconnectivity

DPS

Dynamic Path Selection (DPS)

Balancing data flow between multiple trunk groups

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ACCELERATING FABRIC DEPLOYMENT WITH DIAGNOSTIC PORTS DiagnosticPorts(D_Ports)areanewporttypethatenablesadministratorstoquicklyidentifyandisolateopticsand cable problems, reducing fabric deploymentanddiagnostictimes.OrganizationsalsocanuseD_PortstorunavarietyofteststhroughBrocadeNetworkAdvisororCommandLineInterface(CLI)totestports,SmallForm-Factor Pluggables (SFPs), and cablesforfaults,latency,anddistance.

SIMPLIFYING SERVER DEPLOYMENT WITH DYNAMIC FABRIC PROVISIONINGDynamicFabricProvisioning(DFP)allows organizations to eliminate fabric reconfigurationwhenaddingorreplacingserversthroughthevirtualizationofhostWorldWideNames(WWNs).ItalsoreducesoreliminatestheneedtomodifyzoningorLogicalUnitNumber(LUN)masking.Inaddition,DFPenablespre-provisioningofvirtualWWNs,helpingorganizations eliminate time-consuming stepswhendeployingnewequipmentormovingdeviceswithinaswitch.

Figure 1. DynamicPathSelection(DPS)augmentsBrocadeISLTrunkingtoroutedataefficientlybetweenmultipletrunkgroups.

* Access Gateway mode for the Brocade 6505 is supported only in 24-port configurations.

System ArchitectureFibreChannelports Switchmode(default):12-and24-port

configurations(12-portincrementthroughPortsonDemand[PoD]license); universal (E, F, M, D, EX) portsBrocadeAccessGatewaydefaultportmapping:16F_Ports,8N_Ports

Scalability Full-fabricarchitecturewithamaximumof239switches

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

Performance Auto-sensingof2,4,8,and16GbpsportspeedsISLtrunking Frame-basedtrunkingwithuptoeight

16GbpsportsperISLtrunk;upto128GbpsperISLtrunk.Exchange-basedloadbalancingacrossISLswithDPSincludedinBrocadeFabricOS.Thereisnolimittohowmanytrunkgroupscanbeconfiguredintheswitch.

Aggregatebandwidth 384Gbpsend-to-endfullduplexMaximumfabriclatency Latencyforlocallyswitchedportsis700ns;

ForwardErrorCorrection(FEC)adds400nsbetweenE_Ports(enabledbydefault).

Maximum frame size 2112bytepayload

Frame buffers 8192dynamicallyallocatedClassesofservice Class2,Class3,ClassF(inter-switchframes)

BROCADE 6505 SPECIFICATIONS

Porttypes D_Port(DiagnosticPort),E_Port,EX_Port,F_Port,M_Port(MirrorPort);self-discoverybasedonswitchtype(U_Port);optionalporttypecontrol

BrocadeAccessGatewaymode:F_PortandNPIV-enabledN_Port

Datatraffictypes FabricswitchessupportingunicastMediatypes Hot-pluggable,industry-standardSmall

Form-FactorPluggable(SFP+),LCconnector;Short-Wavelength(SWL),Long-Wavelength(LWL);ExtendedLong-Wavelength(ELWL);distancedependsonfiberopticcableandportspeed.SupportsSFP+(8and16Gbps)optical transceivers.

USB OneUSBportforsystemlogfiledownloadsorfirmwareupgrades

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

BrocadeAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring(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;IPoFC;BrocadeISLTrunking;ManagementServer;NPIV;NTPv3;PortFencing;RegisteredStateChangeNotification(RSCN);ReliableCommitService(RCS);ServerApplicationOptimization(SAO);SimpleNameServer(SNS)

ENTERPRISE-CLASS FEATURES IN AN ENTRY-LEVEL SWITCHTheBrocade6505featuresadvancedmonitoring,diagnostics,RAS,andredundancycapabilitiesinanentry-levelswitchtomaximizeavailability,optimizeperformance,andsimplifyadministration.Theseenterprise-classfeaturesinclude:

•Criticaldiagnosticandmonitoringcapabilitiestohelpensureearlyproblemdetectionandrecovery

•Non-intrusiveandnon-disruptivemonitoringoneveryporttoprovideacomprehensiveend-to-endviewoftheentire fabric

•ForwardErrorCorrection(FEC)torecoverfrombiterrorsinISLs,enhancingtransmissionreliabilityandperformance

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

•Real-timebandwidthconsumptionbyhosts/applicationsonISLstoeasilyidentifyhotspotsandpotentialnetworkcongestion

•Anoptionalsecondpowersupplytoenabledualpowerredundancy,enhancingavailability

BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICESBrocadeGlobalServiceshastheexpertisetohelporganizationsbuildscalable,efficientcloudinfrastructures.Leveraging15yearsofexpertiseinstorage,networking,andvirtualization,BrocadeGlobalServicesdelivers world-class professional services, technicalsupport,networkmonitoringservices, and education, enabling organizationstomaximizetheirBrocadeinvestments,acceleratenewtechnologydeployments,andoptimizetheperformanceofnetworkinginfrastructures.

MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTSTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeprofessionalservices,technicalsupport,andeducation.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartner or visit www.brocade.com.

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Notice:Thisdocumentisforinformationalpurposesonlyanddoesnotsetforthanywarranty,expressedorimplied,concerninganyequipment,equipmentfeature,orserviceofferedortobeofferedbyBrocade.Brocadereservestherighttomakechangestothisdocumentatanytime,withoutnotice,andassumesnoresponsibilityforitsuse.Thisinformationaldocumentdescribesfeaturesthatmaynotbecurrentlyavailable.ContactaBrocadesalesofficeforinformationonfeatureandproductavailability.ExportoftechnicaldatacontainedinthisdocumentmayrequireanexportlicensefromtheUnitedStatesgovernment.

ManagementSupported management software

HTTP,SNMPv1/v3(FEMIB,FCManagementMIB),SSH;Auditing,Syslog;BrocadeAdvancedWeb Tools, Advanced Performance Monitoring, BrocadeFabricWatch;BrocadeNetworkAdvisorSANEnterpriseorBrocadeNetworkAdvisorSANProfessional/ProfessionalPlus;CommandLineInterface(CLI);SMI-Scompliant;AdministrativeDomains;triallicensesforadd-oncapabilities

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

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 Back-to-frontairflow(port-sideexhaust);

powerfromback,1USize Width:437.64mm(17.23in.)

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

Systemweight 7.82kg(17.25lb)withonepowersupply,withouttransceivers9.16kg(20.19lb)withtwopowersupplyFRUs,withouttransceivers

EnvironmentOperatingenvironment Temperature:0°Cto40°C/32°Fto104°F

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

Temperature:–25°Cto70°C/–13°Fto158°FHumidity:10%to90%(non-condensing)

Operatingaltitude Upto3000m(9843ft)Storage altitude Upto12km(39,370ft)Shock Operating:Upto20G,6mshalf-sine

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

5Hzto500HzNon-operating:2.0gsine,1.1grmsrandom, 5Hzto500Hz

Heat dissipation 24portsat338BTU/hr

PowerPowersupply Baseswitchincludesasingle,hot-swappable

powersupplywithintegratedsystemcoolingfans.Optionaldualredundanthot-swappablepowersupply.

ACinput 85Vto264V~5Ato2.5AInputlinefrequency 47Hzto63HzPower consumption 80wattswithall24portspopulatedwith

16GbpsSWLoptics60wattsforemptychassiswithnooptics

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