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DATA SHEET www.brocade.com HIGHLIGHTS • Provides exceptional price/performance value, combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality in a 24-port, 1U entry-level switch • Enables fast, easy, and cost-effective scaling from 12 to 24 ports using Ports on Demand (PoD) capabilities • Maximizes resiliency with non-disruptive software upgrades and an optional redundant power supply • Simplifies deployment with the Brocade EZSwitchSetup wizard • Streamlines deployment and troubleshooting time with dynamic fabric provisioning, critical monitoring, and advanced diagnostic features • Simplifies server connectivity and SAN scalability by offering dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or an NPIV-enabled Brocade Access Gateway • Simplifies and centralizes management through Brocade Network Advisor, reducing operational costs and complexity Flexible, Easy-to-Use Entry-Level SAN Switch for Private Cloud Storage entry-level switch. Designed to enable maximum flexibility and reliability, the Brocade 6505 is configurable in 12 or 24 ports and supports 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps speeds in an efficiently designed 1U package. It comes standard with a single power supply with integrated fans. A second, optional power supply provides additional redundancy for increased resiliency. A simplified deployment process and a point-and-click user interface make the Brocade 6505 both powerful and easy to use. Moreover, the Brocade 6505 offers low-cost access to industry-leading Storage Area Network (SAN) technology while providing “pay-as-you-grow” scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage environment. BROCADE 6505 SWITCH To keep pace with growing business demands, data centers are transitioning to highly virtualized, private cloud storage environments. This approach enables organizations to consolidate and simplify their IT resources, resulting in increased business agility and lower capital and operating expenses. But virtualization is not without its challenges. Data centers must keep up with the explosive data growth and dynamic changes driven by virtualized workloads. Selecting the right network is key to realizing the full benefits of these cloud-based architectures. The Brocade ® 6505 Switch provides exceptional price/performance value, combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality in an DATA CENTER The Brocade One ™ strategy helps simplify networking infrastructures through innovative technologies and solutions. The Brocade 6505 Switch supports this strategy by delivering price/performance value within a flexible, cost-effective, and easy-to-use 1U form factor.
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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
DATA CENTER
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
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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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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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BROCADE 6505 SPECIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)
