Dell PowerEdge M1000e User Manual page 34

Brocade M5424
8Gb switch
8/4 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN solution
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Provides up to 24 8/4Gb FC ports
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– Up to 16 internal 8/4Gb server ports
– Up to 8 external 8/4Gb SAN ports*
*For connection to storage devices and/or other FC switches only
One management console port
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Configurable as Brocade full fabric switch or
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Access Gateway Mode (NPIV) for multi-vendor
interoperability
Auto-negotiates between 4Gbps and 8Gbps based
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on linked mezzanine cards and top-of-rack
switches
Supports future FOS features and upgrades
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Fibre Channel