Fibre Channel Switching - Dell PowerEdge M1000e User Manual

Blade Interconnects
M-Series Blade I/O Guide
Fibre channel
switching
Models
High-performance 16Gb Switch
Transform SAN connectivity with
Overview maximum throughput and advanced
management features for virtualized
Performance
Speed 16 Gbps (multi-speed 2,4, 8, or 16 Gbps)
Switch capacity (Gbps)
Max Buffer to Buffer Credit
Latency (Microseconds)
Ports
Total ports 24 (16 internal and 8 external)
• 24 ports with eight SFP+ transceivers
• 24 ports with four SFP+ transceivers
Port model options • 12 ports with two SFP+ transceivers
(12 port model expands to 24 ports with
on-demand license)
D_Port (Diagnostic Port), E_Port, F_Port,
M_Port (Mirror Port); self-discovery based on
Port Types switch type (U_Port); optional port type control
in Brocade Access Gateway mode: F_Port
Features
SSL, SSH v2, HTTPS, LDAP, RADIUS, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices),
Security
HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management
MIB), SSH; Auditing, Syslog; Brocade Advanced
Web Tools, Advanced Performance Monitoring,
Brocade Fabric Watch; Brocade Network Advisor
Management
SAN Enterprise or Brocade Network Advisor SAN
Professional/Professional Plus; Command Line
Interface (CLI); SMI-S compliant; Administrative
Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities
Software license option that includes Adaptive Networking, ISL Trunking,
Enterprise Performance
Pack
Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking allows all eight external SAN ports to be combined to
ISL Trunking
form a single, logical ISL, delivering scalable I/O bandwidth utilization and load balancing
(for Brocade FC devices only)
with an aggregate bandwidth of 128 Gbps (M6505 model) and 64 Gbps (M5424 model).
Maximum frame size
Classes of Service
Data Traffic Types Fabric switches supporting unicast
Brocade Optical Transceiv-
ers 16 Gbps: SWL, LWL, or ELWL
(Requires SFP LC connector)
Simple Name Server (SNS); Registered State Change Notification (RSCN), NTP v3,
Fabric Services Reliable Commit Service (RCS), Dynamic Path Selection (DPS), Brocade Advanced
Zoning (default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning), NPIV, and FDMI
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Brocade M6505
Connect directly to the Fibre Channel
SAN, by-passing any external switches and
reducing cables, optics, and management.
environments.
8 Gbps (multi-speed: 2, 4, or 8)
384 (768 Full Duplex)
8106
0.7 µs
• 24 ports with eight SFP+ transceivers
• 24 ports with four SFP+ transceivers
• 12 ports with two SFP+ transceivers
(12 port model expands to 24 ports with
on-demand license)
FL_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port), and
E_Port; self-discovery based on switch type
(U_Port); optional port type control in
Brocade Access Gateway mode: F_Port
and NPIV-enabled N_Port
Port Binding, Switch Binding, Secure RPC, Secure Copy (SCP), Trusted Switch, IPSec, IP Filtering
Telnet, HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC
Management MIB); Auditing, Syslog,
Change Management tracking;
EZSwitchSetup wizard; Brocade Advanced
Web Tools; Brocade DCFM Professional/
Enterprise; SMI-S compliant, SMI-S
scripting toolkit, Administrative Domains
Fabric Watch, and Advanced Performance Monitoring.
Class 2, Class 3, and Class F (inter-switch frames)
Transform your Dell M1000e blade server enclosure.
Brocade M5424
Advanced 8Gb Switch
Gain the benefits of port aggregation,
fail over, and redundancy without the
complexities of additional SAN switches.
192 (384 Full Duplex)
688
0.7 µs
24 (16 internal and 8 external)
• 24 ports with four SFP+ transceivers
• 12 ports with two SFP+ transceivers
(12 port model expands to 24 ports with
on-demand license)
and NPIV-enabled N_Port
Telnet, HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC
2112-byte payload
Fabric switches supporting unicast and broadcast
8 Gbps: SWL or LWL
4 Gbps: SWL, LWL, or ELWL
Dell 8/4Gbps SAN module
Basic 8Gb Switch
8 Gbps (multi-speed: 2, 4, or 8)
192 (384 Full Duplex)
688
0.7 µs
24 (16 internal and 8 external)
F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port
Management MIB); Auditing, Syslog,
Change Management tracking;
Administrative Domains
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8 Gbps: SWL or LWL
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Dell 8/4Gbps Pass-Through
Basic 8Gb Aggregator
Directly connect and isolate bandwidth
between servers and any Fibre Channel
SAN infrastructure.
8 Gbps (multi-speed: 2, 4, or 8)
256 Gbps (Full Duplex)
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32 (16 internal and 16 external)
16 ports with 16 SFP+ transceivers
N_Port
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Module is unmanaged –
all management occurs via
HBA firmware or exterior switches
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8 Gbps: SWL (16 included)
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