BROCADE SAN SWITCH COMPETITORS SOFTWARE
Optional 1-year and 2-year software support extension licenses are available through Lenovo.
BROCADE SAN SWITCH COMPETITORS LICENSE
One-year software support and subscription license is included. One-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite warranty with 9×5 next business day terms. Optional warranty service upgrades are available through Lenovo: 24×7 coverage, 2-hour or 4-hour response time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extensions, Remote Technical Support.
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Secure Shell (SSH) Secure Copy (SCP) Secure FTP (SFTP) user level security, Role-based Access Control (RBAC) LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+ authentication access control lists (ACLs) IP security (IPsec) Optional Brocade Network Advisor (available from Brocade). One 10/100 Mb Ethernet port (UTP, RJ-45) one RS-232 port (RJ-45) one USB port (for additional firmware/log/configuration files storage).ĮZSwitch Setup Web-based GUI (Brocade Web Tools) CLI SMI-S SNMP. One fixed 75 W AC (100 – 240 V) power supply (IEC 320-C14 connector). Three 2+1 redundant non-hot-swap fans. Non-port to port side airflow.
Up to 0.7 microseconds local switching latency.Non-blocking architecture with wire-speed forwarding of traffic:
Unicast (Class 2 and Class 3), multicast (Class 3 only), broadcast (Class 3 only).Ĭlass 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames).įull Fabric mode (standalone: single-switch fabric), Access Gateway (requires 24 ports be licensed), Advanced Zoning, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Diagnostic Tools.įull Fabric E_Port (multi-switch fabric), ISL Trunking, Fabric Vision, Extended Fabric. (Brocade previously re-sold 4Gbps HBAs from LSI.) Not surprisingly, Brocade emphasizes the synergy between its HBAs and switches, particularly in the areas of centralized management and ease-of-use in Brocade SAN fabrics. E_Port requires an optional license.īrocade Access Gateway mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port. Brocade is the newcomer in the Fibre Channel HBA space, having entered the market in June with its own 8Gbps adapters. 8 ports licensed by default up to two optional 8-port license packs.Ĩ Gb FC SFP+ transceivers: short-wave (SW), long-wave (LW), extended long-wave (ELW).Ģ/4/8 Gbps auto-sensing, full-duplex (8 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers)įull Fabric mode: FL_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port).