DATA SHEET www.brocade.com HIGHLIGHTS • Provides exceptional price/performance value, combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality in a 48-port switch for virtualized data centers and private cloud architectures • Enables fast, easy, and cost-effective scaling from 24 to 48 ports using Ports on Demand (PoD) capabilities • Simplifies deployment with the Brocade EZSwitchSetup wizard • Accelerates deployment and troubleshooting time with Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP), critical monitoring, and advanced diagnostic features • Maximizes availability with redundant, hot-pluggable components and non- disruptive software upgrades • 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 Enterprise-Class SAN Switch for Private Cloud Storage leading 16 Gbps Fibre Channel technology and capabilities that support highly virtualized environments. Designed to enable maximum flexibility and reliability, the Brocade 6510 is configurable in 24, 36, or 48 ports and supports 2, 4, 8, 10, or 16 Gbps speeds in an efficiently designed 1U package. A simplified deployment process and a point-and-click user interface make the Brocade 6510 both powerful and easy to use. The Brocade 6510 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 6510 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 ® 6510 Switch meets the demands of hyper-scale, private cloud storage environments by delivering market- DATA CENTER The Brocade One ™ strategy helps simplify networking infrastructures through innovative technologies and solutions. The Brocade 6510 Switch supports this strategy by delivering industry-leading reliability within a flexible, cost-effective, and easy-to-use 1U form factor. Courtesy of
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DATA SHEET www.brocade.com
HIGHLIGHTS•Provides exceptional price/performance value,combiningflexibility,simplicity,andenterprise-classfunctionalityina48-portswitch for virtualized data centers and private cloud architectures
Flexible, Easy-to-Use Enterprise-Class SAN Switch for Private Cloud Storage
leading16GbpsFibreChanneltechnologyandcapabilitiesthatsupporthighlyvirtualized environments. Designed to enablemaximumflexibilityandreliability, theBrocade6510isconfigurablein24,36,or48portsandsupports2,4,8,10,or 16Gbpsspeedsinanefficientlydesigned 1Upackage.
Asimplifieddeploymentprocessandapoint-and-clickuserinterfacemaketheBrocade6510bothpowerfulandeasytouse.TheBrocade6510offerslow-costaccesstoindustry-leadingStorageAreaNetwork(SAN)technologywhileproviding“pay-as-you-grow”scalabilitytomeettheneeds of an evolving storage environment.
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Tokeeppacewithgrowingbusinessdemands, data centers are transitioning tohighlyvirtualized,privatecloudstorageenvironments. This approach enables organizationstoconsolidateandsimplifytheirITresources,resultinginincreasedbusinessagilityandlowercapitalandoperatingexpenses.Butvirtualizationis not without its challenges. Data centers mustkeepupwiththeexplosivedatagrowthanddynamicchangesdrivenbyvirtualizedworkloads.Selectingtherightnetworkis keytorealizingthefullbenefitsofthesecloud-based architectures.
TheBrocadeOne™ strategyhelpssimplifynetworkinginfrastructuresthrough innovative technologies and solutions.TheBrocade6510Switchsupportsthisstrategybydeliveringindustry-leadingreliabilitywithin aflexible,cost-effective,andeasy-to-use1Uformfactor.
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EXCEPTIONAL PRICE/PERFORMANCE FOR GROWING SAN WORKLOADSTheBrocade6510deliversexceptionalprice/performanceforgrowingSANworkloadsthroughacombinationofmarket-leadingthroughputandanaffordableswitchformfactor.The48portsproduceanaggregate768Gbpsfull-duplexthroughput;anyeightportscanbetrunkedfor128GbpsInter-SwitchLinks(ISLs).Exchange-basedDynamicPathSelection(DPS) optimizes fabric-wide performance andloadbalancingbyautomaticallyroutingdatatothemostefficientavailablepathinthefabric(seeFigure1).ItaugmentsISLtrunkingtoprovidemoreeffectiveloadbalancingincertainconfigurations.
Moreover,a24-portbaseconfiguration,easyadministration,1Ufootprint,andlow-energyconsumption—0.14wattsperGbpsand2.3wattsperport—providealowTotalCostofOwnership(TCO).Enterprise-classcapabilitiescombinedwithalowTCOyield40percenthigherperformancecomparedto10GigabitEthernet(GbE)alternatives at a similar cost.
INDUSTRY-LEADING TECHNOLOGY THAT IS FLEXIBLE, SIMPLE, AND EASY TO USETheBrocade6510deliversindustry-leadingSANtechnologywithinaflexible,simple,andeasy-to-usesolution.Thebaseconfigurationincludes24ports,withupto48portsondemand.Inadditiontoprovidingbest-in-classscalability,theBrocade6510iseasytodeploywiththeBrocadeEZSwitchSetupwizardandnew“D_Port”feature,whichsimplifiessetup.Formaximumflexibility, the switch also features a 1U case less than18inchesdeepanddual-directionairflowoptionstosupportthelatest hotaisle/coldaisleconfigurations.
A BUILDING BLOCK FOR VIRTUALIZED, PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGETheBrocade6510providesacriticalbuildingblockfortoday’shighlyvirtualized,privatecloudstorageenvironments.ItsimplifiesservervirtualizationandVirtualDesktopInfrastructure(VDI)managementwhilemeetingthehigh-throughputdemandsofSolidStateDisks(SSDs).TheBrocade6510alsosupportsmulti-tenancyincloudenvironmentsthroughVirtualFabrics,QualityofService(QoS),andfabric-based zoning features.
TheBrocade6510enablessecuremetroextensiontovirtualprivateorhybridcloudswith10GbpsDenseWavelengthDivisionMultiplexing(DWDM)linksupport,aswellasin-flightencryptionanddatacompression.The switch also features on-board data securityandacceleration,minimizingtheneed for separate acceleration appliances tosupportdistanceextension.Internalfault-tolerantandenterprise-classRASfeatures help minimize downtime to support mission-critical cloud environments.
BROCADE ACCESS GATEWAY MODETheBrocade6510canbedeployedasafull-fabricswitchorasaBrocadeAccessGateway,whichsimplifiesfabrictopologiesandheterogeneousfabricconnectivity(thedefault mode setting is a switch). Access GatewaymodeutilizesN_PortIDVirtualization(NPIV)switchstandardstopresentphysicalandvirtualserversdirectlytothecoreofSANfabrics.ThismakesittransparenttotheSANfabric,greatlyreducingmanagementofthenetworkedge.TheBrocade6510inAccessGatewaymode* canconnectserverstoNPIV-enabledBrocadeB-Series,BrocadeM-Series,orotherSANfabrics.
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ACCELERATING FABRIC DEPLOYMENT WITH DIAGNOSTIC PORTS Diagnostic Ports (D_Ports) are a new porttypethatenablesadministratorstoquicklyidentifyandisolateopticsand cable problems, reducing fabric deploymentanddiagnostictimes.OrganizationsalsocanuseD_PortstorunavarietyofteststhroughBrocadeNetworkAdvisororCommandLineInterface(CLI)totestports,SFPs,andcablesforfaults,latency,anddistance.
SIMPLIFYING SERVER DEPLOYMENT WITH DYNAMIC FABRIC PROVISIONINGDynamicFabricProvisioning(DFP)allows organizations to eliminate fabricreconfigurationwhenadding or replacing servers through the virtualization of host World Wide Names(WWNs).ItcombinesBrocadeswitchandadaptertechnologytoreduceoreliminatetheneedtomodifyzoningorLogicalUnitNumber(LUN)masking.Inaddition,DFPenablespre-provisioningofvirtualWWNs,helping organizations eliminate time-consuming steps when deployingnewequipmentor moving devices within a switch.
BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICESBrocadeGlobalServiceshastheexpertise tohelporganizationsbuildscalable,efficientcloudinfrastructures.Leveraging15years ofexpertiseinstorage,networking,andvirtualization,BrocadeGlobalServicesdelivers world-class professional services, technicalsupport,networkmonitoringservices, and education, enabling organizationstomaximizetheirBrocadeinvestments,acceleratenewtechnologydeployments,andoptimizetheperformanceofnetworkinginfrastructures.
MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTSTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutions that include professional services, technicalsupport,andeducation.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartner or visit www.brocade.com.
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ManagementSupported management software
HTTP,SNMPv1/v3(FEMIB,FCManagementMIB),SSH;Auditing,Syslog;BrocadeAdvancedWebTools,APM,BrocadeFabricWatch;BrocadeNetworkAdvisorSANEnterpriseorBrocadeNetworkAdvisorSANProfessional/ProfessionalPlus;CommandLineInterface(CLI);SMI-Scompliant; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities