DATA SHEET BROCADE FCOE10-24 BLADE · Utilized in a Brocade DCX or Brocade DCX-4S chassis, the...

HIGHLIGHTS•ProvidesFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)andDataCenterBridging(DCB)end-of-rowserverconnectivityusinghigh-densityBrocadeDCXBackbones

•Deliversline-rate10Gbpsperformanceacross24DCBportsusingacut-through,non-blockingarchitecture

•ProcessesFCoEtrafficatwirespeedfortransporttoFibreChannelandFCoEstoragesystems

•Supportsend-to-endFCoEusingFibreChannelISLs

•UtilizesLinkAggregationControlProtocol(LACP)andBrocadeframe-basedtrunkingtomaximizeDCBbandwidth

•CombineswithBrocadeConvergedNetworkAdapters(CNAs)andBrocadeNetworkAdvisortoprovideaunifiedDCB/FCoEsolutionthatreducesCapExandOpEx

High-Density, End-of-Row Connectivity for Server I/O Consolidation

Designedformidsizeandlargeenterpriseenvironments,theBrocade®FCOE10-24BladeforBrocadeDCX®BackbonesenablesaccesstoLANsandSANsoveracommonserverconnectionbyutilizingtheemergingDataCenterBridging(DCB)andFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)protocols.ThebladeforwardsLANtraffictoaggregationlayerEthernetswitchesusingconventional10GigabitEthernet(GbE)connections,anditforwardsstoragetraffictoBrocadeFibreChannelSANsandFCoEstoragesystems.

Fullsupportforend-to-endFCoEisachievedviaFibreChannelISLs,allowingFCoEtraffictobecarriedfromFCoEinitiatorsacrossmultipleFibreChannelISLhops,eventuallyterminatinginFibreChannelorFCoEstorage.Bysimplifyingsystemconfiguration,theBrocadeFCOE10-24enablesBrocadeDCXBackbonestoprovidehigh-density,end-of-rowserverconnectivitythathelpsreducebothcapitalandoperatingexpensesinenterprisedatacenters.

A UNIFIED DCB/FCOE SOLUTION TO REDUCE COSTS TheBrocadeFCOE10-24connectstoserversutilizingBrocade1010/1020ConvergedNetworkAdapters(CNAs)orthird-partyCNAs.ConsolidatingserverI/Oreducesthenumberofserveradapters,whichinturnreducescablingandswitchports,andultimatelyresultsinlowerinfrastructurecosts,includingreduced

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powerandcoolingcosts.Tofurtherreducecomplexityandadministrativeoverhead,organizationscanmanageBrocadeCNAsandBrocadeDCXBackbonesacrosstheirBrocadeFibreChannelSANinfrastructureswithBrocadeNetworkAdvisor—providingaunifiedDCB/FCoEsolutionthatisuniqueintheindustry.

INDUSTRY-LEADING PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITYUtilizedinaBrocadeDCXorBrocadeDCX-4Schassis,theBrocadeFCOE10-24Bladesupportsdata-intensiveapplicationsbydeliveringbest-in-classperformance.

TheBrocadeOne™strategyhelpsorganizationstransitionsmoothlytoaworldwhereinformationandapplicationsresideanywhere.TheBrocadeFCOE10-24BladesupportsthisstrategybyenablingLANandSANaccessoverasingleserverconnectiontosimplifynetworkdesign.

Itsnon-blockingarchitecturefeatures2410GbEDCBports.EachBrocadeDCXandBrocadeDCX-4SchassissupportsamaximumoffourBrocadeFCOE10-24Blades,providingupto9610GbEFCoE/DCB-capableportsperchassis.

Inaddition,uniqueBrocadeframe-basedtrunkingprovidesunmatchedserverconnectionthroughput(upto40Gbps).ThebladealsoutilizesadvancedASICtechnologytoprovidestandards-basedLinkAggregationControlProtocol(LACP)forLANconnections.

COMPREHENSIVE LAYER 2 LAN CAPABILITIES LeveragingdeepBrocadeexpertiseinEthernettechnologies,theBrocadeFCOE10-24providesbroad,standards-basedDataLinkLayer(Layer2)capabilities.DCBportsprovideuplinkconnectionstoaggregationlayerEthernetswitches(Brocadeorthird-partydevices)usingconventional10GbEports.Layer2functionsareconfiguredandadministeredaccordinglyattheaccesslayer.

FABRIC OS-POWERED, NON-DISRUPTIVE SAN CONNECTIVITY TheBrocadeFCOE10-24utilizesthesameBrocadeFabricOS®thatsupportstheentireBrocadeSANproductfamily—fromfixedportswitchestotheBrocadeDCXBackbone.Thishelpsensurebackwardandforwardcompatibility,andenablesseamless,high-speedconnectivitytoBrocadeFibreChannelSANsandFCoEstoragesystems(seeFigure1).TheBrocadeDCXcontrolprocessorfailoverandfirmwareupgradeprocessesarecompletelynon-disruptivetoFCoEandFibreChanneltrafficflowingthroughtheBrocadeDCXBackbone.

HIGHER FABRIC SECURITY Tohelporganizationssafeguardtheircriticalinformation,theBrocadeFCOE10-24isdesignedforthehighestleveloffabricsecurity.ItutilizesadvancedportandswitchAccessControlLists(ACLs)tosimplifyadministrationandsignificantlyincreasecontroloverdataaccess.Toenhanceaccesssecurity,theBrocadeFCOE10-24supportsActiveDirectorywithLDAPand802.1xsecurityandauthentication.

SEAMLESS, UNIFIED MANAGEMENTBrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidescomprehensivemanagementofunifieddatacenterfabrics,includingconfiguration,monitoring,andmanagementoftheBrocadeDCXBackboneandBrocadedirectors,routers,switches,HostBusAdapters(HBAs),andCNAs.Italsohelpsorganizationsdiscover,monitor,andmanageconvergedFCoEnetworkenvironmentsaswellasIPswitchingandroutingnetworks.

BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidescomprehensiveLayer2configuration,witheasy-to-useDCBinterfaceadministration,FCoEportandtrunkconfigurations,andQualityofService(QoS).

MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS Tohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeeducation,support,andservices.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.

Figure 1. TheBrocadeFCOE10-24supportsend-to-endFCoE,allowingtraffictobecarriedfromFCoEinitiatorsacrossmultipleFibreChannelISLhopstoFibreChannelorFCoEstorage.

Brocade1010/1020

CNAs

DCB/FCoE

Brocade DCX FCOE10-24 Blade

Brocade DCXFibre ChannelBlade

Brocade DCXFCoE10-24 Blade

Brocade DCXor DCX-4S

IP Traffic

Fibre Channel SAN

FCoE Storage

FCoE Storage

LAN

Access LayerServers

Brocade Network Advisor

System ArchitectureDCBports 24portswith10GigabitEthernet(GbE)FCoE TheBrocadeFCOE10-24de-encapsulatesFCoE

trafficandforwardsittochassis-basedBrocadeDCXFibreChannelportblades

Performance 10GbpslinespeedMaximumframesize 9048-byteEthernetframeforDCBportsDatatraffictypes Fabricswitchessupportingunicast,

multicast(255groups),andbroadcastMACaddresstableentries

32,000MACaddresses

DCBfeatures Priority-basedFlowControl(PFC):IEEE802.1Qbb

EnhancedTransmissionSelection(ETS):IEEE802.1Qaz

DataCenterBridgingeXchange(DCBX)DCBmediatypes Hot-pluggable,Brocade10GbESFP+supports

anycombinationofShort-Reach(SR)andLong-Reach(LR)opticaltransceivers

Data Link Layer (Layer 2) FeaturesLayer2features Layer2VirtualLocalAreaNetworks(VLANs):4096

VLANEncapsulation802.1Q

RapidSpanningTreeProtocol(RSTP)

MultipleSpanningTreeMSTP(802.1s):16instances

STPPortFastandPortFastGuard

STPRootGuard

LinkAggregationControlProtocol(LACP)IEEE-802.3ad

Brocadeenhancedframe-basedtrunking

AdvancedPortChannelhashingbasedonLayer2,3,and4information

PauseFrames(802.3x)

StormControl(unicast,multicast,andbroadcast)

AddressResolutionProtocol(ARP)RFC826

InternetGroupManagementProtocol(IGMP)snoopingversions1,2,and3

Layer2security IngressAccessControlLists(ACLs)

StandardandextendedLayer2ACLs

VLAN-basedACLs(VACLs)

Port-basedACLs(PACLs)

NamedACLs

ACLstatistics

OptimizedACLdistribution

Port-basednetworkAccessControl,IEEE802.1X

Layer2QualityofService(QoS)

EightprioritylevelsforQoS

IEEE802.1pClassofService(CoS)

Eighthardwarequeuesperport

Per-portQoSconfiguration

CoStrust:IEEE802.1p

ModularQoSCLI(MQC)compliance

Per-portVirtualOutputQueuing

CoS-basedegressqueuing

EgressStrictPriorityQueuing

Egressport-basedscheduling:WeightedRound-Robin(WRR)

FCoEfeatures CompleteT11FCoEentityandFCoEbridging.TheFCoEhardwareengineprovides:

• DetectionofFibreChannelencapsulationandredirectionofFCoEfabricloginframes

• EncapsulationofFibreChannelframesinFCoEEthernetpackets(FC>FCoE)

• ExtractionofFibreChannelframesfromFCoEEthernetpackets(FCoE>FC)

• MappingofFibreChanneldestinationVirtualFabricsanddestinationFC_IDtoEthernetVirtualLANanddestinationMACaddresses

Fabric-ProvidedMACAddresses(FPMAs)enablenewEthernetMACaddressestobecreatedusingtheFC_IDassignedbythefabric.

Licensingoptions FCoEsupportisenabledontheBrocadeFCOE10-24blade

ManagementManagementsoftware BrocadeNetworkAdvisor:

• BrocadeNetworkAdvisorusesHTTP/HTTPSandSNMPprotocolstocommunicatewiththeBrocadeDCX/DCX-4StomanageandmonitorDCBfeatures

• BrocadeNetworkAdvisorsupportsthefollowingFCoE/DCBfunctionality:

- Discovery,connectivitymap,andproductlist

- Configurationmanagement

- Performancemanagement

- Faultmanagement

- Securitymanagement

• WebTools

BROCADE FCOE10-24 SPECIFICATIONSThefollowingfeatureinformationisbasedonaBrocadeDCXBackbonerunningFabricOS6.4.1_fcoeorhigher.

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BROCADE FCOE10-24 SPECIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)

Managementprotocols Industry-commonCommandLineInterface(CLI)

SecurityShell(SSH)v2

Authentication,Authorization,andAccounting(AAA)

SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)v1,v2,andv3

UnifiedusernameandpasswordsacrossCLIandSNMP

Syslog

MicrosoftChallengeHandshakeAuthenticationProtocol(CHAP)

RemoteMonitoring(RMON)

Per-portingressandegresscounters

Role-BasedAccessControl(RBAC)

Power-OnSelf-Test(POST)

ComprehensivebootupdiagnosticsDiagnostics Power-OnSelf-Test(POST):Thesetestsareport

blade-orientedtoensurethattheswitchisreadyforuse.Testingisperformedonphysicalports.

Switch-leveltestingisexecutedattheuserportlevel.ThetestsrelyonthestandardFabricOSsupporttoprovideroutingandportsetup.

Manufacturingsupportincludeslong-durationtesting.

ForinformationaboutsupportedSANstandards,visitwww.brocade.com/sanstandards.

Forinformationaboutswitchanddeviceinteroperability,visitwww.brocade.com/interoperability.

Forinformationabouthardwareregulatorycompliance,visitwww.brocade.com/regulatorycompliance.

MechanicalSize Width:27.9cm(11.0in)

Height:41.2cm(16.2in)Thickness:3.6cm(1.4in)

EnvironmentalTemperature Operating:0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)

Non-operating:–25°Cto70°C(–13°Fto158°F)Humidity Operating:10%to85%non-condensing

at40°C(104°F)Non-operating:10%to93%at70°C(158°F)

Altitude Operating:Upto3000m(9842ft)Storage:Upto12km(39,370ft)

Shock Operating:20g,6mshalf-sineNon-operating:33g,11ms,half-sine

Vibration Operating:0.5gp-p,5to500to5HzNon-operating:2.0gp-p,5to500to5Hz

PowerPower Nominal:250wattsInputvoltage 40to50VACnominalInputlinefrequency 47to63HzInrushcurrent 60ampsmaximumMaximumcurrent 29ampsat12VDC