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HIGHLIGHTS•Deliversfull8Gbps1:1performanceforupto80portsinasingle-domain,optimized2Uformfactor
•Offersbest-in-classportdensityandscalabilityforenterpriseSANswitchesalongwithredundant,hot-pluggablecomponentsandnon-disruptivesoftwareupgrades
•FeaturesPortsonDemandcapabilitiesforfast,easy,andcost-effectivescalabilityfrom48to80portsin16-portincrements
•ProvidesAdaptiveNetworkingservicessuchasQualityofService(QoS)tohelpoptimizeapplicationperformanceinconsolidated,virtualenvironments
•SupportsFibreChannelIntegratedRoutingforselectivedevicesharingwhilemaintainingremotefabricisolationforhigherlevelsofscalabilityandfaultisolation
•EnableslogicalpartitioningofswitchesandfabricsintovirtualdataandmanagementdomainsthroughVirtualFabrics
•UtilizestheBrocadeEZSwitchSetupwizardtosimplifydeployment,andisMicrosoftSimpleSAN-compatible(BrocadeDCFMProfessionalisincludedforfabric-wideSANmonitoringandmanagement)
An Industry-Leading Switch for Virtualized Data Centers
Asthevalueandvolumeofbusinessdatacontinuetorise,organizationsneedtechnologysolutionsthatareeasytoimplementandmanage,andthatcangrowandchangewithminimaldisruption.TheBrocade5300Switchisdesignedtoconsolidateconnectivityinrapidlygrowingmission-criticalenvironments—combining1,2,4,and8Gbpstechnologyinconfigurationsof48,64,or80portsinanefficientlydesigned2Upackage.Thecombinationofdensity,performance,and“pay-as-you-grow”scalabilityincreasesserverandstorageutilizationwhilereducingcomplexityforvirtualizedserversandstorage.
Deployedatthefabriccoreorattheedgeofatieredcore-to-edgeinfrastructure,theBrocade5300operatesseamlesslywith
BROCADE5300SWITCH
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* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and directors running McDATA Enterprise OS in McDATA Fabric mode or McDATA Open Fabric mode.
existingBrocadeswitchesthroughnativeE_PortconnectivityintoBrocadeFabricOS®(FOS)orM-EnterpriseOS(M-EOS)*environments.Theevolutionarydesignmakesitveryefficientinpower,cooling,andrackdensity—enablingmedium-andlarge-scaleserverandstorageconsolidation.TheBrocade5300alsoincludesAdaptiveNetworkingcapabilitiestomoreefficientlymanageresourcesinhighlyconsolidatedenvironmentswhileprovidingthehighestservicelevelstodatacenterapplications.
ToconsolidateserverconnectivityusingFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)andConvergedEnhancedEthernet(CEE),theBrocade5300iscompatiblewithBrocadeCEE/FCoEsolutions.
SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AND DENSITYTosupportmission-criticalenvironments,theBrocade5300featuresanon-blockingarchitecturewithasmanyas80portsconcurrentlyactiveat8Gbpsfullduplexwithnoover-subscription—providinganaggregatebandwidthof640Gbps.Italsosupportsnewvirtualizationtechnologiesthataredrivingefficiencyandflexibilitybenefits.Forexample,organizationsthathavedeployedvirtualserverenvironmentsrequirehigherlevelsofconnectivityforconsolidationandhigherlevelsofperformancetocost-effectivelymeetthedemandsofvirtualdatacenters.
TheBrocade5300utilizessixth-generationASICtechnologyfeaturingeight8-portgroups.Withinthesegroups,anInter-SwitchLink(ISL)trunkcansupplyupto64Gbpsofbalanceddatathroughput.Inadditiontoreducingcongestionandincreasingbandwidth,enhancedBrocadeISLTrunkingutilizesISLsmoreefficientlytopreservethenumberofusableswitchports.
ThehighportdensityoftheBrocade5300uniquelyenablesfan-outfromthecoreofthedatacenterfabricwithlessthanhalfthenumberofswitchdevicestomanagecomparedtotraditional32-or40-portedgeswitches(seeFigure1).WhendeployedasacoreSANfabricswitch,the80-portBrocade5300providesasingle-switchcorefootprintthatisidealforSANfan-outusinglower-densityBrocadeswitches.Thissingle-domainsolutionenableshighlyefficientserverandstorageconsolidation,reducingthetotalnumberofdomainstomanageinthefabric.
ENTERPRISE-CLASS AVAILABILITY FOR BUSINESS CONTINUANCETheBrocade5300providesareliableSANfoundationbyemployingenterprise-classavailabilityfeaturessuchashot-swappable,redundantfanandpowersupplyassemblies.Moreover,hotcodeloadandactivationhelpmaximizeapplicationuptimewithfastersystemupgradesandmaintenancetoreducethedependencyonscheduledoutages.Combinedwithawiderangeofdiagnosticandmonitoringfunctions,thesecapabilitieshelpestablishahighlyavailableSANenvironment.
TosupportSANextension,theBrocade5300enablesserversandstoragedevicestoresideupto600kilometersapart,allowingorganizationstocreatehighlyavailable,high-performanceclusteredsystemsthatsupportthemostsophisticatedbusinesscontinuanceanddisasterrecoveryinitiatives.
TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT AND ADAPTIVE NETWORKING TheBrocade5300offersBottleneckDetection,TopTalkers(partofBrocadeAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring),andAdaptiveNetworking,asuiteoftoolsincludingIngressRateLimiting,TrafficIsolation,andQualityofService(QoS).Theseadvancedcapabilitieshelpoptimizefabricbehaviorandensureamplebandwidthformission-criticalapplications.
BottleneckDetectionidentifiesandalertsadministratorsto“slowdrain”storagedevicescausinglatencyandI/Otimeouts,particularlyinhighlyvirtualizedserverenvironments.TopTalkersmeasuresthetopbandwidth-consumingtraffic(includingbyindividualvirtualmachine)inrealtimeoveraphysicaldeviceconnectionorthroughoutanetworkswitch.IngressRateLimitingrestrictsdataflowfromless-criticalhostsatpresetbandwidths.TrafficIsolationdedicatespathsinthefabrictohigh-bandwidthdataflows.AndQoSexpeditescriticaltrafficintheeventofcongestionwhilekeepingalltrafficflowing.
SUPERIOR INVESTMENT PROTECTIONThe8GbpsFibreChannelcapabilitiesoftheBrocade5300enablemanyorganizationstogetanextragenerationofusefromtheirstoragenetworks.Iforganizationswanttouse4GbpsSFPstoday,theycanupgradeto8GbpsSFPswhennecessary,seamlesslyincorporatingnewcapabilities.Toprotecttheirinvestmentsinoperationaltrainingandmanagement,organizationscanmonitorandmanagetheBrocade5300withfabric-wideapplicationssuchasBrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM™).
ADVANCED CAPABILITIESAsanoptionforconnectingswitchesindifferent,uniquefabrics,theBrocade5300providesFibreChannelIntegratedRoutingcapabilities.IntegratedRoutingleveragesthelatestgenerationofBrocadeASICstoprovidenativeFibreChannelRoutingonaper-portbasisratherthanlimitingrouting
capabilitiestospecial-purposeswitches.IntegratedRoutingusesEX_Portstoimport/exportdevicesbetweenfabrics,enablingselectivedevicesharingwhilemaintainingremotefabricisolationforhigherlevelsofscalabilityandfaultisolation.
TheBrocade5300includesaVirtualFabricsfeaturethatenablesthepartitioningofaphysicalSANintologicalfabrics.Thisprovidesfabricisolationbyapplication,businessgroup,customer,ortraffictypewithoutsacrificingperformance,scalability,security,orreliability.
OPEN SAN MANAGEMENTByenablingFibreChannelswitchessuchastheBrocade5300tooperateunderacommonplatform,FabricOSsimplifiesmanagementthroughstandardinterfacesandsupportforthird-partymanagementapplications.TheBrocade5300supportsswitchmanagementthroughBrocadeDCFM,BrocadeWebTools,oracommandlineinterface.
Tofacilitatedeployment,theBrocade5300includesEZSwitchSetup—providingsimplifiedsetupthrougha3-stepwizard.ItintegrateseasilyintoheterogeneousserverenvironmentssuchasWindows,UNIX,Linux,Solaris,andAIX,aswellasvirtualserverenvironments.ItisalsodesignedtoprovideFICON®supportonaflexibleport-by-portbasisinIBMSystemzenvironments.FICON-readycapabilitiesincludeFICONintermixmodes,cascadedFICONfabrics,andCUPsupportformonitoringtools.
HIGHER FABRIC SECURITY FOR CRITICAL INFORMATIONTheBrocade5300isdesignedforthehighestleveloffabricsecuritytohelporganizationssafeguardtheircriticalinformation.ItutilizesBrocadeAdvancedZoningaswellasadvancedportandswitchAccessControlLists(ACLs)tosimplifyadministrationandsignificantlyincreasecontroloverdataaccess.Tosimplifymanagementaccesssecurity,theBrocade5300supportsActiveDirectorywithLDAP.
MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTSTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeeducation,support,andservices.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.
Figure 1. SimplifiedSANdeploymentssupportgreaterconsolidation.
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ServersServers
Total Switches: 12Ports for Devices: 100Ports for ISLs: 56Licensed Ports Free: 4Unlicensed Ports: 32
Total Switches: 2Ports for Devices: 100Ports for ISLs: 0Licensed Ports Free: 28Unlicensed Ports: 32
16-port switchesfully licensed
16-port switchesfully licensed
16-port switches8 ports licensed
80-port Brocade 5300 Switches64 ports licensed
14 Links2 Links
Systems ArchitectureFibreChannelports 48-,64-,and80-portconfigurations(16-port
incrementsviaPortsonDemandlicenses);universal(E,F,M,EX,FL)ports
Scalability Fullfabricarchitecturewith239switchesmaximumCertifiedmaximum SingleBrocadeFOSfabric:56domains,19hops
SingleBrocadeM-EOSfabric:31domains,3hopsLargerfabricscertifiedasrequired;consultBrocadeorOEMSANdesigndocumentsforconfigurationdetails
Performance 1.063Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;2.125Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;4.25Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;8.5Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;auto-sensingof1,2,4,and8Gbpsportspeeds;optionallyprogrammabletofixedportspeed;speedmatchingbetween1,2,4,and8Gbpsports
ISLTrunking Frame-basedtrunkingwithuptoeight8GbpsportsperISLtrunkwithoptionallicense;upto64GbpsperISLtrunk(8ports×8Gbps[datarate])Exchange-basedloadbalancingacrossISLswithDPSincludedinFabricOS
Aggregatebandwidth 640Gbps:80ports×8Gbps(datarate)
Fabriclatency Locallyswitchedports700ns,latencybetweenportgroupslessthan2.1µsecwithnocontention,cut-throughroutingat8Gbpsbetweenlocallyswitchedgroups
Maximumframesize 2112-bytepayloadFramebuffers 1460dynamicallyallocated,268maximumperportClassesofservice Class2,Class3,ClassF(inter-switchframes)Porttypes FL_Port,F_Port,M_Port(MirrorPort),E_Port,
EX_Port(FibreChannelIntegratedRouting);self-discoverybasedonswitchtype(U_Port);optionalporttypecontrol
Datatraffictypes Fabricswitchessupportingunicast,multicast(255groups)andbroadcast
USB 1USBportforfirmwaredownload,supportsave,andconfigurationupload/download
Mediatypes 8Gbps:RequiresBrocadehot-pluggableSFP+,LCconnector;8GbpsShort-WavelengthLaser(SWL);8GbpsLong-WavelengthLaser(LWL);distancedependsonfiber-opticcableandportspeed4Gbps:RequiresBrocadehot-pluggable,SmallForm-factorPluggable(SFP),LCconnector;4GbpsShort-WavelengthLaser(SWL);4GbpsLong-WavelengthLaser(LWL);4GbpsExtendedLong-WavelengthLaser(ELWL);distancedependsonfiber-opticcableandportspeed
BROCADE 5300 SPECIFICATIONS
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Fabricservices AdvancedPerformanceMonitoring(includingTopTalkers);AdaptiveNetworking(IngressRateLimiting,TrafficIsolation,QoS);BBcreditrecovery;BrocadeAdvancedZoning(defaultzoning,port/WWNzoning,broadcastzoning);BottleneckDetection;DynamicPathSelection(DPS);ExtendedFabrics;EX_PortTrunking;F_PortTrunking;FabricWatch;FDMI;FrameRedirection;FSPF;IntegratedRouting;IPoFC;ISLTrunking;ManagementServer;NPIV;NTPv3;PortFencing;RegisteredStateChangeNotification(RSCN);ReliableCommitService(RCS);SimpleNameServer(SNS);VirtualFabrics
FICON FICON,FICONcascading(FOSandM-EOS),andFICONCUP
Options Rack-mountrailkits(fixed,slide,mid-mount)
ManagementManagement HTTP,SNMPv1/v3(FEMIB,FCManagementMIB),
Telnet;auditing,changemanagementtracking,Syslog;BrocadeAdvancedWebTools,BrocadeFabricWatch;EZSwitchSetupwizard,BrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM),BrocadeFabricManager(optional,FOSenvironmentsonly),BrocadeEFCM9.x(optional),commandlineinterface;SMI-Scompliant,SMI-Sscriptingtoolkit;AdministrativeDomains;triallicensesforadd-oncapabilities
Security DH-CHAP(betweenswitchesandenddevices),HTTPS,IPsec,IPFiltering,LDAP,PortBinding,RADIUS,Role-BasedAccessControl(RBAC),SecureCopy(SCP),SecureRPC,SSHv2,SSL,SwitchBinding,TrustedSwitch
Managementaccess 10/100Ethernet(RJ-45),in-bandoverFibreChannel;serialport(RJ-45);USB;call-homeintegrationenabledthroughBrocadeDCFM,EFCM,andFabricManager
Diagnostics POSTandembeddedonline/offlinediagnostics,includingRAStracelogging,environmentalmonitoring,non-disruptivedaemonrestart,FCpingandPathinfo(FCtraceroute),portmirroring(SPANport)
BROCADE 5300 SPECIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)
MechanicalEnclosure Non-porttoportsideairflow;2U,19-inch
EIA-compliant,powerfromnon-portsideSize Width:42.88cm(16.88in)
Height:8.60cm(3.40in)Depth:61.05cm(24.00in)
Systemweight 15.6kg(34.4lb)withdualpowersupplies,withoutSFP/SFP+media
EnvironmentTemperature Operating:0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)
Non-operatingandstorage:–25°Cto70°C(–13°Fto158°F)
Humidity Operating:10%to85%non-condensingNon-operatingandstorage:10%to95%non-condensing
Altitude Operating:Upto3,000meters(9,842feet)Non-operatingandstorage:Upto12kilometers(39,370feet)
Shock Operating:20g,6mshalf-sineNon-operatingandstorage:Halfsine,33g11ms,3/egAxis
Vibration Operating:0.5gsine,0.4grmsrandom,5to500HzNon-operating:2.0gsine,1.1grmsrandom,5to500Hz
Heatdissipation Maximum80ports:939BTU/hrCO2emissions 1012kgperyear(with80portsat0.42kg/kWh)
1.58kgperGbpsperyearAirflow Threehot-swappable,redundantfans;
maximum60CFM(cu.ft./min);nominal44CFM
PowerPowersupply Dual,hot-swappableredundantpowersuppliesPowerinlet C13Inputvoltage 85to264VACnominalInputlinefrequency 47to63HzInrushcurrent Maximumof38ampsforperiodbetween
10to150msat50°C(122°F)Powerconsumption Nominal260watts;maximum275wattswith
80portsat8Gbps
ForinformationaboutsupportedSANstandards,visitwww.brocade.com/sanstandards
Forinformationaboutswitchanddeviceinteroperability,visitwww.brocade.com/interoperability
Forinformationabouthardwareregulatorycompliance,visitwww.brocade.com/regulatorycompliance
* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and directors running McDATA Enterprise OS in McDATA Fabric mode or McDATA Open Fabric mode.
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