Scalable Enterprise-Class SAN Switch for Highly Virtualized, Cloud Environments.
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Details
Market-leading 16 Gbps Fibre Channel technology and capabilities
It features 96 Fibre Channel ports in a 2U form factor, delivering industry-leading port density and space utilization for data center consolidation.
Designed for maximum flexibility, this enterprise-class switch offers "pay-as-you-grow" scalability with Ports on Demand (PoD).
Organizations can quickly, easily and cost-effectively scale from 48 to 96 ports in 24-port increments, each supporting 2, 4, 8, 10, or 16 Gbps.
In addition, flexible, high-speed 16 Gbps and 8 Gbps optics allow organizations to deploy bandwidth on demand to meet growing data center needs.
The switch features port side to non-port side airflow. The latest hot aisle/cold aisle configurations are also supported.
High scalability in an ultra-dense 96-port switch
- Supports highly virtualized, private cloud storage and data center consolidation.
Ports on Demand (PoD) capabilities
- Enables "pay-as-you-grow" flexibility from 48 to 96 ports with speeds up to 16 Gbps
Up to eight in-flight encryption and compression ports
- Delivering data center-to-data center security and bandwidth savings
ISL trunking and Dynamic Path Selection (DPS)
- Optimizes link and bandwidth utilization
Cabling and link diagnostic using D Ports
- Helps maximize application uptime and performance while reducing overall operational expenses
Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP), monitoring, and advanced diagnostics
- Accelerates deployment and troubleshooting
| Part No. | Brocade 6520 |
|---|---|
| End of Life? | No |
| Manufacturer | Brocade |
| USB Port(s) | 1 x USB Port |
| Serial Ports | 1 x Serial Port |
| Connection Type | 48, 72, and 96 port configurations |
| Bandwidth | 1536 Gbps end to end full duplex |