datasheet - brocade 7800 extension switch

HIGHLIGHTS•Leveragesnext-generationFibreChannelandFCIPtechnologytoenablefast,reliable,andcost-effectiveremotedatareplication,backup,andmigration

•MaximizesflexibilitywithanextensiblehardwareplatformandflexiblesoftwarelicensingtosupportabroadrangeofSANextensionrequirements

•Offersbest-in-classFibreChannelandFCIPportdensity,bandwidth,andthroughputwithuptosixteen8GbpsFibreChannelportsandsix1GbEportsina1Uspace

•Scalesfromsimplepoint-to-pointdiskortapeextensionuptocomprehensivemultisiteenterpriseextensionsolutionsforopensystemsandFICONenvironments

•Maximizesreplication,backup,andmigrationthroughputoverdistanceusingadvancedFibreChannelframecompression,diskandtapeprotocolacceleration,andQoS-awareFCIPnetworkingtechnology

•IntroducesFCIPTrunkingtomaximizeFCIPtunnelbandwidthandWANlinkresiliency

•IntroducesAdaptiveRateLimitingtomaximizeutilizationandsharingofbandwidth

Next-Generation SAN Extension for Remote Data Replication, Backup, and Migration ITorganizationscontinuetofaceunprecedenteddatagrowthasmoreplatforms,applications,andusersconnecttothedatacenternetwork.Inturn,thestoragenetworkinfrastructuremustcontinueevolvingtoenablefast,continuous,andcost-effectiveaccesstomission-criticaldatafromanywhereintheworld.

Toaddressthischallenge,theBrocade®7800ExtensionSwitchhelpsprovidethefastest,mostreliable,andmostcost-effectivenetworkinfrastructureforremotedatareplication,backup,andmigration.Leveragingnext-generationFibreChannelandadvancedFibreChanneloverIP(FCIP)technology,theBrocade7800providesaflexibleandextensibleplatformtomovemoredatafasterandfurtherthaneverbefore.

Whetherconfiguredforsimplepoint-to-pointorcomprehensivemultisiteSANextension,theBrocade7800addressesthemost

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demandingbusinesscontinuity,compliance,andglobaldataaccessrequirements.Uptosixteen8GbpsFibreChannelportsandsix1GigabitEthernet(GbE)portsprovideunmatchedFibreChannelandFCIPbandwidth,portdensity,andthroughputformaximumapplicationperformanceoverWANlinks.

A SCALABLE, FLEXIBLE SAN EXTENSION PLATFORMTheBrocade7800isanidealplatformforbuildingorexpandingahigh-performanceSANextensioninfrastructurefordisasterrecovery,dataprotection,anddatamobilitystoragesolutions(seefigure1).Itleveragescost-effectiveIPWANtransporttoextendopensystemsandmainframediskandtapestorageapplicationsoverdistancesthatwouldotherwisebeimpossible,impractical,ortooexpensivewithstandardFibreChannelconnections.

Availableintwoconfigurations(theBrocade780016/6ExtensionSwitchandtheBrocade78004/2ExtensionSwitch),theBrocade7800supportsavarietyofarchitecturesanddeploymentmodelstoaddresscurrentandfutureSANextensionrequirements.Abroadrangeofoptionaladvancedextension,FICON®,andSANfabricservicesareavailabletoaddressthemostchallengingextensionandstoragenetworkingrequirements.

TheBrocade780016/6ExtensionSwitchisarobustplatformfordatacentersandmultisiteenvironmentsimplementingdiskandtapesolutionsforopensystemsandmainframeenvironments.Organizationscanoptimizebandwidthandthroughputthroughsixteen8GbpsFibreChannelportsandsix1GbEports.TheBrocade780016/6ExtensionSwitchisidealfor:

•Opensystemsandmainframediskandtapeextension

•Multisitesynchronousandasynchronousstoragereplication

•CentralizedSANbackup,recovery,andarchiving

•Globaldataandstorageresourcemigration,distribution,andsharing

TheBrocade78004/2ExtensionSwitchisacost-effectiveoptionforsmallerdatacentersandremoteofficesimplementingpoint-to-pointdiskreplicationforopensystems.Organizationscanoptimize

bandwidthandthroughputthroughfour8GbpsFibreChannelportsandtwo1GbEports.TheBrocade78004/2canbeeasilyupgradedtotheBrocade780016/6throughsoftwarelicensing,providingscalabilityandinvestmentprotectionforgrowingenvironments.TheBrocade78004/2ExtensionSwitchisidealfor:

•Opensystemsdiskextension

•Point-to-pointsynchronousandasynchronousdiskreplication

•Globaldataandstorageresourcemigration,distribution,andsharing

SIMPLIFIED DISASTER RECOVERY AND DATA PROTECTIONToday’sorganizationsdependonfast,reliableaccesstodatawhereverandwheneverneeded,regardlessoflocation.Asaresult,theramificationsandpotentialbusinessimpactofaninadequatedisasterrecoveryanddataprotectioninfrastructurearegreaterthanever.

TheadvancedperformanceandnetworkoptimizationfeaturesoftheBrocade7800enablereplicationandbackupapplicationstosendmoredataoverFCIPlinksinlesstime,protectingtime-sensitivesynchronousorotherhigh-prioritytraffic,andoptimizingavailableWANbandwidth.

FastWriteSCSIaccelerationmaximizesreplicationperformanceandenablescost-effectivesynchronousandasynchronous

replicationacrossanydistance.Inaddition,FCIPTapePipeliningutilizesuniquereadandwritetapeprocessingtosignificantlyreducebackupandrecoverytimesoverdistanceanywhereintheworld.OptionalFCIPTrunkingprovidesFCIPtunnelredundancyforlosslesspathfailoverandguaranteedin-orderdatadeliveryintheeventofafailure.

TheBrocade7800leveragesthecoretechnologyofBrocadesystemsperformingatgreaterthan99.999percentuptimeintheworld’smostdemandingdatacenters.Itcombinesenterprise-classavailabilityfeaturessuchashot-pluggableredundantpowersuppliesandfanswithnon-disruptivesoftwareupgradestomaximizeapplicationuptimeandminimizeoutages.Theseuniquecapabilitiesenableahigh-performanceandhighlyreliablenetworkinfrastructurefordisasterrecoveryanddataprotection.

UNMATCHED PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMIZATIONBest-in-classFibreChannelandFCIPswitchportdensity,bandwidth,andthroughputaddresstoday’sdynamicI/Oandworkloadrequirementsandaredesignedtomeettomorrow’sevolvingrequirementsforvirtualdatacenters.Supportingupto350msRound-TripTime(RTT)oflatency,theBrocade7800enablescost-effectiveSANextensionsolutionsoverdistancesupto17,500kilometers(nearly11,000miles).

Figure 1.TheBrocade7800providesflexibledeploymentoptionstoextenddisasterrecovery,dataprotection,anddatamobilitystoragesolutionsacrossanydistance.

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System ArchitectureFibreChannelports 16ports,universal(E,F,M,Ex,andFL)FCIPports 6ports,1GbE(VE)Scalability Fullfabricarchitecturewith239switchesmaximumCertifiedmaximum Singlefabric:56domains,7hops

Multiprotocolroutingfabric:19hopsFibreChannelperformance

1.063Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;2.125Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;4.25Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;8.5Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex.Auto-sensingof1Gbps,2Gbps,4Gbps,and8Gbpsportspeeds;optionallyprogrammabletofixedportspeed.Speedmatchingbetween1Gbps,2Gbps,4Gbps,and8Gbpsports.

FCIPperformance 1GbpslinespeedISLTrunking Uptoeight8GbpsportsperISLtrunk;upto

64GbpsperISLtrunk.Thereisnolimittohowmanytrunkgroupscanbeconfiguredintheswitch.

FibreChannelaggregatebandwidth

128Gbps:16portsat8Gbps(datarate)

FCIPaggregatebandwidth

6Gbps:6portsat1Gbps(datarate)

Fabriclatency 700nswithnocontention,cut-throughroutingat8Gbps

Maximumframesize 2112-bytepayloadMaximumMTUsize 1500-byteEthernetpacketswithFCIPClassesofservice Class2,Class3,ClassF(inter-switchframes)

Porttypes FL_Port,F_Port,E_Port,Ex_Port,M_Port(MirrorPort),andself-discoverybasedonswitchtype(U_Port).ForFCIP,VE_Port(VirtualE_Port).

Datatraffictypes Fabricswitchessupportingunicast,multicast(255groups),andbroadcast

USB OneUSBportforsystemlogfiledownloadsorfirmwareupgrades

Mediatypes FibreChannel:Brocadehot-pluggableSmallFormFactorPluggable(SFP)andSFP+,LCconnector;Short-WaveLaser(SWL)andLong-WaveLaser(LWL);distancedependsonfiber-opticcableandportspeed;supportsSFP+(2,4,and8Gbps)andSFP(1,2,and4Gbps)opticaltransceivers

1GbE:Brocadehot-pluggableopticalSFP,Short-WaveLaser(SWL)andLong-WaveLaser(LWL);GbECopperSFP;built-inRJ-45copper(twoGbEports);distancedependsonfiber-opticorcoppercableandportspeed

Fabricservices BrocadeAdvancedZoning,DynamicPathSelection(DPS),FDMI,EnhancedGroupManagement(EGM),FrameRedirection,RegisteredStateChangeNotification(RSCN),ReliableCommitService(RCS),andSimpleNameServer(SNS).OptionalfabricservicesincludeAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring,FabricWatch,IntegratedRouting,andISLTrunking.

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TheBrocade7800maximizesreplication,backup,andmigrationthroughputoverdistanceusingadvancedFibreChannelframecompression,diskandtapeprotocolacceleration,andFCIPnetworkingtechnology.Uniqueperformanceandoptimizationtechnologiesincludethefollowing:

•NewFCIPTrunkingcombinesmultipleIPsourceanddestinationaddresspairsintoalogicalhigh-bandwidthFCIPtrunkspanningmultiplephysicalportstoprovideloadbalancingandnetworkfailureresiliency.

•NewAdaptiveRateLimitingdynamicallyadjustsbandwidthbetweenminimumandmaximumratelimitstooptimizebandwidthutilizationandsharing.

•NewFCIPQualityofService(QoS)provideshigh-,medium-,andlow-priorityhandlingofinitiator-targetflowswithinthesameFCIPtunnelfortransmissionovertheWAN.

•Anewcompressionarchitectureprovidesmultiplemodestooptimizecompressionratiosforvariousthroughputrequirements.

•FCIPFastWriteacceleratesSCSIwriteprocessing,maximizingperformanceofsynchronousandasynchronousreplicationapplicationsacrosshigh-latencyWANconnections.

•OpenSystemsTapePipeliningacceleratesreadandwritetapeprocessingoverdistance,minimizingbackupandrestorewindows.

•BrocadeAdvancedAcceleratorforFICONusesadvancednetworkingtechnologies,datamanagementtechniques,andprotocolintelligencetoaccelerateFICONdiskandtapereadandwriteoperationsoverdistance.

•Storage-OptimizedTCPoptimizesTCPwindowsizeandflowcontrol,acceleratingTCPtransportforstorageapplications.

INTEGRATED ARCHITECTURE AND MANAGEMENTTheBrocade7800utilizesthesameFabricOS®thatsupportstheentireBrocadeSANproductfamily—fromthe8-portBrocade300Switchtothe768-portBrocadeDCX®Backbone.ThishelpsensureseamlessinteroperabilitywithoptionaladvancedfeaturessuchasISLTrunking,AdvancedPerformanceMonitoring,FabricWatch,andAdvancedZoning.

Inaddition,organizationscanperformmanagementandadministrativetasksthroughfamiliarBrocademanagementtools,includingBrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM™),WebTools,andthecommandlineinterface.Moreover,optionalFICONControlUnitPort(CUP)capabilitiesenablelegacymanagementapplicationstoseamlesslysupportBrocadeFICONenvironments.

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Licensingoptions Thefollowingoptionalextensionfeaturescanbeenabledvialicensekeys:• AdvancedExtension:EnablesFCIPTrunkingandAdaptiveRateLimiting

• AdaptiveNetworking:ActivatesFibreChannelandFCIPQoSfunctionality

• Brocade7800UpgradeLicense:Enablesallports,additionalFCIPtunnels,andtaperead/writepipelining

ThefollowingoptionsareavailablefortheBrocade780016/6ExtensionSwitchorBrocade78004/2ExtensionSwitchwiththeUpgradeLicense:• FICONManagementServer:ControlUnitPort(CUP)enableshostcontrolofswitchesinmainframeenvironments

• AdvancedAcceleratorforFICON:AcceleratesFICONtapeandreplicationoverdistance

ManagementSupportedmanagementsoftware

SSHv2,HTTP/HTTPS,SNMPv1/v3,Telnet;SNMP(FEMIB,FCManagementMIB);WebTools;DCFMProfessional,ProfessionalPlus,andEnterprise(optional);SMI-S,RADIUS,LDAP

Security DH-CHAP(betweenswitchesandenddevices),HTTPS,IPsec,IPFiltering,LDAP,PortBinding,RADIUS,Role-BasedAccessControl(RBAC),SecureCopy(SCP),SecureRPC,SSHv2,SSL,SwitchBinding,TrustedSwitch

Managementaccess 10/100/1000Ethernet(RJ-45),in-bandoverFibreChannelports;serialport(RJ-45)andoneUSBport

Diagnostics POSTandembeddedonline/offlinediagnostics,includingFCping,Pathinfo(FCtraceroute),etc.

MechanicalEnclosure Back-to-frontairflow;1U,19-inchEIA-compliant,

powerfrombackSize Width:43.2cm(17.0in)

Height:4.5cm(1.8in)Depth:64.1cm(25.2in)

Systemweight 10.9kg(24.0lbs)withtwopowersupplies,withoutSFP/SFP+

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

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

Non-operating:10%to90%non-condensingAltitude Operating:Upto3000m(9842ft)

Storage:Upto12km(39,370ft)Shock Operating:20g,6mshalf-sine

Non-operating:33g,11ms,half-sine,3/egAxisVibration Operating:0.5gsine,0.4grmsrandom,5to500Hz

Non-operating:2.0gsine,1.1grmsrandom,5to500Hz

Heatdissipation Maximum22ports:590BTU/hrAirflow Maximum60CFM;nominal44CFM

PowerPowersupply Dualhot-swappableredundantpowersuppliesPowerinlet C13Inputvoltage 85to264VACnominalInputlinefrequency 47to63HzInrushcurrent Maximumof60ampsforperiodof10to150msPower Nominal145watts;maximum173watts

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