Connectrix Family Data Sheet Enable effective network connections in your SAN environment

ESSENTIALS • Consolidate information across

heterogeneous multi-vendor hardware, operating system, and application environments

• Enable information to move to and from the market’s foremost technologies

• Centralize monitoring and control for exceptional information and resource management in an expanding network

• Maximize information availability through a fault-tolerant, self-healing architecture for unsurpassed business continuity

• Transform your SAN into a virtually limitless, accessible, and invaluable, cloud-ready information resource

• Utilize Connectrix B-Series Fabric Vision features to simplify SAN management

• Maximize the performance of big data applications and appliances to drive value from your information

ENABLE EFFECTIVE NETWORK CONNECTIONS IN YOUR SAN ENVIRONMENT The EMC® Connectrix® family of directors and switches moves your business’s vital information to where it’s needed. EMC helps you build a tailored solution to effectively lower total cost of ownership through consolidation; connect servers and isolated SAN islands; optimize performance and response time; and simplify data protection, backup, and recovery. Connectrix is the only storage networking platform that offers the widest range of connectivity options, guaranteed interoperability with EMC E-Lab™ testing, and utilizes best-in-class management tools—without sacrificing availability or performance.

EMC Connectrix: connect as needed with flexibility and reliability The EMC Connectrix family lets you start small and scale as you grow--whether you begin by implementing a small SAN for one department or a large SAN for an enterprise-wide application. Connectrix enables you to concurrently support multiple hosts and operating systems and also accommodates storage environments from other suppliers. This extensible connectivity frees you to consolidate more information onto fewer storage systems—with the assurance of seamless interoperability and common fabric management capability across the network.

ENABLING A VIRTUAL DATA CENTER Connectrix integrates high-speed Fibre Channel connectivity from 1 to 16 Gigabits per second (Gb/s) with highly resilient switching features providing the bandwidth required in today’s cloud or virtualized environments. Connectrix products link enterprise information at the hub of this virtual data center—ensuring easy, quick, reliable, and on-demand availability to all servers. In addition to Fibre Channel protocols, for ideal flexibility, some Connectrix models support FICON, iSCSI, FCIP, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).

Connectrix Switches EMC offers a comprehensive line of Connectrix switches that are ready to meet any of your configurations and connectivity needs. For optimal flexibility and easy scalability, there are Connectrix switches that scale from 8 to 96 ports. For maximum investment protection, all models support auto-sensing speeds for backwards compatibility.

DATA SHEET

CONNECTRIX FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCHES

MODEL PORTS PER UNIT MAXIMUM

SPEED

DS-300B Up to 24. 8 port base with 8 port increments 8 Gbps

DS-6505B Up to 24. 12 port base with 12 port increments 16 Gbps

DS-6510B Up to 48. 24 port base with 12 port increments 16 Gbps

DS-5300B Up to 80. 48 port base with 16 port increments 8 Gbps

DS-6520B Up to 96. 48-port base with 24 port increments 16 Gbps

MDS-9148 Up to 48. 16 port base with 8 port increments 8 Gbps

CONNECTRIX MULTI PURPOSE SWITCHES

MODEL FEATURES PROTOCOLS

MP-7800B SAN Routing San Extension

FCP FCIP

MDS-9222i SAN Routing SAN Extension

FCP FCIP iSCSI

Rely on high availability and optimal performance With options including centralized management software and 24x7 services, EMC Connectrix switches keep even the most demanding SAN environments in full operating mode. Most Connectrix switch models incorporate several high-availability features found previously only in data center-class products:

• Hot-plug redundant power supplies

• Hot-plug redundant fans

• Hot-plug optics

• Online diagnostics

• Online non-disruptive firmware load and activation

Connectrix Enterprise Directors: Ready for mission-critical environments Get immediate, non-disruptive, and automatic failover to redundant components with

Connectrix directors. Resident diagnostics quickly identify and pinpoint system anomalies. An automatic “phone-home” capability notifies EMC’s Remote Support Facility and activates appropriate product support services, including dispatch of service personnel when necessary. Deploy directors in mission-critical environments where you need high reliability, availability and scalability.

CONNECTRIX ENTERPRISE DIRECTORS

MODEL MAXIMUM

PORTS

MAXIMUM FIBRE

CHANNEL SPEED

PROTOCOL

SUPPORT

ED-DCX-B 512 8 Gbps FCP, FCIP, FICON, FCoE

ED-DCX-4S-B 256 8 Gbps FCP, FCIP, FICON, FCoE

ED-DCX8510B 512 16 Gbps FCP, FCIP, FICON, FCoE

ED-DCX8510-4B 192 16 Gbps FCP, FCIP, FICON, FCoE

MDS-9506-V2 192 8 Gbps, FCP, FCIP, FICON, FCoE

MDS-9513 528 8 Gbps FCP, FCIP, FICON, FCoE

MDS 9710 384 16 Gbps FCP

Extensive connectivity options Connectrix extends EMC VMAX® and EMC VNX® channel connections and delivers enterprise-class levels of availability and performance with a variety of features, including:

An optional long wavelength port extends Fibre Channel cable distance on some models to 30 kilometers (km). Third party CWDM optics and MUX devices can extend the distance to 80 km and DWDM can extend those distances beyond 100 km.

Inter-switch links (ISLs) connect up to 55 directors and/or switches to form “fabric” of any-to-any device connectivity.

SAN Management Connectrix B-Series EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition® for Connectrix B-Series Products provides unified fabric and device management across both Fibre Channel and Converged environments, including 16Gb switches and directors.

Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition, supports Fibre Channel SANs, FCoE,

IP switching and routing, including Ethernet fabrics—providing end–to–end visibility across different network types through a seamless and unified user experience.

Simplifies operations by providing unified network management of SAN, IP (including Ethernet fabric), and wireless environments

Reduces operating expenses by providing comprehensive operations support within a single framework

Simplifies data center automation through enhanced support for VCS fabric technology

Integrates seamlessly with industry-leading hypervisors and management solutions from Microsoft, VMware and EMC, maximizing the value of IT investments

Connectrix MDS Series Data Center Network Manager® optimizes the overall uptime and reliability of your data center infrastructure and helps improve business continuity. This advanced management product:

Automates provisioning of data center LAN and SAN elements

Proactively monitors the SAN and LAN, and detects performance degradation

Helps secure the data center network

Eases diagnosis and troubleshooting of data center outages

Simplifies operational management of virtualized data centers

Data Center Network Manager provides customers with:

Faster problem resolution

Intuitive domain views that provide a contextual dashboard of host, switch, and storage infrastructures

Real-time and historical performance and capacity management for SANs and LANs

Virtual-machine-aware path analytics and performance monitoring

Easy-to-use provisioning of Cisco NX-OS features with preconfigured, customized templates

Customized reports which can be scheduled at certain intervals

EMC E-LAB INTEROPERABILITY ASSURANCE EMC works with the most skilled partners in their respective industries to support every configuration we qualify—no disclaimers, no excuses. EMC E-Lab represents the world’s largest investment for end-to-end interoperability testing, with more than 30 million equipment combinations qualified. Whatever hardware or operating systems your Connectrix products are working with, we assure seamless integration.

EMC GLOBAL SERVICES DELIVERS RESULTS EMC Global Services enables customers and partners to transform IT, realize the agility and efficiency of a trusted cloud, and capitalize on the competitive advantage of Big Data. Over 15,000+ services experts worldwide, plus global network of partners, deliver the skills, knowledge, and experience organizations need to accelerate their cloud, Big Data, and trust initiatives and get the maximum value from their EMC technology investments—with an unending commitment to an exceptional total customer experience through service excellence.

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