Brocade 6505 FC SAN Switch 24 Ports 16Gbps Active

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 FC SAN Switches for Lenovo provide exceptional price/performance value by delivering market-leading 16 Gb Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology and combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality that supports highly virtualized environments to meet the demands of hyper-scale, private cloud storage.

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 FC SAN Switches for Lenovo (Machine Type 3873) provide exceptional price/performance value by delivering market-leading 16 Gb Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology and combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality that supports highly virtualized environments to meet the demands of hyper-scale, private cloud storage.

Designed to enable maximum flexibility and reliability, the Brocade 6505 and 6510 are compact 1U rack-mount switches that offer low-cost access to industry-leading Storage Area Network (SAN) technology while providing “pay-as-you-grow” scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage environment.

The Brocade 6505 offers up to 24 ports (12 ports licensed by default; the remaining 12 ports can be licensed by purchasing a 12-port software license pack), and the Brocade 6510 offers up to 48 ports (24 ports licensed by default; the remaining ports can be licensed in 12-port increments). Brocade FC SAN switch ports support 2/4/8/16 Gbps speeds to deliver easy integration into the existing SAN environments while realizing the benefits of Gen 5 Fibre Channel connectivity. The switches offer a rich set of standard software features with the options to expand their capabilities as needed.

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 feature the EZSwitchSetup wizard and can be configured in the Brocade Access Gateway mode of operation to simplify deployment. The switches provide full non-blocking performance with Ports On Demand scalability to support SAN expansion and enable long-term investment protection. The following figure shows the Brocade 6510.

Figure 1. Brocade 6510

Did you know?

Brocade is the market share leader in Fibre Channel networking and is deployed in 90% of the Fortune 1000 data centers.

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 offer dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or as an N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)-enabled Brocade Access Gateway that simplifies server connectivity.

Brocade Fabric Vision technology, an extension of Gen 5 Fibre Channel, provides unprecedented insight and visibility across the SAN with powerful built-in monitoring, management, and diagnostic tools.

With Brocade FC SAN Switch offerings that are available from Lenovo, Lenovo can be your trusted partner that offers “one stop shop” and single point of contact for delivery of leading edge technologies and innovations from Lenovo and other leading IT vendors. These offerings can satisfy the wide range of your end-to-end IT infrastructure needs, including handheld devices, notebooks, personal computers, servers, storage, networking, services, management software, and financing.

Key features

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 FC SAN switches offer the following features and benefits:

Provide exceptional price/performance value, combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality in a 24-port (Brocade 6505) or 48-port (Brocade 6510) switch
Deliver up to 24 ports (Brocade 6505) or 48 ports (Brocade 6510) of 16 Gbit/sec performance in an energy-efficient, optimized 1U form factor to support the most demanding server and cloud deployments.
Consume less than 3.3 watts (Brocade 6505) or 2.3 watts (Brocade 6510) of power per 16 Gbps port for exceptional power and cooling efficiency.
Simplify configuration and management with easy-to-use Brocade EZSwitch Setup.
Enable “pay-as-you-grow” scalability from single-switch fabric to full-fabric enterprise capabilities with Ports On Demand scalability from 12 or 24 to 24 or 48 ports in 12-port increments.
Optimize fabric behavior and ensure sufficient bandwidth for mission-critical applications with advanced traffic management capabilities and adaptive networking.
Offer dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or as an NPIV-enabled Brocade Access Gateway (requires 24 ports [Brocade 6505] or 48 ports [Brocade 6510] be licensed) that enhances fabric scalability and simplifies management.
Protect existing device investments with auto-sensing 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbit/sec capabilities and native operation with Brocade and Brocade M-Series fabrics.
Run Brocade Fabric OS, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and enables a wide range of value-added features.
Leverage Brocade Fabric Vision technology’s powerful monitoring, management, and diagnostic tools to simplify administration, increase uptime, and reduce costs.
Supply a rich set of standard features at no extra cost, including fabric services, advanced zoning, adaptive networking, full fabric and access gateway operations, and diagnostic tools.
Expand fabric capabilities with optional licensed functions, including trunking, advanced monitoring and alerting, long-distance fabrics, and FC-FC routing (Brocade 6510 only).
Compress and encrypt in-flight data on up to two ports for more efficient link utilization and higher security (Brocade 6510 only).
Virtualize physical FC SAN switches and fabrics into logical entities for better flexibility, utilization, management, and efficiency (Brocade 6510 only).
Maximize resiliency with non-disruptive software upgrades and redundant hot-swap power supplies.
Accelerate troubleshooting with built-in advanced diagnostics tools featuring Brocade ClearLink Diagnostics with D_Ports on 16 Gb FC optics and select adapters from QLogic and Emulex.

The following figure shows the Brocade 6505.

Figure 2. Brocade 6505

Components and connectors

The following figure shows the port-side view of the Brocade 6505.

Figure 3. Brocade 6505 port-side view

The following figure shows the port-side view of the Brocade 6510.

Figure 4. Brocade 6510 port-side view

The following figure shows the non-port side view of the Brocade 6505 and 6510.

Figure 5. Brocade 6505 and 6510 non-port-side view

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Component	Specification
Form factor	Standalone or 1U rack mount
Ports	Brocade 6505: Up to 24 SFP/SFP+ ports. 12 ports licensed by default; optional 12-port license pack. Brocade 6510: Up to 48 SFP/SFP+ ports. 24 ports licensed by default; up to two optional 12-port license packs.
Media types	8 Gb FC and 16 Gb SFP+ transceivers: short-wave (SW), long-wave (LW), extended long-wave (ELW).
Port speeds	2/4/8 Gbps auto-sensing, full-duplex (8 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers) 4/8/16 Gbps auto-sensing, full-duplex (16 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers)
FC port types	Full Fabric mode: FL_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port), E_Port, D_Port (ClearLink Diagnostic Port). Brocade Access Gateway mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port.
Data traffic types	Unicast (Class 2 and Class 3), multicast (Class 3 only), broadcast (Class 3 only).
Classes of service	Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames).
Standard software	Full Fabric mode, Access Gateway, Advanced Zoning, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Diagnostic Tools, Virtual Fabrics (Brocade 6510 only), In-flight Compression (Brocade 6510 only), In-flight Encryption (Brocade 6510 only).
Optional software	ISL Trunking, Fabric Vision, Extended Fabric, Integrated Routing (Brocade 6510 only).
Performance	Non-blocking architecture with wire-speed forwarding of traffic: 2.125 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex 4.25 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex 8.5 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex 14.025 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex Aggregated throughput Brocade 6505: 384 Gbps Brocade 6510: 768 Gbps Up to 0.7 microseconds local switching latency Forward error correction (FEC): Adds up to 0.4 microseconds between E_Ports Encryption/compression: Adds up to 5.5 microseconds per node
Scalability	Maximum number of switches in the fabric: 239 Maximum frame size: 2,112-byte payload Maximum number of frame buffers per switch: 8,192 Maximum number of ports per ISL trunk: 8 (Requires an optional license)
Cooling	Two fans built into each power supply; 2+2 cooling redundancy with two power supplies. Non-port to port side airflow.
Power supply	Up to two redundant hot-swap 150 W AC (100 – 240 V) power supplies (IEC 320-C14 connector).
Hot-swap parts	SFP/SFP+ transceivers, power supplies with fans.
Management ports	One 10/100 Mb Ethernet port (UTP, RJ-45); one RS-232 port (RJ-45); one USB port (for additional firmware/log/configuration files storage).
Management interfaces	EZSwitch Setup; Web-based GUI (Brocade Web Tools); CLI; SMI-S; SNMP. Optional Brocade Network Advisor (available from Brocade).
Security features	Secure Socket Layer (SSL); Secure Shell (SSH); Secure Copy (SCP); Secure FTP (SFTP); user level security, Role-based Access Control (RBAC); LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+ authentication; access control lists (ACLs); IP security (IPsec)
Hardware warranty	One-year customer-replaceable unit, parts-only warranty with 9×5 next business day terms. Optional warranty service upgrades are available through Lenovo: On-site coverage, 24×7 coverage, 2-hour or 4-hour response time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extensions, Remote Technical Support.
Software maintenance	One-year software support and subscription license is included. Optional 1-year and 2-year software support extension licenses are available through Lenovo.
Dimensions	Height: 43 mm (1.7 in.); width: 438 mm (17.2 in.); depth: 443 mm (17.4 in.)
Weight	Brocade 6505 (with one power supply, without SFPs): 7.8 kg (17.3 lb) Brocade 6510 (with two power supplies, without SFPs): 9.2 kg (20.2 lb)