Enable rapid switch deployment with minimal set-up
Prove easy installation and manageability
Offer future readiness for 8 Gbps capable servers and storage devices
Hot swappable SFPs
Provides fast and easy replacement of optical transceivers with no tools required
Support for both short wave and long wave optical transceivers
Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking
Support for up to 8-port ISLs provides total bandwidth of 128 Gbps
Helps eliminate packet rerouting and possible application failure due to link failure
Advanced Zoning
Hardware-enforced zoning helps protect against non-secure, unauthorized and unauthenticated network and management access and World Wide Name spoofing
N_Port ID Virtualization
Allows each host image behind the same physical Host Bus Adapter (HBS) to connect to an F_Port using a unique N_Port ID to help maximize port usage in a virtualized server environment
EZSwitchSetup and Web Tools
Quickly guides novice users through setup
Helps simplify administration and configuration
Hot firmware activation
Designed to:
Significantly reduce firmware installation time
Enable fast firmware upgrades
Help elimination disruption to existing fabric
Help reduce administrative overhead
Integrated power supply/fan modules
Reduced power, cooling and weight
Fewer FRUs reduces service complexity
Redundant power and cooling
Helps avoid outages to maximize fabric availability
Upgradeable architecture for scalable SAN fabrics
Optional features enable upgrades to support more complex fabrics
Modular upgrades enable a “pay as you grow” approach to adding features when needed
Backward compatibility with IBM SAN b-type and m-type fabrics
Helps provide investment protection for existing fabrics
Allows inter-operation with other SAN products manufactured by Brocade®
Supports Native Interoperability with m-type products manufactured by McDATA (running current firmware)
