Brocade 5000 Fibre Channel Switch

Brocade 5000 Fibre Channel SwitchBrocade 5000 Fibre Channel Switch The Brocade 5000 Fibre Channel switch combines up to 32 ports of industry leading 4 Gbit sec performance with high availability and Ports on Demand to support mission critical SANs. With a flexible architecture that supports auto sensing 1, 2, and 4 Gbit sec technology with 16, 24, or 32 ports in a 1U package, the 5000 provides excellent value at an affordable price point. As a result, even small organizations can

Brocade 5000 Fibre Channel Switch

The Brocade^® 5000 Fibre Channel switch combines up to 32 ports of industry-leading 4 Gbit/sec performance with high availability and Ports on Demand to support mission-critical SANs.

With a flexible architecture that supports auto-sensing 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec technology with 16, 24, or 32 ports in a 1U package, the 5000 provides excellent value at an affordable price point. As a result, even small organizations can achieve the levels of performance and availability typically associated with much larger enterprises.

Highlights

Brocade 5000 - 32 Port 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel Switches for Midrange and Enterprise SANs

Fast, Reliable 4 Gbit/sec Performance

• Up to 256 Gbit/sec of aggregated throughput


• Up to 32 ports capable of 4 Gbit/sec full-duplex performance at distances up to 100 km (500 km at 1 Gbit/sec)


• Up to 32 Gbit/sec throughput with Brocade ISL Trunking


• Exchange-based Dynamic Path Selection for load balancing between trunk groups

Affordable Scalability

• Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) traffic rerouting


• Non-disruptive software upgrades (hot code load and activation)


• Redundant, hot-swappable components, fans, and power supplies

Simplified Deployment and Management

• Hardware-enforced zoning by World Wide Name (WWN)


• Brocade WEB TOOLS utilization over a secure browser using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol

Excellent Value for a Variety of SAN Environments

• Full forward and backward compatibility for changing SAN environments


• Integration with heterogeneous environments: Windows, Windows NT, UNIX, AIX, Linux, and Solaris

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