Brocade Communications Systems 5000 Switch User Manual


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Brocade 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec devices and
provides native E_Port interoperability for
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5000 is also backed by FOS and M-EOS
engineering, test, and support expertise to
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power dissipation as well as consolidated
power and fan assemblies to improve
environmental performance and reduce
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help make the Brocade 5000 a cost-
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environments, including the edge
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INDUSTRY-LEADING PERFORMANCE
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the Brocade 5000 provides best-in-class
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as many as 32 ports concurrently active
at 4 Gbit/sec full duplex to provide an
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supply up to 32 Gbit/sec of data throughput
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congestion and increasing bandwidth,
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prioritization and anti-starvation
capabilities at the port level to avoid
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• Exchange-based Dynamic Path Selection
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and load balancing by automatically
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effective load balancing in certain
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
ENTERPRISE-CLASS AVAILABILITY
FOR BUSINESS CONTINUANCE
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foundation for disaster recovery and
business continuance by employing
enterprise-class availability features
such as hot-swappable, redundant,
and integrated fan and power supply
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and activation helps maximize application
uptime with faster system upgrades and
maintenance to reduce the dependency
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wide range of diagnostic and monitoring
functions, these capabilities help provide
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operations, the Brocade 5000 enables
industry-leading distances between servers
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up to 500 kilometers at 1 Gbit/sec and
125 kilometers at 4 Gbit/sec facilitates
the deployment of high-performance,
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HIGH SCALABILITY WITH
PORTS ON DEMAND
Delivering up to 32 ports in a 1U form
factor, the Brocade 5000 combines cost-
effectiveness with highly scalable Ports on
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16 ports enabled, and organizations can
easily expand to 24 or 32 ports by activating
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modular “pay-as-you-grow” approach to
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SUPERIOR ROI AND
INVESTMENT PROTECTION
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availability, interoperability, and scalability
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switches while simplifying maintenance and
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manage the Brocade 5000 with existing
management applications such as Brocade
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