Brocade Communications Systems 7500E User Manual

DATA SHEET

BROCADE
7500E
EXTENSION
SWITCH

DATA CENTER

HIGHLIGHTS

• Provides a simple, cost-effective Fibre
Channel over IP (FCIP) storage and SAN
extension solution for smaller enterprises,

remote ofces, and service providers

• Optimizes performance and resource
utilization with Fast Write acceleration,
storage-optimized protocol enhancements,
and data compression

• Provides remote SAN connectivity
while isolating IP WAN networks and
SAN fabrics for increased resiliency
and availability

• Provides high-availability features,
including redundant power and cooling

• Simplies deployment and management

with easy-to-use Web-based tools for local
and remote management

• Features a software license upgrade to
activate additional ports and capabilities

• Protects investments through
interoperability with existing Brocade
switches and routers

Enabling Lower-Cost
Global Data Mobility

Due to increased business and regulatory
requirements, organizations of all sizes
regularly need to move, share, and protect

their data—but they often face signicant

challenges in doing so. For instance, smaller
organizations might lack the dedicated
resources, skills, or budgets for high-end
data protection systems and business
continuity. Larger enterprises might need
to connect multiple remote sites in a robust
manner, yet have limited budget to do so.
And IP network service providers might
need a proven remote connectivity solution
that interoperates with existing Storage Area
Network (SAN) infrastructures and is simple
to deploy and manage.

The Brocade
leveraging leading-edge Brocade 7500
technology, provides the performance,

®

7500E Extension Switch,

ease of use, and cost-effectiveness
required to meet these and other business
requirements. The Brocade 7500E combines
Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) capabilities with
fabric isolation for point-to-point connectivity
of remote SAN fabrics or Fibre Channel
storage over IP Wide Area Networks (WANs)
without merging fabrics.

By avoiding fabric merges, the Brocade
7500E provides WAN link and remote SAN
fault isolation to increase availability for
mission-critical applications and to minimize
the impact of network failures. As a result, it
is ideal for supporting strategic initiatives for
disaster recovery, business continuity, and
data migration.

Brocade

7500E

Brocade

7500E

Fibre Channel

Gigabit Ethernet IP

Primary

Disk Array

Secondary

Disk Array

FCIP

Tunnels

WAN

Figure 1.

Connecting directly to remote Fibre
Channel storage, the Brocade 7500E
reduces the cost of business continuity
and remote data migration.

A bundled package, the Brocade 7500E
includes two 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel ports
and two 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports; redundant
power supplies and fans; and advanced
functionality to optimize storage application
performance and resiliency across extended

distances. An easy-to-use GUI simplies

deployment and management, reducing
administrative time and costs.

The Brocade 7500E is interoperable with
existing Fibre Channel and IP storage
and network assets, and it provides a
transparent upgrade path to additional
ports and advanced functionality—making
it a reliable entry-level or remote site FCIP
solution with proven investment protection.

PERFORMANCE-OPTIMIZED
SAN EXTENSION

To deliver high performance, resiliency,
and resource optimization, the Brocade
7500E provides the following advanced
SAN extension capabilities and features:

• Write acceleration (Fast Write for FCIP)

capabilities to signicantly improve

application response time over distance

• Hardware-based compression to optimize
bandwidth utilization and reduce costs

• Storage-optimized TCP for unprecedented
network resiliency, even when using sub­optimal WAN links

• Remote SAN connectivity without merging
fabrics—providing a more secure and
reliable distance-connectivity solution

As a result, the Brocade 7500E helps
provide a high-performance point-to-point
remote data replication solution over any
distance, improving global data mobility for

greater operating efciency.

SIMPLIFIED DEPLOYMENT
AND ADMINISTRATION

To help organizations quickly and effectively
deploy and manage new remote data
replication solutions, the Brocade 7500E
includes everything needed for SAN extension,
including Fast Write and compression
capabilities. In addition, intuitive Web-based
management tools streamline deployment
and reduce administration time.

Because the Brocade 7500E leverages
the standard Brocade Fabric OS
and Brocade management tools, it provides
a consistent, centralized management
platform that minimizes training and

deployment time while signicantly reducing

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(FOS)

overall costs. And with qualications by all

Brocade

7500E

Brocade

7500E

Remote Site

Remote Site

Brocade 48000

with FR4-18i blade

Fibre Channel

Gigabit Ethernet IP

Primary Data Center

SAN

FCIP

Tunnels

WAN

leading storage vendors, the Brocade 7500E
provides a proven, interoperable solution.

COMPLETE INVESTMENT PROTECTION

As organizations evolve, they often face
investment protection challenges. To protect
storage and networking investments, the
Brocade 7500E is interoperable with
existing Fibre Channel SAN and IP
environments, including Brocade switch
and router platforms. Moreover, the
Brocade 7500E is upgradable to full
Brocade 7500 capabilities with a simple
software license upgrade for higher
scalability and advanced functionality.

This “pay-as-you-grow” strategy helps
organizations minimize upfront costs
and protect future investments as their
business needs change.

MAXIMIZING SAN INVESTMENTS

Brocade and its partners offer complete
solutions to meet a wide range of technology
and business requirements. These solutions
include education and training, support,
and services to help optimize technology
investments. For more information, contact
an authorized Brocade sales partner or visit
www.brocade.com.

Figure 2.

Interconnecting remote SAN fabrics to a
central data center, the Brocade 7500E
enables lower-cost remote data replication
for centralized backup.

DATA SHEET

BROCADE 7500E SPECIFICATIONS

System Architecture

Ports 4 ports: 2 Fibre Channel (E, F, FL, EX) ports

and 2 Gigabit Ethernet (VE, VEX) ports;
software license upgrade available to activate
14 additional Fibre Channel ports

Port speeds Fibre Channel: Auto-sensing of 1, 2, and

4 Gbit/sec port speeds

Ethernet: 1.25 Gbit/sec

WAN aggregate bandwidth 200 Mbit/sec aggregate throughput

(uncompressed, full duplex); compressed

throughput will be signicantly higher depending

on the compressibility of the data; software
license upgrade available for Gigabit Ethernet
line rate performance.

Fabric latency 30 microseconds (FCIP)

Maximum frame size 2112-byte payload for Fibre Channel, 2250-

byte payload for Gigabit Ethernet, 2048-byte
payload for Fibre Channel routed networks

Classes of service Class 2 and 3

Port types FL_Port, F_Port, EX_Port, and E_Port; self-

discovery based on switch type (U_Port);
Gigabit Ethernet for VE and VEX

Media types Hot-pluggable, industry-standard Small Form-

factor Pluggable (SFP), LC connector; Short­Wavelength Laser (SWL) up to 500 meters
(1640 feet); Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL) up
to 10 km (6.2 mi); Extended Long-Wavelength
Laser (ELWL) up to 80 km (49.6 mi); distance

depends on ber-optic cable and port speed,

CWDM SFPs (8 lambdas); RJ45 Copper SFP
for Gigabit Ethernet ports

Fabric services Simple Name Server, Registered State Change

Notication (RSCN); Brocade FC-FC Routing

Service, Brocade Advanced Zoning, and
Brocade Web Tools; optional fabric services
include the Brocade FCIP Tunneling Service,
Brocade Accelerator for FICON, and Brocade
Advanced ISL Trunking

FIPS certication FIPS 140-2 Level 2-compliant package available

Management

Supported management
software

Management access 10, 100 Mbit/sec Ethernet (RJ-45), serial port

Diagnostics POST and embedded online/ofine diagnostics

Telnet; SSH; RADIUS; SNMP (FE MIB, FC
Management MIB); Web Tools; Fabric
Manager; third-party applications utilizing the
Brocade SMI Agent

Mechanicals

Enclosure Non-cable-side to cable-side airow; power

from cable side; 1U, 19-in. EIA rack-compliant

Size Width: 42.87 cm (16.88 in)

Height: 4.30 cm (1.69 in)

Depth: 64.56 cm (25.40 in)

System weight 13.7 kg (30.2 lb) with two power supplies,

no SFPs

Environmentals

Temperature Operating: 10°C to 40°C;

Non-operating: –25°C to 70°C

Humidity Operating: 20 to 85%, non-condensing

Non-operating: 20 to 85%, non-condensing

Altitude 3 km

Shock Operating: 105 G, 2.5 ms, half-sine

Non-operating: 40 G, 13 ms, trapezoidal

Vibration Operating: 0.5 G (5–500–5Hz)

Non-operating: 2.0 G (5–500–5Hz)

Heat dissipation 410 BTU per hour

CO2 emissions 846 kg per year

Power

AC input Nominal 1.0 A at 100–120 VAC;

0.5 A at 200–240 VAC

Frequency 47 to 63 Hz

For information about supported SAN standards, visit
www.brocade.com/sanstandards

For information about switch and device interoperability, visit
www.brocade.com/interoperability

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