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Brocade M6505 16 Gbps 

Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module
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Contents

About This Document

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix

Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Other industry resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Product support documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Chapter 1 Brocade M6505 Product Overview

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

SAN I/O Module overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Operating system support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hardware features and functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Optional features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Ports on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

ISL trunking groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Access Gateway and Native Fabric modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Access Gateway mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Native Fabric mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Optional Brocade licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Hardware description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

SAN I/O Module front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

SAN I/O Module side view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

SFP+ transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Chapter 2 Installing the SAN I/O Module

Unpacking the SAN I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Items included with the SAN I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

System reliability guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Handling static-sensitive devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Preparing the Blade Server Enclosure for the SAN I/O Module. . . .12

Inserting the SAN I/O Module in the Blade Server Enclosure . . . . .13

Handling SFP+ transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Inserting an SFP+ transceiver in the SAN I/O Module port . . . . . . . 15

Cabling guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Data transmission ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter 3 Configuring the SAN I/O Module

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Items required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Modifying the SAN I/O Module IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Using the CMC GUI to set the IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Using the CMC CLI to set the IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Using the SAN I/O Module CLI to set the IP address. . . . . . . . .22

Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the Ethernet network . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting to the SAN I/O Module using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connecting the SAN I/O Module to the fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Chapter 4 Operating the SAN I/O Module

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Activating Ports on Demand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Activating ports with a POD license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Changing from Access Gateway mode to Native Fabric mode. . . . . 31

Disabling Access Gateway mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Changing from Native Fabric mode to Access Gateway mode. . . . .33

Access Gateway mode default port mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Accessing the SAN I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Interpreting POST results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Interpreting SAN I/O Module LED activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Power-on self-test LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Normal-operation LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Removing and replacing SAN I/O Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Removing and replacing SFP+ transceivers and cables . . . . . . . . .39

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Switch management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Viewing the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Upgrading or downgrading firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Changing the default account password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Changing the default account password at login . . . . . . . . . . .42

Backing up the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Locating the serial number information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Appendix A SAN I/O Module Specifications

In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Processor and memory specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Weight and physical dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Electrical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Architectural specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Supported HBAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Fibre Channel standards compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

FCC warning (US only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

BSMI statement (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

KC statement (Republic of Korea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

VCCI statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

CE statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Canadian requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Laser compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

RTC battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Regulatory compliance standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Environmental regulation compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) Disclaimer . . . . . 50

China RoHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Index

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About This Document

In this chapter

•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

How this document is organized

This document is organized to help you find information that you want as quickly and easily as
possible. The document contains the following components:

• Chapter 1, “Brocade M6505 Product Overview,”describes the Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre

Channel SAN I/O Module and explains its basic concepts and features. This chapter also
provides instructions for unpacking the SAN I/O Module from its shipping container, references
to the appropriate publication for installing the SAN I/O Module into the Dell M1000e Blade
Server Enclosure, and Fibre Channel port cabling guidelines.

• Chapter 2, “Installing the SAN I/O Module,” describes the procedures needed to unpack and

install the Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module for the Dell M1000e Blade
Server Enclosure.

• Chapter 3, “Configuring the SAN I/O Module,” describes how to change the IP address of the

Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module, connect the module to the Ethernet
network and fabric, and connect to the Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O
Module using Web Tools.

• Chapter 4, “Operating the SAN I/O Module,” is a reference for understanding the power-on

diagnostics and LEDs supporting the Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module.
Also provided are details for operating and replacing the Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre
Channel SAN I/O Module, removing and replacing SFP+ transceivers and cables, changing
between Access Gateway mode and Native Fabric mode, activating Ports on Demand (POD),
backing up the system, maintaining firmware, changing passwords, locating serial number
information, and viewing configurations.

• Appendix A, “SAN I/O Module Specifications,” provides product specifications and regulatory

compliance information.

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Document conventions

This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.

Text formatting

The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:

bold text Identifies command names

italic text Provides emphasis

code text Identifies CLI output

For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is all lowercase.

Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI

Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles

Identifies command syntax examples

Command syntax conventions

Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:

command Commands are printed in bold.

--option, option Command options are printed in bold.

-argument, arg Arguments.

[ ] Optional elements appear in brackets.

variable Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined

enclosed in angled brackets < >.

...

value Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example,

| Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example:

Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”

--show WWN

--show -mode egress | ingress

or

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Notes, cautions, and warnings

NOTE

ATTENTION

CAUTION

DANGER

The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.

A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a
reference to related information.

An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.

A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.

A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.

Key terms

For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the technical glossaries on MyBrocade.
See

“Brocade resources” on page x for instructions on accessing MyBrocade.

For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary at:

http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary

Notice to the reader

This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These
trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations.

These references are made for informational purposes only.

Corporation Referenced trademarks and products

Cisco Systems Cisco

Dell, Inc. PowerEdge

Microsoft Corporation Windows, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows XP

Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

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Corporation Referenced trademarks and products

The Open Group UNIX

VMware SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

XenServer XEN 6.0

Additional information

This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find
helpful.

Brocade resources

To get up-to-the-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com to register at no cost for a user ID
and password.

White papers, online demonstrations, and data sheets are available through the Brocade web site
at:

http://www.brocade.com/products-solutions/products/index.page

For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade web site:

http://www.brocade.com

Release notes are available on the Brocade Connect Web site and are also bundled with the
Fabric

OS firmware.

Other industry resources

For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 web site. This web site
provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre
Channel, storage management, as well as other applications:

http://www.t11.org

For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association web
site:

http://www.fibrechannel.org

Product support documents

The following documentation is available from Dell.

• Dell PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure Owner’s Manual

• Dell Chassis Management Controller Firmware Version 4.x User Guide

The following support documentation is provided on the Brocade web site.

• Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide

• Fabric OS Command Reference

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• Fabric OS MIB Reference

NOTE

• Fabric OS Message Reference

• Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide

• SAN TECH NOTE - Preparing to Install the Brocade Access Gateway

• Web Tools Administrator’s Guide

• Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide

• Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module QuickStart Guide

• Release notes for the Fabric OS version running on the SAN I/O Module

• Release notes specific to the SAN I/O Module

Refer to the latest documentation version for the most up-to-date product information.

Getting technical help

Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including
product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available:

1. General Information

• Dell service tag (listed by the CMC)

• Switch model

• Switch operating system version

• Software name and software version, if applicable

• Error numbers and messages received

• supportSave command output

• Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately

following the problem, and specific questions

• Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results

• Serial console and Telnet session logs

• Syslog message logs

2. Switch serial number

The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label,
for example:

FT00X0054E9

FT00X0054E9

3. World Wide Name (WWN).

Use the wwn or switchShow commands to display the WWN.

4. Software licenses. Use the licenseIdShow command to display the list of licenses and
corresponding license IDs available on the unit.

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Document feedback

Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and
completeness of this document. However, if you find an error or an omission, or you think that a
topic needs further development, we want to hear from you. Forward your feedback to:

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Provide the title and version number of the document, and as much detail as possible about your
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Chapter

NOTE

Brocade M6505 Product Overview

In this chapter

•SAN I/O Module overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

•Operating system support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

•Hardware features and functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

•Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

•Ports on Demand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

•ISL trunking groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

•Access Gateway and Native Fabric modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

•Optional Brocade licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

•Hardware description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

•SFP+ transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1

SAN I/O Module overview

The Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module is a nonblocking, embedded switch
with up to 8 external-facing Fibre Channel ports and up to 16 internal-facing Fibre Channel ports
that is custom built for the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade Server Enclosure. Although the product
may ship with a specific number of ports enabled, it can be upgraded to 24
on Demand (POD) license.

The Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module is also referred to as the SAN I/O
Module throughout this document.

The eight external ports of the Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module support
hot-pluggable Small Form Factor Pluggable plus (SFP+) optical transceivers. Only Brocade-branded
optical transceivers are supported.

Each external port is independently capable of supporting speeds of 16, 8, and 4 Gbps using
auto-sensing. Internal ports support speeds of 16 and 8 Gbps. The switch module operates in
either Brocade Access Gateway (AG) or Native Fabric (full-fabric switch) mode. The default mode is
AG, which utilizes NPIV for direct connectivity to Brocade, Cisco and/or McData SANs.

ports through a Ports

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Operating system support

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Operating system support

Brocade Fabric OS has no specific host operating system (OS) dependencies. The Fabric OS in the
switches allows for any Fibre Channel-compliant device to attach to switches as long as it conforms
to the standards for device login, name service, and related Fibre Channel features.

The operating systems listed in Table 1 are for the host machine running Brocade management
applications outside the Fabric OS, such as Brocade Network Advisor (BNA). For the latest
information on operating system support for these applications, refer to the latest released
versions of BNA documentation.

TABLE 1 Supported operating systems for management server

Operating system Description

Microsoft • Windows 2003 SP1, 64-bit (Standard, Enterprise and Web)

Linux

VMWare VMWare ESX 4.0 (U2)

XenServer XEN 6.0

• Windows 2008 64-bit (Standard, Enterprise and Web)

• Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V R2

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (EL) 5.5 32/64-bit (Standard and Advanced platform)

• SUSE Linux ES 11 (SP1 32/64-bit)

Hardware features and functionality

The SAN I/O Module ships in Access Gateway mode. It provides support for the following hardware
features and functionality:

• Twelve to 24 auto-negotiating Fibre Channel (FC) ports

• Diagnostic ports

• Up to eight small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) optical transceivers supporting speeds of

16

Gbps, 8 Gbps and 4 Gbps

• System LEDs noting system power, switch status, and management health status

• One RJ-45 connector for serial console management

• Hot pluggable—Up to 4 hot-pluggable SAN I/O Modules per Dell M1000e Blade Server

Enclosure chassis

• Runtime elements that include health monitoring, uptime, memory information, CPU usage,

user information, power, and licenses

• Two internal 100 Mbps full-duplex Ethernet ports to connect to the redundant Dell M1000e

Chassis Management Controllers (CMCs)

• One serial console port on the front panel.

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Software features

The Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module supports the following software
features. For updates to the supported feature set, refer to the Brocade Fabric OS Administrator’s
Guide and product release notes for additional information.

• Access Gateway (AG) mode and Native Fabric mode. (Refer to “Access Gateway and Native

Fabric modes” on page 5.)

The SAN I/O Module ships in Access Gateway mode, but it can support the standard Native
Fabric (Switch) mode. For detailed information about AG, refer to the Brocade Access Gateway
Administrator’s Guide.

• Brocade Fabric OS (FOS), which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and

enables a wide range of value-added applications, such as Brocade Advanced Web Tools and
Brocade Advanced Fabric Services (on certain models)

• Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) offering the flexibility to scale from 12 ports on the

Base

• Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking (licensable), which allows up to eight ports (at 16, 8, or 4 Gbps

speeds) to combine to form a single, logical ISL with a speed of up to 128 Gbps (each
direction, full duplex) for optimal bandwidth utilization, automatic path failover, and load
balancing.

• Enhanced Group Management, which enables the SAN I/O Module to be managed as a group

• Detection and resolution of duplicate WWNs

• Dell DMC, iDRAC, and CMC management

• Dual and redundant firmware images

• Service levels Class 2, Class 3, and Class F (inter-switch frames)

• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for managing user-permission levels

• Advanced zoning, which enables you to partition your storage area network (SAN) into logical

groups of devices that can access each other

• Zoning enhancements that allow a switch with the default zone “no access” to merge with a

fabric

• Buffer credit loss detection and automatic recovery on 16 Gbps ISLs

• Importing and exporting of configuration information, including port speeds and zoning

information

• Port mirroring to monitor ingress or egress traffic from any port within the switch

• SNMP v1, v2c, and v3. (SNMP traps log errors and alarms; logs can be exported)

• TACACS+ and RADIUS remote authentication for switch management access

• IPv4 support

• AG enhancements, such as detection of unreliable N_Port links, RADIUS and LDAP support,

Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) capability, and F_Port static mapping

• Forward error correction (FEC), which provides method error control during data transmission

by sending redundant data to ensure error-free transmission on a specified port or port range
(enabled by default)

• IP address filtering for management access by way of Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH v2, and

SNMP

model up to 24 ports

Software features

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• SNMP/MIB monitoring functionality contained within the Ethernet Control MIB-II

(RFC1213-MIB)

• NTP client support (NTP V3)

• FTP support for firmware upgrades

• End-to-end optics and link validation

• Registered State Change Notification (RSCN), which notifies a device of a change within the

fabric

• Switch banner support

• Syslog remote logging capabilities

• RASlogs to indicate invalid traffic isolation zones

• Four RMON groups: history, statistics, alarms, and events

Optional features

The following optional features are available, depending on whether the SAN I/O Module is
configured in Access Gateway mode or Native Fabric mode. For detailed information on any of
these features, refer to the Brocade Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide. You can also refer to

“Optional Brocade licenses” on page 6 for additional information.

• Ports on Demand (POD) licensing

• Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking

• Fabric Watch

• Advanced Performance Monitoring

• Adaptive Networking

Ports on Demand

Depending on the model, the SAN I/O Module ships with either 12 or 24 active ports.

With Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD), physical ports are licensed as they come online. In the
Base model port set, the first 12 ports reporting (on a first-come, first-served basis) on boot-up are
assigned licenses. In the Full and ENT model port sets, the first 24 ports reporting (on a first-come,
first-served basis) on boot-up are assigned licenses. These ports may be any combination of
external or internal Fibre Channel (FC) ports. After all licenses have been assigned, you can
manually move those licenses from one port to another.

Ports 17 and 18 are prereserved for external/SAN connectivity.

• Base model—Ships with 12 active ports. You can allocate an optional POD license to activate

the additional 12 ports.

• Full model—Ships with 24 active ports. No additional POD license is needed.

• ENT (Enterprise) model—Ships with 24 active ports. No additional POD license is needed.

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ISL trunking groups

NOTE

NOTE

If your SAN I/O Module has an optional Brocade ISL Trunking license, external ports can form
trunking groups of ISLs between adjacent switches. ISL Trunking optimizes the performance and
availability of SAN fabrics while simplifying ISL management.

All external ports (0, 17 through 23) can be formed into a single 8-port trunk, or any combination of
2- to 7-port trunk. For details about Brocade ISL Trunking, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator’s
Guide.

Only the external ports are available for trunking.

Access Gateway and Native Fabric modes

The SAN I/O Module can function in either Native Fabric mode or Brocade Access Gateway mode.
The SAN I/O Module is shipped in Access Gateway (AG) mode by default.

Access Gateway simplifies SAN deployment by using NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualization) technology.
AG

mode improves SAN I/O Module scalability, manageability, and interoperability. For more

information on Access Gateway, refer to the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide.

ISL trunking groups

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Access Gateway cannot be connected directly into a storage array unless one of the external ports
is connected to a SAN network.

Access Gateway mode

The SAN I/O Module provides support for the following when operating in AG mode:

• Up to 8 auto-sensing (4, 8, and 16 Gbps) Fibre Channel ports. These are universal and

self-configuring ports that are capable of becoming the following types:

- F_Port (fabric-enabled)

- N_Port (NPIV-enabled)

• Up to 16 internal backplane F_Ports. Each port can automatically negotiate its speed at either

16 Gbps or 8 Gbps to match the speed of attached devices

• Dynamic fabric provisioning that supports fabric-assigned WWNs

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Native Fabric mode

Native Fabric mode can be accessed by disabling the default AG mode. Once the SAN I/O Module is
in Native Fabric mode, it provides support for the following:

• Up to 8 external auto-sensing and auto-negotiating (4, 8, or 16 Gbps) Fibre Channel ports.

These universal and self-configuring ports are capable of becoming one of the following port
types:

- E_Port (expansion port)

- F_Port (fabric-enabled)

- U_Port (self-discovery based on switch type)

These external ports are capable of ISL trunking with appropriate licensing.

• Frame filtering that augments the hardware zoning capabilities of the Brocade ASIC, which

implements hardware zoning at the port level of the SAN I/O Module.

• Brocade ASIC expanded capabilities, including World Wide Name (WWN) and device-level

zoning.

• Hardware zoning implemented by firmware-accessible table per output port.

• Zoning enhancements that allow a switch with the default zone “no access” to merge with a

fabric.

• Buffer credit loss detection and automatic recovery on ISLs.

Optional Brocade licenses

Tab le 2 lists optional licenses that are available for use on the Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre

Channel SAN I/O Module.

TABLE 2 Optional supported features

License Description

Adaptive Networking A suite of tools and capabilities that optimize behavior in the SAN. Even

Advanced Performance Monitoring Enables more effective end-to-end SAN performance analysis to enhance

Fabric Watch Continuously monitors SAN fabrics for potential faults based on thresholds

ISL Trunking Optimizes the performance and availability of SAN fabrics while simplifying

Ports on Demand Allows you to obtain additional ports by way of license key upgrade.

under the worst congestion conditions, Adaptive Networking features can
maximize the fabric behavior and provide necessary bandwidth for
high-priority, mission-critical applications and connections.

performance tuning, increase productivity, optimize resource utilization,
and reduce costs.

set for a variety of SAN fabric elements and events, automatically alerting
administrators to potential problems before they become costly failures.

ISL management.

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Hardware description

This section describes the Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module as shipped
from the factory. For specifications, such as installed memory, weight and physical dimensions,
facility requirements, and architectural specifications, refer to

Specifications”.

SAN I/O Module front panel

All external ports and LEDs are accessible from the front panel of the Brocade M6505 16 Gbps
Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module. The front panel faces out when the SAN I/O Module is inserted in
the I/O

module bays B or C of the Dell M1000e Blade Server Enclosure. Each external port has a
dedicated LED that identifies port status and port diagnostics. For a complete description of the
locations and interpretations of the LEDs, refer to
page 35.

Figure 1 shows details of the front panel and includes the release lever. Pressing the release latch

to open the release lever enables you to insert and remove the SAN I/O Module in and out of the
Dell M1000e Blade Server Enclosure.

Hardware description

Appendix A, “SAN I/O Module

“Interpreting SAN I/O Module LED activity” on

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1 Ports with port status LEDs 4 Power status LED

2 RJ-45 console port 5 Server management status/indicator LED

3 SAN I/O Module status LED 6 SAN I/O Module release lever

FIGURE 1 Brocade M6505 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module front panel

For more information on SAN I/O Module front panel LEDs, refer to “Interpreting SAN I/O Module

LED activity” on page 35.

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SAN I/O Module side view

The SAN I/O Module connects to the I/O module bay of the Dell M1000e Blade Server Enclosure by
way of the backplane connectors. (Refer to
the release lever is closed securely.

Once the SAN I/O Module is securely seated, the backplane connectors become active, allowing
the SAN I/O Module to be configured in the Dell M1000e Blade Server Enclosure.

Figures 2.) The SAN I/O Module seats correctly when

1Release lever

2 Product labels

3 Backplane connectors

FIGURE 2 SAN I/O Module side view

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