Fujitsu BROCADE 300 User Manual
Brocade 300
8 Gb Fibre Channel switch
Up to 24 ports
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The Brocade® 300 is an 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel switch and provides the flexible building blocks customers need fo r high
performance easily manageable storage area networks in large or fast growing server and virtual server environments.
With a flexible architecture that supports 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbit/sec technology with 8, 16, or 24 ports, the Brocade 300
provides a highly available, lossless networking between application and data as well as between server and storage
networks.
Small SAN Affordability with Growth Capabilities
As the value and volume of business data continue to rise,
organizations need technology solutions that are easy to
implement and manage, and that can grow and change with
minimal disruption. The Brocade® 300 Switch provides small
to medium-sized enterprises with SAN connectivity that
simplifies their IT management infrastructures, improves
system performance, maximizes the value of virtual server
deployments, and reduces overall storage costs.
The 8 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel Brocade 300 provides a simple,
affordable, single-switch solution for both new and existing
SANs. To simplify deployment, the Brocade 300 features the
EZSwitchSetup wizard and other usability and configuration
enhancements, as well as the optional Brocade Access
Gateway mode of operation. Moreover, it provides state-of–
the-art performance and Ports On Demand scalability to
support SAN expansion and enable long-term investment
protection.
INCREASED EFFICIENCY TO MANAGE BUSINESS
GROWTH
The Brocade 300 significantly increases performance and
functionality for SANs at an entry-level price. Based on sixthgeneration Brocade technology, the Brocade 300 combines
auto-sensing 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbit/sec throughput with features
that greatly enhance fabric operation. The evolutionary design
provides these capabilities while consuming less than 2.5
watts of power per port for exceptional power and cooling
efficiency.
As a result, organizations can enjoy the advantages of lowcost device connectivity and powerful capabilities that make
SAN technology highly accessible and affordable. In addition,
hot code load and activation helps maximize application
uptime with faster system software upgrades and
maintenance to reduce the dependency on scheduled
outages.
PAY-AS-YOU-GROW SCALABILITY
The Brocade 300 integrates innovative hardware and
software features that make it easy to deploy, manage, and
integrate into a wide range of IT environments. With powerful
yet flexible capabilities—such as Ports On Demand scalability
from 8 to 16 or 24 ports in 8-port increments—the Brocade
300 enables organizations to start small and grow their
storage networks in a non-disruptive manner. In addition,
organizations can initially deploy 4 Gbit/sec SFPs and
upgrade to 8 Gbit/sec SFPs when necessary.
BROCADE ACCESS GATEWAY MODE
The Brocade 300 Fibre Channel switch supports Access
Gateway mode which reduces traditional heterogeneous
switch-to-switch interoperability challenges, utilising N_Port ID
Virtualization (NPIV) standards to present Fibre Channel
server connections as logical devices to SAN fabrics.
Attaching through NPIV-enabled switches and directors, the
Brocade 300 in Access Gateway mode can connect to
Brocade, McDATA, Cisco, or other SAN fabrics.
Issue June 2009
Main features Benefits
Flexible ports on demand “Pay-as-you-grow” scalability
The delivered 8 ports can easily upgrade to 16 or 24 by
activating the port license
Data Sheet ⏐ Issue: June 2009 ⏐ Brocade 300 Switch Seite 2 / 3
TECHNICAL DETAILS
BROCADE 300
Systems Architecture
Fibre Channel ports
Scalability
Certified maximum
Performance
ISL Trunking
Aggregate bandwidth
Fabric latency
Maximum frame size
Classes of service
Port types
Data traffic types
Media types
Fabric services
24 ports, universal (E, F, and FL)
Full fabric architecture with 239 switches maximum
56 switches, 7 hops; larger fabrics may be certified as required
1,2,4 and 8 Gbit/s line speed full duplex and auto-sensing of 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbit/sec port speeds;
optionally programmable to fixed port speed; speed matching between 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbit/sec ports
Up to eight 8 Gbit/sec ports per ISL trunk; up to 68 Gbit/sec per ISL trunk
408 Gbit/sec end to end
~700 nanoseconds, cut-through routing at 8 Gbit/sec
2112-byte payload
Class 2, Class 3, Class F
(inter-switch frames)
FL_Port, F_Port, E_Port, M-Port
(Mirror Port); self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port)
Fabric switches supporting unicast and broadcast
4Gbit/s: Hot-plug, Brocade Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP), LCAnschluss;
Short-Wavelength Laser (SWL) up to 500 Meter;
Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL) up to 10 km;
Extended Long-Wavelength Laser (ELWL) up to 30 km;
Distance depends on fibre channel cable and port speed
8GBit/s: Hot-plug, Brocade Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP),
LC-Connection
Short-Wavelength Laser (SWL) up to 100 Meter;
Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL) up to 10 km;
Extended Long-Wavelength Laser (ELWL) up to 25 km
Simple Name Server, Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Brocade Advanced Zoning, and
Brocade Web Tools; optional fabric services include the Brocade FCIP Tunneling Service,
Advanced ISL Trunking and Adaptive Networking
Management
Management software
supported
Management access
Diagnostics
Mechanicals
Enclosure
Size
System weight
Environmentals
Temperature
Humidity
Altitude
SSH,Telnet; HTTPS/SSL,RADIUS; SNMP v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB); Web Tools; Fabric
Manager; EFCM Standard/Enterprise 9.x
third-party applications utilizing the Brocade SMI Agent
10/100 Ethernet port (RJ-45);
serial port (RJ-45); USB Port;
In-band through Management Server
POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics
Non-port side to port side (port side exhaust); back-to-front airflow; power from rear; 1.0U, 19-in. EIAcompliant
Width: 42.88 cm
Height: 4.29 cm
Depth: 30.66 cm
4.2 kg - no SFP
Operating: 0°C to 40°C
Non-operating: -25°C to 70°C
Operating:
10% to 85% non-condensing at 40°C
Non-operating:
10% to 95%, non-condensing at 70° C
Operating: up to 3000 meters
Storage: up to 12 km
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