HP StorageWorks Brocade, StorageWorks Brocade 4Gb SAN Specifications
The Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem delivers an easy to manage embedded Fibre Channel switch solution with
4 Gbps performance to HP BladeSystem c-Class customers deploying a small SAN or expanding their current SAN. The Brocade
4Gb SAN Switch hot-plugs into the back of the HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure, freeing up rack space. Server and switch
interconnects internal to the BladeSystem reduce cabling, SFPs and associated costs while increasing reliability. Shared power and
cooling resources further reduce costs and additional points of failure. Employing high speed technology for storage networking,
trunking between the SAN facing ports and external HP StorageWorks B-series switches provides a higher bandwidth solution.
External facing ports auto-sense lower bandwidth components for flexibility and investment protection. Previously, deployments using
Fibre Channel-based high speed storage networks connected servers to the network through ports on stand-alone switches external
to the BladeSystem. Now IT managers have the ability to consolidate multiple HP servers, Fibre Channel switches, and Ethernet
switches into a single platform for connectivity to the networked infrastructure at a lower cost than ever before. Multiple switches
coupled with dual-redundant server connections ensure a highly available solution. This integration of technology results in space
and cost savings due to a reduction of physical components, significant simplification of the SAN environment, outstanding
performance, and easier deployment.
Providing the best value and performance-enhancing features in a 12- or 24-port embedded SAN switch with the option to scale to
larger fabrics on a "pay-as-you-grow" basis, the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch enables increased productivity and substantial cost
savings. The new Access Gateway feature enables fabric interoperability, greater scalability and simplified management while the
Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) feature enables flexibility in switch port allocation without constraining server slot population.
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch
Brocade 4Gb SAN SwitchBrocade 4Gb SAN Switch
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch
Integrated design
Integrated designIntegrated design
Integrated design
The Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch hot-plugs into the back of the HP BladeSystem enclosure, freeing up
rack space. Server and switch interconnects internal to the BladeSystem reduce cabling, SFPs and
associated costs while improving reliability. Shared power and cooling resources reduce cost and
additional points of failure.
Integrated 4Gb Auto-
Integrated 4Gb Auto-Integrated 4Gb Auto-
Integrated 4Gb Autosensing SAN connectivity
sensing SAN connectivitysensing SAN connectivity
sensing SAN connectivity
Employs high speed technology for storage networking. External facing ports auto-sense lower
bandwidth components for flexibility and investment protection (4Gb, 2Gb or 1Gb).
Fabric interoperability and
Fabric interoperability andFabric interoperability and
Fabric interoperability and
scalability
scalabilityscalability
scalability
Employs N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), an ANSI T11 standard, to enable interoperability with any
supported SAN fabric and eliminate domain considerations for improving SAN scalability.
Redundant switches per
Redundant switches perRedundant switches per
Redundant switches per
enclosure
enclosureenclosure
enclosure
The HP BladeSystem c-Class accepts up to six Fibre Channel switches per enclosure. Multiple
switches coupled with redundant server connections ensure a highly available solution.
Broad range of
Broad range ofBroad range of
Broad range of
management tools
management toolsmanagement tools
management tools
Integrates with the HP Onboard Administrator for BladeSystem, HP Systems Insight Manager, and
HP Storage Essentials and leverages HP B-series SAN Switch management and monitoring tools. It
also provides interfaces for other SAN management applications, and is SMI compliant.
Available in three models
Available in three modelsAvailable in three models
Available in three models
for greater flexibility
for greater flexibilityfor greater flexibility
for greater flexibility
Available in 12-port Full Fabric, 24-port Full Fabric and 24-port Power Pack models. Choose the
features and management options the makes the best sense for your BladeSystem enclosure and
SAN needs.
Dynamic Ports on
Dynamic Ports onDynamic Ports on
Dynamic Ports on
Demand (DPOD)
Demand (DPOD)Demand (DPOD)
Demand (DPOD)
Automatically discovers 'online' ports and assigns an available license. Enables the flexibility to
connect server blades to switch ports without regard for the server slot populated - the associated
switch ports will be automatically activated as the server ports are deployed. Ports are activated on
a first-come, first-served basis for any combination of locations, including external ports. (DPOD is
applicable only to the 4/12 switch.)
QuickSpecs
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Scalable licensing
Scalable licensingScalable licensing
Scalable licensing
Supports instant non-disruptive scaling for the 12 port switch by provisioning 12 additional ports
via a license key upgrade. Enables 'pay as you grow' scalability for easy, scalable growth in highly
dynamic business environments.
Performance: non-
Performance: non-Performance: non-
Performance: nonblocking architecture
blocking architectureblocking architecture
blocking architecture
The non-blocking architecture includes connection speed support for all ports to provide a highperformance system with aggregate bandwidth of 192 Gbps (24 ports x 4 Gbps x 2 for full duplex)
Dynamic Path Selection
Dynamic Path SelectionDynamic Path Selection
Dynamic Path Selection
(DPS)
(DPS)(DPS)
(DPS)
Improves performance by dynamically routing data traffic across multiple links and trunk groups.
Support for long distances
Support for long distancesSupport for long distances
Support for long distances
Enables deployment of high-performance distance solutions of up to 166 km for disaster
recovery/business continuance or data center consolidation. Improves application uptime,
productivity, and investment protection.
SMI-s Conformance
SMI-s ConformanceSMI-s Conformance
SMI-s Conformance
Provides an SMI-s standards-based API that enables administrators and software developers to use
industry standard interfaces to integrate management for the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP cClass BladeSystem with other applications in their storage environments.
QuickSpecs
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Advanced Fabric Services
Advanced Fabric ServicesAdvanced Fabric Services
Advanced Fabric Services
Hardware Enforced Zoning (included)*
Dynamic Path Selection (included)*
WebTools (included)
Power Pack fabric services software bundle (optional)*
ISL Trunking
Fabric Watch
Extended Fabrics
Advanced Performance Monitoring
Secure Fabric OS (optional)*
* Not supported in Brocade Access Gateway mode.
Manageability
ManageabilityManageability
Manageability
WebTools (included with the switch)
Fabric Manager (optional host based fabric management)
Advanced Performance Monitoring (optional Power Pack upgrade)
HP Systems Insight Manager (included with HP BladeSystem)
HP Storage Essentials (optional)
API
SNMP
SMI
Interoperability
InteroperabilityInteroperability
Interoperability
Brocade Access Gateway, a feature enabled in Fabric OS v5.2.1b and later, enables Brocade blade
server SAN switches to interoperate with other SAN fabrics running supported firmware. While in Brocade
Access Gateway mode, the device must also be connected to an NPIV-enabled edge switch or director.
Supported edge environments are listed in the Brocade Fabric OS® release notes.
Software Components, Standard
Software Components, StandardSoftware Components, Standard
Software Components, Standard
Access Gateway*
Access Gateway*Access Gateway*
Access Gateway*
Included with Fabric OS v5.2.1b and later, Brocade Access Gateway Mode enables seamless
connectivity for Brocade blade server SAN switches to any SAN fabric, enhances scalability, and
simplifies manageability. Utilizing N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) standards, Brocade Access Gateway
eliminates switch/domain considerations.
* Brocade Access Gateway mode does not support many switch-related features, including the Power
Pack bundle. Please refer to the Fabric OS v5.2.1b Release Notes and Access Gateway Administrator's
Guide for details.
Frame Filtering
Frame FilteringFrame Filtering
Frame Filtering
A special B-Series ASIC-based capability that enables new applications and features. The switch has the
ability to "view" the first 64-bytes of the Fibre Channel frame. At this time, Frame Filtering enables
advanced capabilities such as Advanced Zoning and Advanced Performance Monitoring (optional).
Advanced Zoning
Advanced ZoningAdvanced Zoning
Advanced Zoning
Zoning (Port and Worldwide Name), as well as Access Control, are enforced by hardware within the
ASIC that provides the same simple administration previously enforced only with software. Hardware
enforcement enables the highest level of zoning enforcement without any impact to performance.
Administrators can organize a physical fabric into logical groups and prevent unauthorized access by
devices outside the Zone.
QuickSpecs
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WebTools
WebToolsWebTools
WebTools
Enables organizations to monitor and manage single Fibre Channel switches and monitor small SAN
fabrics. Tasks can be performed through a Java-capable Web browser from a standard laptop, desktop
PC or workstation from any location within the enterprise.
Dynamic Path Selection
Dynamic Path SelectionDynamic Path Selection
Dynamic Path Selection
Improves performance by dynamically routing data traffic across multiple links and trunk groups.
Software Components, Optional
Software Components, OptionalSoftware Components, Optional
Software Components, Optional
Power Pack Software
Power Pack SoftwarePower Pack Software
Power Pack Software
Bundle
BundleBundle
Bundle
The Power Pack Software Bundle includes*:
ISL Trunking
Advanced Performance Monitoring
Extended Fabrics
Fabric Watch
* Not supported in Access Gateway mode
ISL Trunking
ISL TrunkingISL Trunking
ISL Trunking
For high performance enhanced Trunking, this optional license logically groups up to four E-ports to
provide a high bandwidth trunk between two Brocade or HP B-Series switches. Each switch needs its own
license. The fabric operating system views the trunk as a single, high bandwidth ISL resource (up to 16
Gb when routing connections between 4Gb capable switches). Each 24-port switch can have a total of
two 4-port Trunk groups for a total of up to 32 Gb throughput when routing connections between 4Gb
capable switches. Connections are load-balanced across the individual links, which comprise the logical
trunk group.
Fabric Watch
Fabric WatchFabric Watch
Fabric Watch
Fabric Watch enables each switch to monitor the health of the SAN for potential faults-and automatically
alert network managers to problems before they become failures. Fabric Watch tracks a variety of SAN
fabric elements, events, and counters. Monitoring fabric-wide events, ports, SFPs, and environmental
parameters permits early fault detection and isolation as well as performance measurement. Each switch
in the SAN needs its own Fabric Watch license.
Advanced Performance
Advanced PerformanceAdvanced Performance
Advanced Performance
Monitoring
MonitoringMonitoring
Monitoring
This enabling technology helps administrators monitor application data traffic from a SID (Source ID) to a
DID (Destination ID), so they can fine-tune and scale the fabric more efficiently. Plus, Advanced
Performance Monitoring includes the ability for early warning detection of hot spots within the fabric, a
powerful tool for maximizing SAN performance.
Extended Fabrics
Extended FabricsExtended Fabrics
Extended Fabrics
Extends the native Fibre-Channel traffic up to 166 km. Extended Fabrics increases the scalability all of
the scalability, reliability, and performance benefits of Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs)
beyond the native 10 km distance specified by the Fibre Channel standard.
QuickSpecs
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Secure Fabric OS – not
Secure Fabric OS – notSecure Fabric OS – not
Secure Fabric OS – not
included with Power Pack
included with Power Packincluded with Power Pack
included with Power Pack
Secure Fabric OS™ is available only on the B-Series platform and is the only solution that provides
protection for both management access and switch-to-switch authentication. This comprehensive security
solution for SAN fabrics provides policy-based security protection for more predictable change
management, assured configuration integrity and reduced risk of downtime. Secure Fabric OS protects
the network by using the strongest, enterprise-class security methods available, including digital
certificates and digital signatures, multiple levels of password protection, strong password encryption and
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-based authentication, and 128-bit encryption of the switch's private key
used for digital signatures. With its flexible design, Secure Fabric OS enables organizations to customize
SAN security to meet specific policy requirements. In addition, Secure Fabric OS works in conjunction
with Advanced Zoning to further secure access to the SAN, simplify storage management, and reduce
provisioning time.
Fabric Manager
Fabric ManagerFabric Manager
Fabric Manager
not included with Power
Pack
Fabric Manager is a host-based, highly scalable, Java-based application that manages up to 80 switches
across multiple fabrics in real time, helping SAN administrators with SAN configuration, monitoring,
dynamic provisioning, and daily management all from a single seat.
BladeSystem compatibility
BladeSystem compatibilityBladeSystem compatibility
BladeSystem compatibility
The Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem must be deployed with the c-Class BladeSystem infrastructure and is
compatible only with HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures.
Switch interoperability
Switch interoperabilitySwitch interoperability
Switch interoperability
HP StorageWorks B-Series
HP StorageWorks B-SeriesHP StorageWorks B-Series
HP StorageWorks B-Series
Switches, Directors, and
Switches, Directors, andSwitches, Directors, and
Switches, Directors, and
Routers
RoutersRouters
Routers
4Gb Switches and Directors
4Gb Switches and Directors4Gb Switches and Directors
4Gb Switches and Directors
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem
4/8 SAN Switch
4/16 SAN Switch
4/32 SAN Switch
4/64 SAN Switch
4/256 SAN Director
2Gb Switches and Directors
2Gb Switches and Directors2Gb Switches and Directors
2Gb Switches and Directors
MSA SAN Switch 2/8
SAN Switch 8
SAN Switch 16
SAN Switch 8-EL
SAN Switch 2/8V
SAN Switch 16-EL
SAN Switch 2/16N FF
SAN Switch 2/32
Core Switch 2/64
SAN Director 2/128
Multi-Protocol Routers and Gateways
Multi-Protocol Routers and GatewaysMulti-Protocol Routers and Gateways
Multi-Protocol Routers and Gateways
Multi-Protocol (MP) Router
400 Multi-Protocol Router
Multi-Protocol Router Blade
QuickSpecs
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