Dell Brocade M6505 Datasheet

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BROCADE
M6505
16 GBPS
FIBRE CHANNEL
SAN I/O MODULE
HIGHLIGHTS
•Provides exceptional price/performance
value,combiningexibility,simplicity,and
enterprise-classfunctionalityina24-port
switch for virtualized data centers and
private cloud architectures
•EasilyintegratesDellPowerEdgeM1000e
BladeEnclosuresintoanySANfabric
•SimpliesserverconnectivityandSAN
scalabilitybyofferingdualfunctionality
as either an NPIV-enabled Brocade
AccessGatewayorafull-fabricSANswitch
•Acceleratesdeploymentandtrouble-
shooting time with critical monitoring
and advanced diagnostic features
•Eliminates the space, power, and cooling
requirements of an external switch
•Enablesfast,easy,andcost-effective
scalingfrom12to24portsusingPorts
on Demand (PoD) capabilities
•Providesexibleproductconguration
options,fromentry-leveltoenterprise-
classSANfabricservicesfullypopulated
with 16 Gbps SFP+ optics
Simplifying SAN Storage for
the Dell PowerEdge M1000e
Blade Enclosure
To keep pace with growing business
demands, data centers are transitioning
tohighlyvirtualized,privatecloudstorage
environments. This approach enables
organizationstoconsolidateandsimplify
their IT resources, resulting in increased
businessagilityandlowercapitaland
operating expenses. But virtualization is
not without its challenges. Data centers
must keep up with the explosive data
growthanddynamicchangesdrivenby
virtualized workloads. Selecting the right
compute and storage infrastructure is
keytorealizingthefullbenetsofthese
cloud-based architectures.
The Dell PowerEdge M1000e Blade
Enclosure and Brocade
®
M6505 16 Gbps
Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module combine
next-generation blade server and Fibre
Channelswitchtechnologytosimplify
ITcomplexityandeliminatedatacenter
sprawl.TheBrocadeM6505simpliesSAN
connectivityanddeliverssubstantialcost-
savings,improvedreliability,andincreased
exibilitytoaddressevolvingstorage
requirements for enterprise data centers.
Asimplieddeploymentprocessanda
point-and-click user interface make the
Brocade M6505 both powerful and
easytouse.Moreover,theBrocadeM6505
offerslow-costaccesstoindustry-leading
StorageAreaNetwork(SAN)technology
whileproviding“pay-as-you-grow”
scalabilitytomeettheneedsof
an evolving storage environment.
The Brocade One
®
strategyhelps
simplifynetworkinginfrastructures
through innovative technologies and
solutions. The Brocade M6505 16
Gbps Fibre Channel SAN I/O Module
supportsthisstrategybydelivering
industry-leadingreliabilitywithina
exible,cost-effective,andeasy-to-use
integrated form factor.
SAN CONNECTIVITY SIMPLIFIED
Cableaggregationisasignicantbenet
ofbladesystems.Servershavetraditionally
connectedtoaSANonephysicalbox
at a time, resulting in higher costs and
increasedcomplexityasmoreswitches,
cables, and optics are added to the fabric.
The Brocade M6505 is an integrated Fibre
Channel switch for the Dell M1000e chassis
that provides Fibre Channel port and
cable aggregation. The integrated design
eliminates the space, cooling, and power
requirements of an external switch.
In addition, it consolidates I/O from all
of the blade servers in up to eight shared
switch ports.
TheBrocadeM6505canbedeployedasa
BrocadeAccessGatewayorasafull-fabric
switch,whichsimpliesfabrictopologies
andheterogeneousfabricconnectivity(the
defaultmodesettingisAccessGateway).
AccessGatewaymodeutilizesN_PortID
Virtualization (NPIV) switch standards to
presentphysicalandvirtualserversdirectly
to the core of SAN fabrics. This makes
AccessGatewaytransparenttotheSAN
fabric,greatlyreducingmanagementof
the network edge. The Brocade M6505 in
AccessGatewaymodecanconnectservers
to NPIV-enabled Brocade B-Series, Brocade
M-Series, and other SAN fabrics.
KeybenetsofAccessGatewaymode
include:
•Improvedscalabilityforlargeorrapidly
growing server and virtual server
environments
•Reduced management of the network
edge,sinceAccessGatewaydoesnot
haveadomainidentityandappears
transparent to the core fabric
•Support for heterogeneous SAN
congurationswithoutreduced
functionalityforserverconnectivity
INDUSTRY-LEADING TECHNOLOGY
THAT IS FLEXIBLE, SIMPLE, AND EASY
TO USE
TheBrocadeM6505deliversindustry-
leadingSANtechnologywithinaexible,
simple,andeasy-to-usesolution.The
basecongurationincludes12ports,with
upto24portsondemand.TheBrocade
M6505iseasytodeployandincludesthe
newDiagnosticPorts(D_Ports)featurefor
verifyingtheperformanceandhealthof
cables and optics.
D_Portsareanewporttypethatenables
administratorstoquicklyidentifyand
isolate optics and cable problems, reducing
fabricdeploymentanddiagnostictimes.
OrganizationsalsocanuseD_Portstorun
avarietyofteststhroughBrocadeNetwork
Advisor or Command Line Interface (CLI)
to test ports, Small Form-Factor Pluggables
(SFPs),andcablesforfaults,latency,
and distance.
A BUILDING BLOCK FOR
VIRTUALIZED, PRIVATE CLOUD
STORAGE
The Brocade M6505 provides a critical
buildingblockfortoday’shighlyvirtualized,
private cloud storage environments. It
simpliesservervirtualizationandVirtual
Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) management
while meeting the high-throughput demands
of Solid State Disks (SSDs). The Brocade
M6505alsosupportsmultitenancyincloud
environmentsthroughQualityofService
(QoS) and fabric-based zoning features.
The Brocade M6505 combines market-
leading throughput, making it ideal for
growingSANworkloads.The24ports
produceanaggregate384Gbpsfull-duplex
throughput; the eight external ports can be
trunkedfora128GbpsInter-SwitchLink
(ISL). Enterprise-class capabilities combined
with a low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
yield40percenthigherperformance
compared to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)
alternatives at a similar cost.
ENTERPRISE-CLASS FEATURES IN AN
INTEGRATED SWITCH
The Brocade M6505 features advanced
monitoring, diagnostics, RAS, and
redundancycapabilitiesinanentry-level
switchtomaximizeavailability,optimize
performance,andsimplifyadministration.
These enterprise-class features include:
•Critical diagnostic and monitoring
capabilitiestohelpensureearlyproblem
detectionandrecovery
•Non-intrusive and non-disruptive
monitoringoneveryporttoprovidea
comprehensive end-to-end view of the
entire fabric
•Forward Error Correction (FEC) to recover
from bit errors in ISLs, enhancing
transmissionreliabilityandperformance
•Additional buffers to overcome
performance degradation and congestion
due to buffer credit loss
•Real-timebandwidthconsumptionby
hosts/applicationsonISLstoeasily
identifyhotspotsandpotential
network congestion
ADVANCED FABRIC SERVICES FOR
ENTERPRISE DATA CENTERS
The Enterprise Performance Pack is optional
software that adds robust SAN fabric
services and value for 16 Gbps Brocade
fabrics. It is available bundled with the
Brocade M6505 or as a standalone option.
The software package includes:
•Brocade ISL Trunking: Combines
up to eight ISLs into a single, logical
128Gbpstrunktooptimizeperformance,
bandwidth,andavailability
•Brocade Adaptive Networking:Species
trafcowcontrolbetweenindividual
hosts and targets using QoS priorities to
improve overall SAN performance
•Brocade Advanced Performance
Monitoring: Provides end-to-end
performancevisibilityintothefabricfor
more effective design, planning, tuning,
and optimization
•Brocade Fabric Watch: Provides health
monitoringandproactivenoticationof
changesinthefabric,simplifyingthe
detection of failure and disruption
•Brocade Extended Fabrics: Extends Fibre
Channellinksbeyondtraditionaldistance
limitationstoover400kmforbusiness
continuitysolutions
MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS
Tohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,
Brocade and its partners offer complete
solutions that include professional services,
technical support, and education. For
more information, contact a Brocade sales
partner or visit www.brocade.com.
BROCADE M6505 SAN I/O MODULE PRODUCT CONFIGURATIONS
Enterprise 24-Port Mid-Level 24-Port Entry-Level 12-Port
Active ports 24 24 12(12-portupgrade)
Included optics Eight 16 Gbps SFP+ Four 16 Gbps SFP+ Two 16 Gbps SFP+
ISL Trunking Included Optional Optional
Adaptive Networking Included Optional Optional
Advanced Performance Monitoring Included Optional Optional
Fabric Watch Included Optional Optional
Extended Fabrics Included Optional Optional
BROCADE M6505 FOR M1000e-SERIES BLADE ENCLOSURES SPECIFICATIONS
System Architecture
Fibre Channel ports Switchmode:12-and24-portcongurations(12-portincrementthroughPortsonDemand[PoD]license);
universal (E, F, M, D) ports
BrocadeAccessGatewaydefaultportmapping:16F_Ports,8N_Ports
Scalability Fullfabricarchitecturewith239switchesmaximum
Certiedmaximum 6000activenodes;56switches,19hopsinBrocadeFabricOS
®
fabrics; 31 switches, three hops in Brocade
M-EOSfabrics;largerfabricscertiedasrequired
Interoperability Brocade3XXX,4XXX,5XXX,and6XXXswitches;BrocadeDCX
®
and Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones
AccessGatewaymodesupportsBrocade,McDATA,andCiscofabrics
Performance Auto-sensingof2,4,8,and16Gbpsportspeeds
Aggregate bandwidth 384Gbpsend-to-end,fullduplex
Fabriclatency Latencyforlocallyswitchedportsis700ns;ForwardErrorCorrection(FEC)adds400nsbetweenE_Ports
(enabledbydefault)
Maximum frame size 2112-bytepayload
Classes of service Class2,Class3,ClassF(inter-switchframes)
Porttypes D_Port(DiagnosticPort),E_Port,F_Port,M_Port(MirrorPort);self-discoverybasedonswitchtype(U_Port);
optionalporttypecontrol
BrocadeAccessGatewaymode:F_PortandNPIV-enabledN_Port
Datatrafctypes Fabric switches supporting unicast
Mediatypes Requires Brocade hot-pluggable, Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+), LC connector; Short-Wavelength (SWL),
Long-Wavelength(LWL);ExtendedLong-Wavelength(ELWL);distancedependsonberopticcableandport
speed. Supports SFP+ (8 and 16 Gbps) optical transceivers.
Fabric services
Note: Some fabric services
do not apply or are
unavailable in Brocade
Access Gateway mode.
BrocadeAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring(includingTopTalkersforE_Ports,F_Ports,andFabricmode);
BrocadeAdaptiveNetworking(IngressRateLimiting,TrafcIsolation,QoS);BottleneckDetection;Brocade
AdvancedZoning(defaultzoning,port/WWNzoning,broadcastzoning);DynamicFabricProvisioning(DFP);
DynamicPathSelection(DPS);BrocadeExtendedFabrics;EnhancedBBcreditrecovery;BrocadeFabricWatch;
FDMI; Frame Redirection; Frame-based Trunking; FSPF; IPoFC; Brocade ISL Trunking; Management Server;
NPIV;NTPv3;PortFencing;RegisteredStateChangeNotication(RSCN);ReliableCommitService(RCS);Server
Application Optimization (SAO); Simple Name Server (SNS)
Options SFPmedia,PortsonDemand(12-portupgrade)
Enterprise Performance Pack: ISL Trunking, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance Monitoring,
Fabric Watch, and Extended Fabrics
Management
Supported management software HTTP,SNMPv1/v3(FEMIB,FCManagementMIB),SSH;Auditing,Syslog;BrocadeAdvancedWebTools,
Advanced Performance Monitoring, Brocade Fabric Watch; Brocade Network Advisor SAN Enterprise or
Brocade Network Advisor SAN Professional/Professional Plus; Command Line Interface (CLI); SMI-S compliant;
Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities
Security SSL,SSHv2,HTTPS,LDAP,RADIUS,Role-BasedAccessControl(RBAC),DH-CHAP(betweenswitchesandend
devices),PortBinding,SwitchBinding,SecureRPC,SecureCopy(SCP),TrustedSwitch,IPSec,IPFiltering
Management access In-bandoverFibreChannel;serialport(RJ-45)
Diagnostics D_Portofinediagnostics,includingelectrical/opticalloopback,linktrafc/latency/distance;POSTand
embeddedonline/ofinediagnostics,includingenvironmentalmonitoring,FCpingandPathinfo(FCtraceroute),
frame viewer, non-disruptive daemon restart, port mirroring, optics health monitoring, power monitoring,
RAStrace logging, and Rolling Reboot Detection (RRD)
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Mechanicals
Size Width:272.75mm(10.74in.)
Height:272.75mm(10.74in.)
Depth:307.24mm(12.09in.)
Systemweight 2.10kg(4.65lb)withoutmedia
Environment
Temperature Operating:0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)
Non-operating:−20°Cto70°C(−4°Fto158°F)
Humidity Operating:10%to90%,non-condensingat29°C(84.2°F)
Non-operating:5%to95%,non-condensingat38°C(100.4°F)
Operating altitude Upto3048m(10,000ft)
Storage altitude Up to 10,668 km (35,000 ft)
Operating shock 20Gfor6ms
Non-operating shock 50Gwithavelocitychangeof4216mm/sec
2
Vibration Operating:0.4Gat5Hzto500Hzfor60minutes
Non-operating:0.5Gat2Hzto200Hzfor15minutes
Power
DC input 12Vand3.3Vfromchassis
Power consumption 30W(normal)to40W(maximum)
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