Dell Brocade M6505 Datasheet

Brand: Dell

Model: Brocade M6505

Category: Network switches

Type: 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

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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