TheBrocadeADXproductfamilyincludes:
•Brocade ADX 1000 Series:A1RU
applicationdeliveryswitchwithupto
sixteen1GigabitEthernet(GbE)copper
ports,onemanagementCPU,uptofour
applicationCPUs(twodual-core
processors),anduptotwoACor
DCpowersupplies.Theon-demand
softwarelicense-basedupgrade
capabilityonthisplatformallows
customerstodoubleorquadruple
systemperformance,add1GbE/10GbE
ports,oraddsoftwarefeatureswithout
requiringhardwareupgrades.
•Brocade ADX 4000 Series: A4RU
chassis-basedmodularapplication
deliveryswitchwithonemanagement
module,uptotwoapplicationswitching
modules—eachwitheightapplication
CPUs(fourdual-coreprocessors),one
switchfabricmodule,uptotwoACorDC
powersupplies,onehot-swappablefan
tray,anduptotwointerfacemodules.
•Brocade ADX 10000 Series:A10RU
chassis-basedmodularapplication
deliveryswitchwithuptotwo
managementmodules,uptofour
applicationswitchingmodules—each
witheightapplicationCPUs(four
dual-coreprocessors),twoswitchfabric
modules,uptofourACorDCpower
supplies,onehot-swappablefantray,
anduptofourinterfacemodules.
OPTIMIZED APPLICATION DELIVERY
TheBrocadeADXSeriesoffersawiderange
offunctionsforanoptimalapplication
experience,including:
•Enterprise applications:Provides
uninterrupted,high-performance,and
low-latencydeliveryofpopular
applications,includingMicrosoft
Exchange,MicrosoftSharePoint,
MicrosoftLyncServer(formerlyMicrosoft
OfceCommunicationsServer),SAP,
Oracle,BEAWebLogic,IBMWebSphere,
andSiebel,andnancialservices
applicationsbasedontheFinancial
InformationeXchange(FIX)protocol.
•Infrastructure load balancing:
Increasesavailabilityofinfrastructure
devicessuchasrewalls,caches,
intrusionpreventionappliances,Domain
NameServer(DNS)andDNSSecurity
Extension(DNSSEC)servers,and
RemoteAuthenticationDial-inUser
Service(RADIUS)servers.
•Efcient load balancing:Enables
efcientdistributionoftrafcamong
applicationserversusingload-balancing
methodsthatmonitorserverconnection
load,serverresourcessuchasCPUand
memory,applicationresponsetime,and
pre-assignedserverweights.
•Application health monitoring:Conducts
periodicchecksofapplicationservers
andservicesthroughLayer2ARP,Layer3
PING,Layer4TCPthree-wayhandshakes
orUDPqueries,andLayer7application-
levelqueries.
•Layer 7 content inspection:Provides
advancedLayer7inspectionoftheHTTP
URL,cookie,hostheaders,anddatafor
maintainingapplicationowpersistence.
•SSL and server connection ofoad:
OfoadsSecureSocketsLayer(SSL)
negotiationandconnectionmanagement
tasksfromapplicationservers,giving
serversmorecyclesforcriticalapplication
deliveryandimprovingapplication
responsetime.Providescomprehensive
supportforavarietyofciphersuitesand
1024-and2048-bitSSLkeys.
•Application infrastructure agility:
Enableson-demandinclusionand
removalofapplicationinstancesusing
BrocadeApplicationResourceBroker.
SIMPLIFIED ORCHESTRATION
AND MANAGEMENT
TheBrocadeADXSeriessupportsarange
ofcapabilitiestosimplifyinstallation,
conguration,operation,andmanagement
ofapplicationdeliveryinfrastructures.
Application Resource Broker: Brocade
ApplicationResourceBrokerisan
infrastructuresoftwarecomponentthat
simpliesthemanagementofon-demand
applicationresourceswithinITdata
centers.Thissolutionhelpsensureoptimal
applicationperformancebydynamically
addingandremovingapplicationresources
(suchasvirtualmachines).TheBrocade
ApplicationResourceBroker—workingin
tandemwiththeBrocadeADXSeries—
providesthesecapabilitiesthroughreal-
timemonitoringofapplicationresource
responsiveness,trafcloadinformation,
andinfrastructurecapacityinformation
fromserverinfrastructures(seeFigure1).
Aprogrammabledecisionenginecompares
applicationexperienceinformation
withpreconguredthresholdrules.
Whenthresholdsareexceeded,Brocade
ApplicationResourceBrokerinitiates
provisioningactionstoensurethat
necessaryandappropriateapplication
resourcesareavailabletomeetService
LevelAgreements(SLAs).
TheBrocadeADXSerieswithBrocade
ApplicationResourceBrokeralso
automaticallyassociatesvariousapplication
serviceswiththeirrespectivevirtual
machines.Itcollectshistoricalapplication-
centricperformancestatisticstoenable
trueapplication-leveloperationalvisibility.
BrocadeApplicationResourceBroker
directlysupportsVMwareenvironments
throughavSphereClientPlug-in,andcan
leveragereal-timeapplicationresponse
monitoringcapabilitiesofanyBrocadeADX
switchinthenetworktodeliverimmediate
provisioningadjustmentsinresponseto
uctuatingdemand.Thiscapabilityhelps
ensureconsistentandreliableapplication
responsivenessbetweenendusersandthe
applicationinfrastructure.
Flexible Control Interfaces:TheBrocade
ADXSeriessupportsarangeofexibleand
powerfulinterfacesforsystemconguration
andmanagement.
•Command Line Interface:TheBrocade
ADXSeriessupportsanindustry-standard
CommandLineInterface(CLI)fordevice
conguration.
•Programmatic interface:Astandards-
basedSOAP/XML-application