HIGHLIGHTS•Deliversfull8Gbps1:1performanceforupto80portsinasingle-domain,optimized2Uformfactor

•Offersbest-in-classportdensityandscalabilityforenterpriseSANswitchesalongwithredundant,hot-pluggablecomponentsandnon-disruptivesoftwareupgrades

•FeaturesPortsonDemandcapabilitiesforfast,easy,andcost-effectivescalabilityfrom48to80portsin16-portincrements

•ProvidesAdaptiveNetworkingservicessuchasQualityofService(QoS)tohelpoptimizeapplicationperformanceinconsolidated,virtualenvironments

•SupportsFibreChannelIntegratedRoutingforselectivedevicesharingwhilemaintainingremotefabricisolationforhigherlevelsofscalabilityandfaultisolation

•EnableslogicalpartitioningofswitchesandfabricsintovirtualdataandmanagementdomainsthroughVirtualFabrics

•UtilizestheBrocadeEZSwitchSetupwizardtosimplifydeployment,andisMicrosoftSimpleSAN-compatible(BrocadeDCFMProfessionalisincludedforfabric-wideSANmonitoringandmanagement)

An Industry-Leading Switch for Virtualized Data Centers

Asthevalueandvolumeofbusinessdatacontinuetorise,organizationsneedtechnologysolutionsthatareeasytoimplementandmanage,andthatcangrowandchangewithminimaldisruption.TheBrocade5300Switchisdesignedtoconsolidateconnectivityinrapidlygrowingmission-criticalenvironments—combining1,2,4,and8Gbpstechnologyinconfigurationsof48,64,or80portsinanefficientlydesigned2Upackage.Thecombinationofdensity,performance,and“pay-as-you-grow”scalabilityincreasesserverandstorageutilizationwhilereducingcomplexityforvirtualizedserversandstorage.

Deployedatthefabriccoreorattheedgeofatieredcore-to-edgeinfrastructure,theBrocade5300operatesseamlesslywith

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* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and directors running McDATA Enterprise OS in McDATA Fabric mode or McDATA Open Fabric mode.

existingBrocadeswitchesthroughnativeE_PortconnectivityintoBrocadeFabricOS®(FOS)orM-EnterpriseOS(M-EOS)*environments.Theevolutionarydesignmakesitveryefficientinpower,cooling,andrackdensity—enablingmedium-andlarge-scaleserverandstorageconsolidation.TheBrocade5300alsoincludesAdaptiveNetworkingcapabilitiestomoreefficientlymanageresourcesinhighlyconsolidatedenvironmentswhileprovidingthehighestservicelevelstodatacenterapplications.

ToconsolidateserverconnectivityusingFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)andConvergedEnhancedEthernet(CEE),theBrocade5300iscompatiblewithBrocadeCEE/FCoEsolutions.

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SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AND DENSITYTosupportmission-criticalenvironments,theBrocade5300featuresanon-blockingarchitecturewithasmanyas80portsconcurrentlyactiveat8Gbpsfullduplexwithnoover-subscription—providinganaggregatebandwidthof640Gbps.Italsosupportsnewvirtualizationtechnologiesthataredrivingefficiencyandflexibilitybenefits.Forexample,organizationsthathavedeployedvirtualserverenvironmentsrequirehigherlevelsofconnectivityforconsolidationandhigherlevelsofperformancetocost-effectivelymeetthedemandsofvirtualdatacenters.

TheBrocade5300utilizessixth-generationASICtechnologyfeaturingeight8-portgroups.Withinthesegroups,anInter-SwitchLink(ISL)trunkcansupplyupto64Gbpsofbalanceddatathroughput.Inadditiontoreducingcongestionandincreasingbandwidth,enhancedBrocadeISLTrunkingutilizesISLsmoreefficientlytopreservethenumberofusableswitchports.

ThehighportdensityoftheBrocade5300uniquelyenablesfan-outfromthecoreofthedatacenterfabricwithlessthanhalfthenumberofswitchdevicestomanagecomparedtotraditional32-or40-portedgeswitches(seeFigure1).WhendeployedasacoreSANfabricswitch,the80-portBrocade5300providesasingle-switchcorefootprintthatisidealforSANfan-outusinglower-densityBrocadeswitches.Thissingle-domainsolutionenableshighlyefficientserverandstorageconsolidation,reducingthetotalnumberofdomainstomanageinthefabric.

ENTERPRISE-CLASS AVAILABILITY FOR BUSINESS CONTINUANCETheBrocade5300providesareliableSANfoundationbyemployingenterprise-classavailabilityfeaturessuchashot-swappable,redundantfanandpowersupplyassemblies.Moreover,hotcodeloadandactivationhelpmaximizeapplicationuptimewithfastersystemupgradesandmaintenancetoreducethedependencyonscheduledoutages.Combinedwithawiderangeofdiagnosticandmonitoringfunctions,thesecapabilitieshelpestablishahighlyavailableSANenvironment.

TosupportSANextension,theBrocade5300enablesserversandstoragedevicestoresideupto600kilometersapart,allowingorganizationstocreatehighlyavailable,high-performanceclusteredsystemsthatsupportthemostsophisticatedbusinesscontinuanceanddisasterrecoveryinitiatives.

TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT AND ADAPTIVE NETWORKING TheBrocade5300offersBottleneckDetection,TopTalkers(partofBrocadeAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring),andAdaptiveNetworking,asuiteoftoolsincludingIngressRateLimiting,TrafficIsolation,andQualityofService(QoS).Theseadvancedcapabilitieshelpoptimizefabricbehaviorandensureamplebandwidthformission-criticalapplications.

BottleneckDetectionidentifiesandalertsadministratorsto“slowdrain”storagedevicescausinglatencyandI/Otimeouts,particularlyinhighlyvirtualizedserverenvironments.TopTalkersmeasuresthetopbandwidth-consumingtraffic(includingbyindividualvirtualmachine)inrealtimeoveraphysicaldeviceconnectionorthroughoutanetworkswitch.IngressRateLimitingrestrictsdataflowfromless-criticalhostsatpresetbandwidths.TrafficIsolationdedicatespathsinthefabrictohigh-bandwidthdataflows.AndQoSexpeditescriticaltrafficintheeventofcongestionwhilekeepingalltrafficflowing.

SUPERIOR INVESTMENT PROTECTIONThe8GbpsFibreChannelcapabilitiesoftheBrocade5300enablemanyorganizationstogetanextragenerationofusefromtheirstoragenetworks.Iforganizationswanttouse4GbpsSFPstoday,theycanupgradeto8GbpsSFPswhennecessary,seamlesslyincorporatingnewcapabilities.Toprotecttheirinvestmentsinoperationaltrainingandmanagement,organizationscanmonitorandmanagetheBrocade5300withfabric-wideapplicationssuchasBrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM™).

ADVANCED CAPABILITIESAsanoptionforconnectingswitchesindifferent,uniquefabrics,theBrocade5300providesFibreChannelIntegratedRoutingcapabilities.IntegratedRoutingleveragesthelatestgenerationofBrocadeASICstoprovidenativeFibreChannelRoutingonaper-portbasisratherthanlimitingrouting

capabilitiestospecial-purposeswitches.IntegratedRoutingusesEX_Portstoimport/exportdevicesbetweenfabrics,enablingselectivedevicesharingwhilemaintainingremotefabricisolationforhigherlevelsofscalabilityandfaultisolation.

TheBrocade5300includesaVirtualFabricsfeaturethatenablesthepartitioningofaphysicalSANintologicalfabrics.Thisprovidesfabricisolationbyapplication,businessgroup,customer,ortraffictypewithoutsacrificingperformance,scalability,security,orreliability.

OPEN SAN MANAGEMENTByenablingFibreChannelswitchessuchastheBrocade5300tooperateunderacommonplatform,FabricOSsimplifiesmanagementthroughstandardinterfacesandsupportforthird-partymanagementapplications.TheBrocade5300supportsswitchmanagementthroughBrocadeDCFM,BrocadeWebTools,oracommandlineinterface.

Tofacilitatedeployment,theBrocade5300includesEZSwitchSetup—providingsimplifiedsetupthrougha3-stepwizard.ItintegrateseasilyintoheterogeneousserverenvironmentssuchasWindows,UNIX,Linux,Solaris,andAIX,aswellasvirtualserverenvironments.ItisalsodesignedtoprovideFICON®supportonaflexibleport-by-portbasisinIBMSystemzenvironments.FICON-readycapabilitiesincludeFICONintermixmodes,cascadedFICONfabrics,andCUPsupportformonitoringtools.

HIGHER FABRIC SECURITY FOR CRITICAL INFORMATIONTheBrocade5300isdesignedforthehighestleveloffabricsecuritytohelporganizationssafeguardtheircriticalinformation.ItutilizesBrocadeAdvancedZoningaswellasadvancedportandswitchAccessControlLists(ACLs)tosimplifyadministrationandsignificantlyincreasecontroloverdataaccess.Tosimplifymanagementaccesssecurity,theBrocade5300supportsActiveDirectorywithLDAP.

MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTSTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeeducation,support,andservices.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.

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Figure 1. SimplifiedSANdeploymentssupportgreaterconsolidation.

Storage

Storage

ServersServers

Total Switches: 12Ports for Devices: 100Ports for ISLs: 56Licensed Ports Free: 4Unlicensed Ports: 32

Total Switches: 2Ports for Devices: 100Ports for ISLs: 0Licensed Ports Free: 28Unlicensed Ports: 32

16-port switchesfully licensed

16-port switchesfully licensed

16-port switches8 ports licensed

80-port Brocade 5300 Switches64 ports licensed

14 Links2 Links

Systems ArchitectureFibreChannelports 48-,64-,and80-portconfigurations(16-port

incrementsviaPortsonDemandlicenses);universal(E,F,M,EX,FL)ports

Scalability Fullfabricarchitecturewith239switchesmaximumCertifiedmaximum SingleBrocadeFOSfabric:56domains,19hops

SingleBrocadeM-EOSfabric:31domains,3hopsLargerfabricscertifiedasrequired;consultBrocadeorOEMSANdesigndocumentsforconfigurationdetails

Performance 1.063Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;2.125Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;4.25Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;8.5Gbpslinespeed,fullduplex;auto-sensingof1,2,4,and8Gbpsportspeeds;optionallyprogrammabletofixedportspeed;speedmatchingbetween1,2,4,and8Gbpsports

ISLTrunking Frame-basedtrunkingwithuptoeight8GbpsportsperISLtrunkwithoptionallicense;upto64GbpsperISLtrunk(8ports×8Gbps[datarate])Exchange-basedloadbalancingacrossISLswithDPSincludedinFabricOS

Aggregatebandwidth 640Gbps:80ports×8Gbps(datarate)

Fabriclatency Locallyswitchedports700ns,latencybetweenportgroupslessthan2.1µsecwithnocontention,cut-throughroutingat8Gbpsbetweenlocallyswitchedgroups

Maximumframesize 2112-bytepayloadFramebuffers 1460dynamicallyallocated,268maximumperportClassesofservice Class2,Class3,ClassF(inter-switchframes)Porttypes FL_Port,F_Port,M_Port(MirrorPort),E_Port,

EX_Port(FibreChannelIntegratedRouting);self-discoverybasedonswitchtype(U_Port);optionalporttypecontrol

Datatraffictypes Fabricswitchessupportingunicast,multicast(255groups)andbroadcast

USB 1USBportforfirmwaredownload,supportsave,andconfigurationupload/download

Mediatypes 8Gbps:RequiresBrocadehot-pluggableSFP+,LCconnector;8GbpsShort-WavelengthLaser(SWL);8GbpsLong-WavelengthLaser(LWL);distancedependsonfiber-opticcableandportspeed4Gbps:RequiresBrocadehot-pluggable,SmallForm-factorPluggable(SFP),LCconnector;4GbpsShort-WavelengthLaser(SWL);4GbpsLong-WavelengthLaser(LWL);4GbpsExtendedLong-WavelengthLaser(ELWL);distancedependsonfiber-opticcableandportspeed

BROCADE 5300 SPECIFICATIONS

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Notice:Thisdocumentisforinformationalpurposesonlyanddoesnotsetforthanywarranty,expressedorimplied,concerninganyequipment,equipmentfeature,orserviceofferedortobeofferedbyBrocade.Brocadereservestherighttomakechangestothisdocumentatanytime,withoutnotice,andassumesnoresponsibilityforitsuse.Thisinformationaldocumentdescribesfeaturesthatmaynotbecurrentlyavailable.ContactaBrocadesalesofficeforinformationonfeatureandproductavailability.ExportoftechnicaldatacontainedinthisdocumentmayrequireanexportlicensefromtheUnitedStatesgovernment.

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Fabricservices AdvancedPerformanceMonitoring(includingTopTalkers);AdaptiveNetworking(IngressRateLimiting,TrafficIsolation,QoS);BBcreditrecovery;BrocadeAdvancedZoning(defaultzoning,port/WWNzoning,broadcastzoning);BottleneckDetection;DynamicPathSelection(DPS);ExtendedFabrics;EX_PortTrunking;F_PortTrunking;FabricWatch;FDMI;FrameRedirection;FSPF;IntegratedRouting;IPoFC;ISLTrunking;ManagementServer;NPIV;NTPv3;PortFencing;RegisteredStateChangeNotification(RSCN);ReliableCommitService(RCS);SimpleNameServer(SNS);VirtualFabrics

FICON FICON,FICONcascading(FOSandM-EOS),andFICONCUP

Options Rack-mountrailkits(fixed,slide,mid-mount)

ManagementManagement HTTP,SNMPv1/v3(FEMIB,FCManagementMIB),

Telnet;auditing,changemanagementtracking,Syslog;BrocadeAdvancedWebTools,BrocadeFabricWatch;EZSwitchSetupwizard,BrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM),BrocadeFabricManager(optional,FOSenvironmentsonly),BrocadeEFCM9.x(optional),commandlineinterface;SMI-Scompliant,SMI-Sscriptingtoolkit;AdministrativeDomains;triallicensesforadd-oncapabilities

Security DH-CHAP(betweenswitchesandenddevices),HTTPS,IPsec,IPFiltering,LDAP,PortBinding,RADIUS,Role-BasedAccessControl(RBAC),SecureCopy(SCP),SecureRPC,SSHv2,SSL,SwitchBinding,TrustedSwitch

Managementaccess 10/100Ethernet(RJ-45),in-bandoverFibreChannel;serialport(RJ-45);USB;call-homeintegrationenabledthroughBrocadeDCFM,EFCM,andFabricManager

Diagnostics POSTandembeddedonline/offlinediagnostics,includingRAStracelogging,environmentalmonitoring,non-disruptivedaemonrestart,FCpingandPathinfo(FCtraceroute),portmirroring(SPANport)

BROCADE 5300 SPECIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)

MechanicalEnclosure Non-porttoportsideairflow;2U,19-inch

EIA-compliant,powerfromnon-portsideSize Width:42.88cm(16.88in)

Height:8.60cm(3.40in)Depth:61.05cm(24.00in)

Systemweight 15.6kg(34.4lb)withdualpowersupplies,withoutSFP/SFP+media

EnvironmentTemperature Operating:0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)

Non-operatingandstorage:–25°Cto70°C(–13°Fto158°F)

Humidity Operating:10%to85%non-condensingNon-operatingandstorage:10%to95%non-condensing

Altitude Operating:Upto3,000meters(9,842feet)Non-operatingandstorage:Upto12kilometers(39,370feet)

Shock Operating:20g,6mshalf-sineNon-operatingandstorage:Halfsine,33g11ms,3/egAxis

Vibration Operating:0.5gsine,0.4grmsrandom,5to500HzNon-operating:2.0gsine,1.1grmsrandom,5to500Hz

Heatdissipation Maximum80ports:939BTU/hrCO2emissions 1012kgperyear(with80portsat0.42kg/kWh)

1.58kgperGbpsperyearAirflow Threehot-swappable,redundantfans;

maximum60CFM(cu.ft./min);nominal44CFM

PowerPowersupply Dual,hot-swappableredundantpowersuppliesPowerinlet C13Inputvoltage 85to264VACnominalInputlinefrequency 47to63HzInrushcurrent Maximumof38ampsforperiodbetween

10to150msat50°C(122°F)Powerconsumption Nominal260watts;maximum275wattswith

80portsat8Gbps

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