DATA CENTER An Integrated Platform for Consolidation...
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HigHligHts•Providesanenterprisebuildingblockforconsolidation,globaldatamobility,andbusinesscontinuitysolutionsthatimproveefficiencyandcostsavings
•IntegrateswiththeBrocade48000DirectorandBrocadeDCXBackbonefamily,enablingnewlevelsofSANscalability,performance,andinvestmentprotection
•OptimizesapplicationperformancewithfeaturessuchasFastWrite,BrocadeAcceleratorforFICON(includingEmulationandRead/WriteTapePipelining),andhardware-basedcompression
•MaximizesbandwidthutilizationwithCommittedRate,trafficisolation,trunking,andnetworkloadbalancing
•CombinesFCIPextensionwithFibreChannelswitchingandroutingtoprovidelocalandremotestorageandSANconnectivitywhileisolatingSANfabricsandIPWANnetworks
•EnablessecureconnectionsacrossIPWANsthroughIPSecencryption
•SimplifiesinterconnectionandsupportforBrocadeFOSandM-EOSSANenvironments
An Integrated Platform for Consolidation, Global Data Mobility, and Business ContinuityManyoftoday’sITorganizationshavealreadyimplementedmultipleStorageAreaNetworks(SANs)tosupportspecificapplications,projects,andsitesthroughouttheirenterprise.NowtheyareseekingwaystoleveragethoseSANsforgreaterefficiency,improveddataaccess,andnewbusinesscontinuityrequirements.
WiththeBrocade®FR4-18iSANExtensionBlade,theseorganizationscannowinterconnectandextendtheirSANsforgreaterresourceutilization,scalability,anddataprotection.ByprovidingthisadvancedlevelofconnectivitywithouttheassociatedriskandcomplexityofphysicallymergingSANislandsintoasinglelargefabric,theBrocadeFR4-18isupportsstrategicbusinessinitiativessuchasdisasterrecovery,datamigration,newdatacenterinfrastructures,andongoingtechnologyupgrades.
TheBrocadeFR4-18i,integratingintoeithertheBrocade48000DirectorortheBrocadeDCX®Backbonefamily,combinesFibreChannelswitchingandroutingcapabilitieswithpowerfulhardware-assistedtrafficforwardingforFibreChanneloverIP(FCIP).Thebladefeatures164Gbit/secFibreChannelportsandtwo1GigabitEthernetports—deliveringhighperformancetorunstorageapplicationsuptoline-rate
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speedwitheitherprotocol.Byintegratingtheseservicesinasingleplatform,theBrocadeFR4-18ioffersawiderangeofbenefitsforstorageandSANconnectivity,includingSANscaling,long-distanceextension,greaterresourcesharing(eitherlocallyoracrossgeographicalareas),andsimplifiedmanagement.
PERFORMANCE-OPtiMiZED sAN EXtENsiONOneofthekeyadvantagesoftheBrocadeFR4-18iisitsabilitytoextendthebenefitsofexistingSANinfrastructuresacrosstheenterprise.CombinedwithFibreChannelrouting,SANextensionenhancesresourcesharinganddatamovementbetweendepartmentalSANsorlocaldatacenterswhileisolatingSANsfromIPWANstominimizeriskandpotentialdisruption.
TheBrocadeFR4-18ibladeprovidestheindustry’smostrobustsolutionforopensystemsandFICON®SANextensionoverIPWANs.ForSANextensionoverIPWANs,theBrocadeFR4-18iprovidesuniquebandwidth-maximizingFCIPfeaturestooptimizeperformanceandprotectdata:
•hardware-basedcompressionandIPSecencryption
•Extensiveportbuffering
•line-rateGigabitEthernetperformancewithsupportforjumboframes
•Scalablefan-inofmultipledistantSANs
•Writeacceleration(FastWriteforFCIP)capabilitiesforsynchronousapplications
•Tapeacceleration(TapePipelining)formaximizingperformanceoverhighlatencies
•CommittedRateandtrafficisolationtooptimizebandwidth
•Trunkingandnetworkloadbalancingtomaximizethroughput
•Storage-optimizedTCPformaximumnetworkresiliency
•IPv6support
•ExtendedWANstatisticsandanalysistoolsforbandwidth,latency,andpacketloss
•EightvirtualFCIPtunnelsperport,eachwithitsownuniquetraffic-shaping/CommittedRateandQoScapabilities,formaximumscalabilityandutilizationofWANresources
Inaddition,theoptionalBrocadeAcceleratorforFICONprovidesEmulationforIBMz/OSGlobalMirror(formerlycalledeXtendedRemoteCopy)andTapePipeliningforextendedvirtualandphysicaltapedrives—deliveringunprecedentedreadandwriteperformanceacrossvirtuallyunlimiteddistances.
ForSANextensionovernativeFibreChannel,theBrocadeFR4-18iutilizesBrocadeExtendedFabrics.SANextensioncanreachupto100kilometersat4Gbit/secFibreChannelspeeds,250kilometersat2Gbit/secspeeds,andmorethan500kilometersat1Gbit/secspeeds.TomaximizeperformanceandutilizationacrossnativeFibreChannellinks,theBrocadeFR4-18iprovidesFastWriteaccelerationandQoS.
Theseuniquecapabilitiesimprovedataprotection,streamlinebackupandrecoveryoverdistance,andprovideunprecedentedflexibility—enablingmainframestorageresourcestobelocatedanywhereintheworld.WorkinginconjunctionwithBrocadestorage-optimizedTCP,datacompression,andIPSecencryption,theBrocadeFR4-18iandBrocadeAcceleratorforFICONprovideahigh-performance,highlyreliable,andsecuredistance-connectivitysolutionforstrategicinitiativessuchasbusinesscontinuity,sitemirroring,replication,anddatamigration(seeFigure1).
FiBRE CHANNEl ROUtiNg FOR ENHANCED OPERAtiONAl EFFiCiENCYFeaturingahierarchicalFibreChannelroutingarchitectureforimprovedscalabilityandfaultisolation,theBrocadeFR4-18ihelpsmaximizethevalueofexistingSANinvestmentswhilestreamliningnewSANimplementations.Duringdeployment,organizationscaneasilyinterconnectindividualSANsusingtheircurrentaddressingschemes.Thisapproachhelpsminimizedowntimeandriskwhileloweringoverallmanagementcosts.
AlthoughtheSANsarephysicallyconnected,organizationscancontrolwhichdevicesaresharedtoensuretheappropriatelevelofSANfabricisolation.Asaresult,theBrocadeFR4-18isupportsfaster,easiertopologychangesthatenableorganizationstotakeadvantageofnewsolutionsthatreducecostsorincreaseproductivity.Moreover,simplifieddevicesharinghelpsovercomethelogisticalchallengesandorganizationalboundariesthatoftenexistamongdepartmentalSANs.
ByprovidingsuchahighlyscalableapproachforextendingSANinfrastructures,theBrocadeFR4-18isupportskeybusinessobjectivessuchas:
•MigratingtonewSANarchitectures
•ExtendingthecapabilitiesofcurrentSANarchitectures
•Consolidatingdatacentersandrebalancingstorageresources
•Migratingfromtesttoproductionnetworks
•Movingequipmentonandofflease
iNtEgRAtED ARCHitECtURE AND MANAgEMENtTheBrocadeFR4-18iisadministeredthroughmanagementtoolssuchasBrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM™)andBrocadeFabricManager.RunningthesameBrocadeFabricOS®(FOS)asotherBrocadeswitchingplatforms,theBrocadeFR4-18iconnectsBrocadeSANsofalltypesandsupportsVirtualFabricswheninstalledintheBrocadeDCXBackbonefamilyofproducts.ItsFCIPtrunkingbehavioroperatesinthesamemannerasE_Portfunctionality,simplifyingconfigurationandmanagement.
Asdatacenterfabricsevolvetosupportincreaseddatagrowthandbusinesscontinuityrequirements,theBrocadeFR4-18iwillcontinuetoprovideextensioncapabilitiesforprotectingdatabetweendatacenters.ThesecapabilitiesincludeemergingtechnologiessuchasFCoE,wherenewserversandstorageconnectingtothedatacenterfabricwillbeabletoleverageextensionservicestoaccessresourcesatremotesites.
MAXiMiZiNg sAN iNVEstMENtsTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeeducation,support,andservices.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.
Figure 1. TheBrocadeFR4-18iutilizeshigh-performanceFibreChannelroutingandFCIPtoenablepowerfulconsolidationandbusinesscontinuitysolutionsfortheenterprise.
Primary Production SAN
Primary Data Center
Secondary Data Center
Disaster Recovery SAN
WAN
Extended SANs:• XWDM, SONET/SDH• IP
Development SAN
Mainframe
Mainframe
4 Gbit/sec SAN
4 Gbit/sec SAN
Tape FabricBrocade 7500 Switch
Brocade FR4-18i Blades for the Brocade 48000 Director and Brocade DCX Backbone Family
Fibre Channel Routing
Fibre Channel Routing
systems ArchitecturePorts 18ports:16FibreChannel(E,F,Fl,EX)ports
and2GigabitEthernet(VE,VEX)portsPerformance FibreChannel:1.063,2.125,and4.250
Gbit/seclinespeed,fullduplex;auto-sensingof1,2,and4Gbit/secportspeeds;optionallyprogrammabletofixedportspeed;speedmatchingbetween1,2,and4Gbit/secports
Ethernet:1.25Gbit/secFibreChannelaggregatebandwidth
128Gbit/sec(16×8Gbit/secdatarate)
IPWANaggregatebandwidth
TwoGigabitEthernetportseachsupportingeightFCIPtunnelsupto1Gbit/secforanaggregatebandwidthof2Gbit/sec
Fabriclatency <8microseconds(FC-to-FCroutedtraffic)30microseconds(FCIP)
Maximumframesize 2112-bytepayloadforFibreChannel,2250-bytepayloadforGigabitEthernet,2048-bytepayloadforFibreChannelroutednetworks
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Classesofservice Class2and3Porttypes Fl_Port,F_Port,EX_Port,andE_Port;
self-discoverybasedonswitchtype(U_Port);GigabitEthernetforVEandVEX
Mediatypes hot-pluggable,industry-standardSmallForm-factorPluggable(SFP),lCconnector
FibreChannelandGigabitEthernetports:Short-Wavelengthlaser(SWl)upto500meters(1640feet)
FibreChannelportsonly:long-Wavelengthlaser(lWl)upto10km(6.2mi);Extendedlong-Wavelengthlaser(ElWl)upto80km(49.6mi);CWDMSFPs(8lambdas)
GigabitEthernetportsonly:RJ-45CopperSFP
Distancedependsonfiber-opticcableandportspeed
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Fabricservices SimpleNameServer,RegisteredStateChangeNotification(RSCN),BrocadeFC-FCRoutingService,BrocadeAdvancedZoning,BrocadeWebTools,FCIPTunnelingService,BrocadeAdvancedISlTrunking,BrocadeAcceleratorforFICON,AdvancedPerformanceMonitoring,TrafficIsolation,BrocadeAdvancedZoning(defaultzoning,port/WWNzoning,broadcastzoning),DynamicPathSelection(DPS),ExtendedFabrics,FabricWatch,FDMI,FrameRedirection,FSPF,IPoFC,ManagementServer,N_PortTrunking,NPIV,NTPv3,PortFencing,ReliableCommitService(RCS),SimpleNameServer(SNS),andVirtualFabrics(logicalSwitch,logicalFabric)wheninstalledintheBrocadeDCXBackbonefamilyofproducts
FIPScertification FIPS140-2level2-compliantpackageavailable
Systemssupported BrocadeDCXBackbonefamilyandBrocade48000Director
ManagementSupportedmanagementsoftware
Telnet,SSh,hTTP,SNMPv1/v3(FEMIB,FCManagementMIB),Auditing,Syslog,BrocadeAdvancedWebTools,BrocadeFabricWatch,BrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM)Enterprise(BrocadeDCX,DCX-4S)orDCFMProfessional(BrocadeDCX-4Sonly),BrocadeFabricManager(optional,FOSenvironmentsonly),BrocadeEFCM9.x(optional),commandlineinterface,AdministrativeDomains,triallicensesforadd-oncapabilities,third-partyapplicationsutilizingtheBrocadeSMI-SAgent
Security Dh-ChAP(betweenswitchesandenddevices),FIPS140-2l2-compliant,hTTPS,IPsec,IPfiltering,lDAP,PortBinding,RADIUS,Role-BasedAccessControl(RBAC),SecureCopy(SCP),SecureRPC,SShv2,SSl,SwitchBinding,TrustedSwitch
BROCADE FR4-18i sPECiFiCAtiONs (CONtiNUED)
MechanicalSize Width:1.41in(3.60cm)
height:16.56in(42.06cm)Depth:11.77in(29.89cm)OccupiesoneslotinaBrocade48000Directorchassis
Systemweight 3.4kg(7.4lb),noSFPs
EnvironmentalOperating Non-Operating
Temperature 10°to40°C 25°Cto70°Chumidity 5to85%,
non-condensing0to93%,non-condensing
Altitude 3km 3kmShock 20G,11ms,half-sine 33G,11ms,half-sineVibration 5G(0–3000hz) 10G(0–5000hz)