The Brocade 8 Gb Fiber Channel HBAs for IBM System x offer an affordable & reliable SAN to small & medium businesses. The adapter is easy to use, with proven quality & demonstrated robustness. This adapter is based on a design that requires minimum user effort while delivering maximum user satisfaction. The wide adoption of installation & configuration wizards alleviates the complexity & intricacies of Fiber Channel SANs. Emphasis on ease of use at every step enables a successful, enhanced experience. Default settings & auto-detect configuration eliminate the need to know about every knob & button on the dashboard. Designed For System Storage DS3400; System x 3100 M4;x 3200 M2;x 3250 M2;x 3250 M3;x 3250 M4;x 3300 M4;x 3350;x 3400;x 3455;x 3500;x 3550;x 3550 M2;x 3620 M3;x 3630 M3;x 3650;x 3650 M2;x 3650 M4 BD;x 3650 M4 HD;x 3655;x 3755;x 3850 M2;x 3950 M2;x 3950 X5 ...

Today's enterprise data center networks are undergoing an infrastructure transformation, requiring higher speeds, greater scalability, and higher levels of performance & reliability to better meet new business requirements. As speed & performance needs increase, modern copper cables have become an integral part of overall system design. However, copper cable design margins & parameters vary widely, and can be the difference between an optimized, highly reliable network & incompatibility issues that drive up support costs. The Brocade 10 Gbps Direct Attached Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) copper cable is optimized to fully leverage Brocade 10 Gbps solutions. Products supporting these cables include Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCo E)/ Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) switches, Converged Network Adapters (CNAs), and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (Gb E) switches & routers. These cables, also known as Twinax cables, are suitable for in-rack connections between servers & top-of-rack switches. In addition, they provide state-of-the-art performance, helping IT organizations achieve high levels of infrastructure consolidation while expanding application & service capabilities. Simplifies server connectivity in top-of-rack deployments Reduces the power needed to transmit data Provides high system reliability based on rigorous qualification & certification testing Features End-to-end compatibility & reliability Brocade 10 Gbps Direct Attached SFP+ copper cables support highly reliable operations in enterprise networks & are optimized for Brocade switching platforms. They undergo rigorous qualification & certification testing to provide an end-to-end solution that is easier to maintain
- helping improve the availability of networks supporting mission-critical applications.
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Today's enterprise data center networks are undergoing an infrastructure transformation, requiring higher speeds, greater scalability, and higher levels of performance & reliability to better meet new business requirements. As speed & performance needs increase, modern copper cables have become an integral part of overall system design. However, copper cable design margins & parameters vary widely, and can be the difference between an optimized, highly reliable network & incompatibility issues that drive up support costs. The Brocade 10 Gbps Direct Attached Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) copper cable is optimized to fully leverage Brocade 10 Gbps solutions. Products supporting these cables include Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCo E)/ Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) switches, Converged Network Adapters (CNAs), and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (Gb E) switches & routers. These cables, also known as Twinax cables, are suitable for in-rack connections between servers & top-of-rack switches. In addition, they provide state-of-the-art performance, helping IT organizations achieve high levels of infrastructure consolidation while expanding application & service capabilities. Features End-to-end compatibility & reliability Brocade 10 Gbps Direct Attached SFP+ copper cables support highly reliable operations in enterprise networks & are optimized for Brocade switching platforms. They undergo rigorous qualification & certification testing to provide an end-to-end solution that is easier to maintain
- helping improve the availability of networks supporting mission-critical applications.
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Brocade provides the industry's leading platforms, solutions, and services for intelligently connecting, managing, and optimizing IT resources in shared storage environments. As a result, Brocade helps organizations of all sizes manage computing resources & data assets more efficiently to reduce IT cost & complexity across their enterprise. ...

Today's organizations expect their enterprise campus LANs to deliver more services to more users at a lower cost. These services include next-generation business applications as well as anytime, anywhere access for mobile devices. At the same time, campus LANs must be able to scale easily to meet future demands & efficiently evolve within dynamic business environments. Brocade ICX switches provide feature-rich enterprise-class stackable LAN switching solutions to meet the scalability & reliability demands of evolving campus networks
- at an affordable price. Offers enterprise-class stackable switching at an entry-level price Delivers unprecedented feature/price value for enterprise applications Provides unmatched availability for low-cost switching Simplifies network operations & protects investments Features Built for maximum cost-efficiency & investment protection With Brocade ICX switches, organizations can buy only what they need today & easily scale user ports & services as their network requirements evolve. Brocade offers maximum investment protection through flexible software licensing options that bring advanced services & performance to lower-cost ports. Automated deployment & management Brocade ICX switches help simplify network deployment & management by enabling auto-discovery of new Brocade ICX switches within the stack. IT organizations can auto-configure switches using pre-set instructions on the network. To further simplify management, these stacked switches collectively utilize only a single IP address & offer transparent forwarding across the stack. High availability & resiliency Brocade Ethernet switch stacking technology helps IT organizations meet growing user demands by delivering high availability through real-time state synchronization across the stack & instantaneous hitless failover support. In addition, organizations can use hot-insertion & removal of stack members to avoid interrupting network service when adding or replacing a switch.
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Today's organizations expect their enterprise campus LANs to deliver more services to more users at a lower cost. These services include next-generation business applications as well as anytime, anywhere access for mobile devices. At the same time, campus LANs must be able to scale easily to meet future demands & efficiently evolve within dynamic business environments. Brocade ICX switches provide feature-rich enterprise-class stackable LAN switching solutions to meet the scalability & reliability demands of evolving campus networks
- at an affordable price. Offers enterprise-class stackable switching at an entry-level price Delivers unprecedented feature/price value for enterprise applications Provides unmatched availability for low-cost switching Simplifies network operations & protects investments Product Features Built for maximum cost-efficiency & investment protection With Brocade ICX switches, organizations can buy only what they need today & easily scale user ports & services as their network requirements evolve. Brocade offers maximum investment protection through flexible software licensing options that bring advanced services & performance to lower-cost ports. Automated deployment & management Brocade ICX switches help simplify network deployment & management by enabling auto-discovery of new Brocade ICX switches within the stack. IT organizations can auto-configure switches using pre-set instructions on the network. To further simplify management, these stacked switches collectively utilize only a single IP address & offer transparent forwarding across the stack. High availability & resiliency Brocade Ethernet switch stacking technology helps IT organizations meet growing user demands by delivering high availability through real-time state synchronization across the stack & instantaneous hitless failover support. In addition, organizations can use hot-insertion & removal of stack members to avoid interrupting network service when adding or replacing a switch.
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Today's organizations expect their enterprise campus LANs to deliver more services to more users at a lower cost. These services include next-generation business applications as well as anytime, anywhere access for mobile devices. At the same time, campus LANs must be able to scale easily to meet future demands & efficiently evolve within dynamic business environments. Brocade ICX switches provide feature-rich enterprise-class stackable LAN switching solutions to meet the scalability & reliability demands of evolving campus networks
- at an affordable price. Offers enterprise-class stackable switching at an entry-level price Delivers unprecedented feature/price value for enterprise applications Provides unmatched availability for low-cost switching Simplifies network operations & protects investments Features Built for maximum cost-efficiency & investment protection With Brocade ICX switches, organizations can buy only what they need today & easily scale user ports & services as their network requirements evolve. Brocade offers maximum investment protection through flexible software licensing options that bring advanced services & performance to lower-cost ports. Automated deployment & management Brocade ICX switches help simplify network deployment & management by enabling auto-discovery of new Brocade ICX switches within the stack. IT organizations can auto-configure switches using pre-set instructions on the network. To further simplify management, these stacked switches collectively utilize only a single IP address & offer transparent forwarding across the stack. High availability & resiliency Brocade Ethernet switch stacking technology helps IT organizations meet growing user demands by delivering high availability through real-time state synchronization across the stack & instantaneous hitless failover support. In addition, organizations can use hot-insertion & removal of stack members to avoid interrupting network service when adding or replacing a switch.
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Today's organizations expect their enterprise campus LANs to deliver more services to more users at a lower cost. These services include next-generation business applications as well as anytime, anywhere access for mobile devices. At the same time, campus LANs must be able to scale easily to meet future demands & efficiently evolve within dynamic business environments. Brocade ICX switches provide feature-rich enterprise-class stackable LAN switching solutions to meet the scalability & reliability demands of evolving campus networks
- at an affordable price. Offers enterprise-class stackable switching at an entry-level price Delivers unprecedented feature/price value for enterprise applications Provides unmatched availability for low-cost switching Simplifies network operations & protects investments Features Built for maximum cost-efficiency & investment protection With Brocade ICX switches, organizations can buy only what they need today & easily scale user ports & services as their network requirements evolve. Brocade offers maximum investment protection through flexible software licensing options that bring advanced services & performance to lower-cost ports. Automated deployment & management Brocade ICX switches help simplify network deployment & management by enabling auto-discovery of new Brocade ICX switches within the stack. IT organizations can auto-configure switches using pre-set instructions on the network. To further simplify management, these stacked switches collectively utilize only a single IP address & offer transparent forwarding across the stack. High availability & resiliency Brocade Ethernet switch stacking technology helps IT organizations meet growing user demands by delivering high availability through real-time state synchronization across the stack & instantaneous hitless failover support. In addition, organizations can use hot-insertion & removal of stack members to avoid interrupting network service when adding or replacing a switch.
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Today's organizations expect their enterprise campus LANs to deliver more services to more users at a lower cost. These services include next-generation business applications as well as anytime, anywhere access for mobile devices. At the same time, campus LANs must be able to scale easily to meet future demands & efficiently evolve within dynamic business environments. Brocade ICX switches provide feature-rich enterprise-class stackable LAN switching solutions to meet the scalability & reliability demands of evolving campus networks
- at an affordable price. Offers enterprise-class stackable switching at an entry-level price Delivers unprecedented feature/price value for enterprise applications Provides unmatched availability for low-cost switching Simplifies network operations & protects investments Features Built for maximum cost-efficiency & investment protection With Brocade ICX switches, organizations can buy only what they need today & easily scale user ports & services as their network requirements evolve. Brocade offers maximum investment protection through flexible software licensing options that bring advanced services & performance to lower-cost ports. Automated deployment & management Brocade ICX switches help simplify network deployment & management by enabling auto-discovery of new Brocade ICX switches within the stack. IT organizations can auto-configure switches using pre-set instructions on the network. To further simplify management, these stacked switches collectively utilize only a single IP address & offer transparent forwarding across the stack. High availability & resiliency Brocade Ethernet switch stacking technology helps IT organizations meet growing user demands by delivering high availability through real-time state synchronization across the stack & instantaneous hitless failover support. In addition, organizations can use hot-insertion & removal of stack members to avoid interrupting network service when adding or replacing a switch.
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Built for the Most Demanding Network Environments Brocade stacking technology makes it possible to stack up to eight Brocade ICX 6610 Switches into a single logical chassis switch, providing simple & robust expandability for future growth at the network edge or aggregation layer. Also, this stacked virtual switch has only a single IP address to simplify management, & offers transparent forwarding across a pool of up to 384 1 Gb E & 64 10 Gb E ports. When new switches are added to the stack, they automatically inherit the stack's existing configuration file, enabling true plug-&-play network expansion. Brocade stacking technology also delivers high availability, performing real-time state synchronization across the stack & enabling instantaneous hitless failover to a standby controller, if the master stack controller fails. In addition, organizations can use hot-insertion/removal of stack members to avoid interrupting service. Brocade ICX 6610 Switches offer four dedicated full-duplex 40 Gbps stacking ports that provide full redundancy & an unprecedented 320 Gbps of stacking bandwidth, essentially eliminating the need to work around inter-switch bottlenecks. Unlike competitive offerings that use proprietary stacking ports, the use of standard 40 Gbps QSFP ports offers optimum flexibility & future-proofing. These dedicated stacking ports free up the 10 Gb E ports for high-speed connectivity to the aggregation or core layers. Up to Eight 10 Gb E Ports on Demand per Switch Brocade ICX 6610 Switches offer eight dual-mode Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)/SFP+ ports, enabling high-bandwidth connectivity to the aggregation or core layers. These ports can be upgraded from 1 Gb E to 10 Gb E by simply applying a software license, eliminating the need to install a hardware module. In addition, organizations can aggregate these ports across the stack to provide high-speed, redundant links between the wiring closet & the aggregation layer, or between the aggregation & the core layer. With the ability to use short-range & long-range optics, along with copper Twinax cables, the Brocade ICX 6610 supports flexible & cost-effective network architectures. The Brocade ICX 6610 delivers industry-leading 8-port 10 Gb E density in a 1U switch, providing up to 80 Gbps of uplink bandwidth to the aggregation or core layers of the network. This bandwidth enables a 1:1 subscription ratio throughout the network. As a result, organizations can deploy highly utilized networks to avoid congestion during peak hours. Built to Power Next-Generation Edge Devices The Brocade ICX 6610 can deliver both power & data across network connections, providing a single-cable solution for the latest edge devices. Brocade ICX 6610 Switches are compatible with industry-standard Vo IP equipment as well as legacy IP phones. In addition, they support the Power over Ethernet (Po E+) standard (802.3at) to provide up to 30 watts of power to each device. This high-powered solution simplifies wiring for next-generation edge devices, such as video conferencing & Voice over IP (Vo IP) phones, pan/tilt surveillance cameras, & 802.11n wireless Access Points (APs). The Po E capability reduces the number of power receptacles & power adapters while increasing reliability & wiring flexibility. With a 1500-watt power budget per switch (with two power supplies), the Brocade ICX 6610 24- & 48-port Po E models can supply up to Class 4 Po E+ (30 watts) power to every port. Plug-&-Play Operations for Powered Devices The Brocade ICX 6610 supports the IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) & ANSI TIA 1057 Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED) standards that enable organizations to deploy interoperable multivendor solutions for UC. Configuring IP endpoints such as Vo IP phones can be a complex task, requiring manual & time-consuming configuration. LLDP & LLDP-MED address this challenge by providing a standard, open method for configuring, discovering, & managing network infrastructure. The LLDP protocols also help reduce operational costs by simplifying & automating network operations. For example, LLDP-MED provides an open protocol for configuring Quality of Service (Qo S), security policies, Virtual LAN (VLAN) assignments, Po E power levels, & service priorities. Flexible Cooling Options All Brocade ICX 6610 Switches support reversible front-to-back airflow options. This data-center friendly design improves mounting flexibility in racks, while adhering to the cooling guidelines of the hosting environment. Organizations can specify airflow direction at the time of order & can reverse the direction after deployment by swapping the power supplies & fan assembly. Full Layer 3 Capabilities Brocade ICX 6610 Switches also offer powerful IPv 4 & IPv 6 Layer 3 switching capabilities. Organizations can use premium Layer 3 features—such as IPv 4/IPv 6 OSPF & RIP routing, Policy-Based Routing (PBR), VRRP, & Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM)—to reduce complexity & enhance the reliability of large enterprise networks by bringing Layer 3 capabilities to the network edge and/or aggregation layer. Advanced Layer 3 capabilities include BGP routing, enabling remote offices to connect Brocade ICX 6610 Switches to service provider networks. Premium & Advanced routing capabilities can be added to any Brocade ICX 6610 Switch model through software key-based activation. Simplified, Secure Standards-based Management & Monitoring The Brocade ICX 6610 provides simplified, standards-based management capabilities that help organizations reduce administrative time & effort while securing their networks. s Flow-based " Always-On" Network Monitoring s Flow is a modern, standards-based network export protocol (RFC 3176) that addresses many of the challenges that network managers face today. By embedding s Flow into the Brocade ICX 6610, Brocade delivers an "always-on" technology that operates with wire-speed performance. s Flow dramatically reduces implementation costs compared to traditional network monitoring solutions that rely on mirrored ports, probes, & line-tap technologies. Moreover, s Flow gives organizations full, enterprise-wide monitoring capability for every port in the network. Simplified Deployment with Auto-Configuration The Brocade ICX 6610 supports auto-configuration, simplifying deployment with a truly plug-&-play experience. Organizations can use this feature to automate IP address & feature configuration of the switches without requiring a highly trained network engineer onsite. When the switches power up, they automatically receive an IP address & configuration from DHCP & Trivial File Transport Protocol (TFTP) servers. At this time, the switches can also automatically receive a software update to be at the same code revision as currently installed switches. Open-Standards Management The Brocade ICX 6610

Includes:: an industry-standard Command Line Interface (CLI) & supports Secure Shell (SSHv 2), Secure Copy (SCP), & SNMPv 3 to restrict & encrypt management communications to the system. In addition, support for Terminal Access Controller Access Control System (TACACS/TACACS+) & RADIUS authentication helps ensure secure operator access. Out-of-Band Management The Brocade ICX 6610

Includes:: a 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet port dedicated to out-of-band management, providing a remote path to manage the switches, regardless of the status or configuration of the data ports. Data Center To R for 1 Gb E & 10 Gb E Server Connectivity Thanks to its class-leading 10 Gb E port count, the Brocade ICX 6610 is an ideal solution as a Top-of-Rack (To R) switch in a mixed 1 Gb E/10 Gb E server connectivity environment. It is designed to fit in server racks, consuming only one rack unit & offering dual integrated power supplies & fan assemblies with reversible front-to-back/back-to-front airflow for flexible cooling options. In data center environments where most servers have 1 Gb E & some 10 Gb E network interfaces, the Brocade ICX 6610 provides a compact & cost-effective 1 Gb E/10 Gb E To R switch. This configuration uses 10 Gb E links to connect to Brocade ICX data center aggregation switches. Maximum Operational Efficiency & Investment Protection To further improve operational efficiency, Brocade ICX 6610 Switches come with 90 days of free technical support from the Brocade Technical Assistance Center & free software updates. With these capabilities, organizations gain peace of mind while freeing up IT budget & resources to grow their businesses. Warranty The Brocade ICX 6610 is covered by the Brocade Assurance Limited Lifetime Warranty.



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