
shareaphysicalSANport.Furthermore,
applicationscanmoveacrossthevirtualized
serverinfrastructure,basedonanumber
ofuser-denedpolicies,torespond
todynamicbusinessrequirements.A
virtualization-awareSANinfrastructure
andserverconnectivitysolutionenables
organizations to apply network policies at
theVMlevel.Suchpolicieswillthenbeable
to “follow” the application transparently
asitmovestoanewphysicalserver.
BrocadeHBAswerebuiltfromtheground
upwithvirtualizationinmind.Theysupport
NPIVwithupto255virtualports,and
theyarequaliedwithallmajorhypervisor
solutionsintheindustry.LeveragingNPIV
technology, organizations can not only
extend Brocade fabric services to the server,
butallthewaytotheVMandapplication
level.ServerApplicationOptimization(SAO)
helps IT organizations avoid downtime and
moreeffectivelymeettheirSLAsbyallowing
themtoapplyQoSpolicieswithaper-VM
granularityandensurethatmission-critical
VMswillnotbeaffectedintheeventofHBA
link congestion—even as they move across
theinfrastructure(seeFigure3).SAOalso
providesisolationtoprotectindividualVMs
from the effect of slow-drain devices that
wouldotherwiseimpacttheentirephysical
serverandallapplications.
Optimal Support for Windows
Server 2012
BysupportingWindowsServer2012,
Brocade Fibre Channel HBAs enhance their
abilitytosupportWindows-basedvirtual
workloads.Furthermore,theirsupportof
theHyper-VvirtualFibreChannelfeature
enables direct connectivity to Fibre Channel
SANsfromwithinaHyper-VVM,allowing
FibreChannelSANstoseamlesslysupport
Windows-basedvirtualizedworkloads.
SupportforFibreChannelinHyper-Vguests
alsoincludessupportformanyhigh-
availabilityfeatures,suchasvirtualSANs,
clusteredVMs,livemigration,andMulti-
PathI/O(MPIO).
SIMPLIFYING SERVER DEPLOYMENT
WITH DYNAMIC FABRIC
PROVISIONING AND ENHANCED
DIAGNOSTICS
Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP)
allows organizations to eliminate fabric
recongurationwhenaddingorreplacing
serversthroughthevirtualizationofhost
WorldWideNames(WWNs).Itcombines
Brocade switch and adapter technology
toreduceoreliminatetheneedtomodify
zoningorLogicalUnitNumber(LUN)
masking.Inaddition,DFPenablespre-
provisioningofvirtualWWNs,helping
organizationseliminatetime-consuming
stepswhendeployingnewequipmentor
movingdeviceswithinaswitch.
DiagnosticPorts(D_Ports)areanew
port mode that enables administrators to
quicklyidentifyandisolateopticsandcable
problems,reducingfabricdeploymentand
diagnostictimes.Organizationsalsocan
useD_Portstorunavarietyofteststhrough
Brocade Network Advisor or Command
LineInterface(CLI)totestports,SFPs,and
cablesforfaults,latency,anddistance.
BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICES
BrocadeGlobalServiceshastheexpertise
tohelporganizationsbuildscalable,
efcientcloudinfrastructures.Leveraging
15 years of expertise in storage, networking,
andvirtualization,BrocadeGlobalServices
delivers world-class professional services,
technicalsupport,networkmonitoring
services,andeducation,enabling
organizations to maximize their Brocade
investments, accelerate new technology
deployments, and optimize the performance
ofnetworkinginfrastructures.
MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS
To help optimize technology investments,
Brocade and its partners offer complete
solutionsthatincludeprofessionalservices,
technicalsupport,andeducation.Formore
information, contact a Brocade sales partner
or visit www.brocade.com.
BROCADE 415, 425, 815, AND 825 SPECIFICATIONS
Models
Brocade 415 Single-port,4GbpsHBA
Brocade 425 Dual-port,4GbpsHBA
Brocade 815 Single-port,8GbpsHBA
Brocade 825 Dual-port,8GbpsHBA
Fibre Channel Specications
Data rate Brocade415/425:4Gbps(800MB/sec);
2Gbps(400MB/sec);1Gbps(200MB/sec)(perport)
Brocade815/825:8Gbps(1600MB/sec);
4Gbps(800MB/sec);2Gbps(400MB/sec)(perport)
Performance Upto500,000IOPSperportat4Gbpsand
8 Gbps
• 315,000IOPSperportat8Gbpswith
4KBblocksizeand50%read/50%write
operations (typical e-mail)
• 176,000IOPSperportat8Gbpswith
8KBblocksizeand50%read/50%write
operations (typical database)
Protocols SCSI-FCP,FCP-2,FCP-3,FC-SP(SeeDocumentation)
forfulllistofsupportedprotocols.
Topology Point-to-point(N_Port),switchedfabric(N_Port),
includingN_PortTrunkingwithframe-basedload
balancing, FC-AL, and FC-AL2
Class of service Class3,Class2controlframessupported
Dynamic Fabric
Provisioning (DFP)
DFPforFibreChannelFabricAssignedWorldwide
Name(FA-WWN)
Diagnostic Port
(D_Port)
Port type enabling rapid isolation of optics or
cable problems
Boot-over-SAN DAS(point-to-pointtopology)anddiskless
Fabric-based LUN discovery
LUN masking Initiator-basedLUNmaskingforstoragetrafc
isolation
Target rate limiting Throttlestrafcbasedontarget’s(slower)speed
capability
Distancesupport Brocade415/425
• 70metersat4Gbpson62.5/125μmMMF
• 150metersat4Gbpson50/125μmOM2MMF
• 380metersat4Gbpson50/125μmOM3MMF
Brocade815/825
• 21metersat8Gbpson62.5/125μm
Multi-ModeFiber(MMF)
• 50metersat8Gbpson50/125μmOM2MMF
• 150metersat8Gbpson50/125μmOM3MMF
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