Dell Brocade M6505 User Manual download pdf

DATA SHEET www.brocade.com

HIGHLIGHTS

• Provides exceptional price/performance

value, combining exibility, simplicity,

and enterprise-class functionality in

a 24-port, 1U entry-level switch

• Enables fast, easy, and cost-effective

scaling from 12 to 24 ports

• Leverages Brocade Fabric Vision

technology’s powerful monitoring,

management, and diagnostic tools

to simplify administration, increase

uptime, and reduce costs

• Helps pinpoint problems faster

and simplify SAN conguration

and management with Brocade

Network Advisor

• Simplies deployment with the Brocade

EZSwitchSetup wizard and supports

high-performance fabrics by using

Brocade ClearLink D_Ports to identify

optic and cable issues

• Maximizes resiliency with non-disruptive

software upgrades and an optional

redundant power supply

Flexible, Easy-to-Use

Entry-Level SAN Switch

for Private Cloud Storage

maximum exibility and reliability, the

Brocade 6505 is congurable in 12 or

24 ports and supports 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps

speeds in an efciently designed 1U

package. It comes standard with a single

power supply with integrated fans. A second,

optional power supply provides additional

redundancy for increased resiliency.

A simplied deployment process and a

point-and-click user interface make the

Brocade 6505 both powerful and easy to

use. Moreover, the Brocade 6505 offers

low-cost access to industry-leading Gen 5

Fibre Channel technology while providing

“pay-as-you-grow” scalability to meet the

needs of an evolving storage environment.

BROCADE

6505

SWITCH

To keep pace with growing business

demands, data centers are transitioning to

highly virtualized, private cloud storage

environments. This approach enables

organizations to consolidate and simplify

their IT resources, resulting in increased

business agility and lower capital and

operating expenses. But virtualization is not

without its challenges. Data centers must

keep up with the explosive data growth

and dynamic changes driven by virtualized

workloads. Selecting the right network

is key to realizing the full benets of these

cloud-based architectures.

The Brocade

6505 Switch with Gen 5 Fibre

Channel provides exceptional price/

performance value, combining exibility,

simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality

in an entry-level switch. Designed to enable

DATA CENTER

Gen 5 Fibre Channel is the purpose-

built network infrastructure for

storage, delivering unmatched

reliability and 16 Gbps performance.

The Brocade 6505 with Gen 5 Fibre

Channel and Brocade Fabric Vision

technology unleashes the full

potential of server virtualization,

cloud architectures, and next-

generation storage.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Entry-Level SAN Switch

DATA SHEET www.brocade.comHIGHLIGHTS• Provides exceptional price/performance value, combining exibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functional

Page 2

EXCEPTIONAL PRICE/PERFORMANCE FOR GROWING SAN WORKLOADSThe Brocade 6505 combines market-leading throughput with an affordable switch form factor, maki

Page 3 - BROCADE NETWORK ADVISOR

DPSDynamic Path Selection (DPS)Balancing data flow between multiple trunk groupsUp to 128 GbpsUp to 128 GbpsTrunk groupTrunk groupTrunk groupTrunk gro

Page 4 - MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS

BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICESBrocade Global Services has the expertise to help organizations build scalable, efcient cloud infrastructures. Leveraging 15 y

Page 5 - BROCADE 6505 SPECIFICATIONS

System ArchitectureFibre Channel ports Switch mode (default): 12- and 24-port congurations (12-port increment through Ports on Demand [PoD] license);

Page 6 - Management

ManagementSupported management softwareHTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), SSH; Auditing, Syslog; Brocade Advanced Web Tools, Advanced Perfo

Page 7 - DATA SHEET www.brocade.com