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Brocade FC16-64 DCX 8510 64x Port 16g High-Density Fibre Channel Blade
FC16-64 Fibre Channel Blade expansion module
Product Description:
The Brocade FC16-64 has 16 QSFP ports with each physical port
interface logically configured as a 4×16 Gbps Fibre Channel port
that complies with 14.025 Gbps Fibre Channel specifications, and
maintains backward compatibility support for two previous
generations of Fibre Channel specifications—8.5 Gbps and 4.25 Gbps.
By using high-density and low-power QSFPs for connectivity, the
Brocade FC16-64 Port Blade enables
consolidation of physical ports and a 75 percent reduction in
cables, which simplifies cable management and eases scalability for
greater business agility.
Main features | Systems Architecture |
Media types | Brocade hot-pluggable QSFP connector; 4×16 Gbps SWL, MPO 1×12 ribbon cable connector (66 m OM3, 100 m OM4; Brocade FC16-64 QSFPs support only 4/8/16 Gbps [not 2 Gbps or 10 Gbps]) |
Switch latency | Locally switched port latency is 700 ns; blade-to-blade latency is
2.1 µsec; encryption/compression is 5.5 µsec per node; Forward
Error Correction (FEC) adds 400 ns between E_Ports (enabled by
default) |
Fibre Channel aggregate bandwidth | 512 Gbps (data rate) |
Maximum power | 118 watts when fully populated with 16 standard SWL QSFP 134 watts maximum power consumption |
Vibration | Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz Non-operating: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz |
Supported management software | HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), SSH; Auditing,
Syslog; Brocade Advanced Web Tools, Brocade Network Advisor SAN
Enterprise or Brocade Network Advisor SAN Professional Plus;
Command Line Interface (CLI); SMI-S compliant; Administrative
Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities |
Security | AES-GCM-256 encryption on ISLs; DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), FCAP switch authentication; FIPS 140-2 L2-compliant, HTTPS, IPsec, IP filtering, LDAP with IPv6, OpenLDAP, Port Binding, RADIUS, userdefined Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SFTP, SSH v2, SSL, Switch Binding, TACACS+, Trusted Switch |
Diagnostics | Built-in flow generator, ClearLink cable diagnostics (no support
for electrical/optical loopback), link traffic/latency/ distance;
POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including
environmental monitoring, FCping and Pathinfo (FC traceroute), flow
mirroring, frame viewer, non-disruptive daemon restart, port
mirroring, optics health monitoring, power monitoring (16 Gbps
blades-only), RAStrace logging, and Rolling Reboot Detection (RRD) |
Lowest Power Consumption
Brocade 4×16 Gbps SWL Fibre Channelcompliant QSFP optical
transceivers are hot-swappable, low-voltage (3.3 V), digital
diagnostic-capable optical transceivers that comply with the QSFP
MSA mechanical specification (SFF-8436).QSFP optical transceivers
provide the Brocade FC16-64 with state-of-the-art high density and
285 percent less power consumption than four standard SFPs (1.4 W
vs. 4 W), the lowest power draw of any Fibre Channel switching
blade. In fact, a Brocade DCX 8510 fully populated with eight
Brocade FC16-64 Port Blades not only offers the highest port
density,but also draws only 1,902 watts (0.19 W/Gbps). The closest
competitive product requires over 40 percent more energy to
power 25 percent fewer ports. Through the use of energy-efficient
QSFPs, Brocade has enabled IT organizations to achieve new levels
of infrastructure consolidation while reducing overall power
consumption.