Brocade 5000 - Manual

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• Delivers up to 32 ports in an optimized

form factor that does not require a rail
kit for deployment in a 19-inch rack

• Protects existing investments in

Brocade Fabric OS and M-EOS*-based
environments through native E_Port
switch interoperability

• Provides industry-leading power and

cooling efficiency to reduce Total Cost of
Ownership (TCO) and improve availability

• Utilizes Brocade EFCM 9.x and Brocade

Fabric Manager for easy deployment
within new and existing fabrics

• Features Ports on Demand capabilities

for fast, easy, and cost-effective
scalability from 16 to 32 ports in
8-port increments

• Protects existing device investments

with auto-configuring 1, 2, and

4 Gbit/sec capabilities

• Meets high-availability requirements with

redundant, hot-pluggable components
and non-disruptive software upgrades

• Utilizes the Brocade EZSwitchSetup

wizard, simplifying installation and
management

A Flexible, Easy-to-Use Switch for

a Variety of SAN Environments

The Brocade

®

5000 Switch is a high-

performance Fibre Channel Storage Area
Network (SAN) switch designed for rapidly

growing storage requirements in mission-

critical environments. It combines 1, 2, and
4 Gbit/sec technology in configurations of
16, 24, or 32 ports in an efficiently designed
1U package. As a result, it provides low-cost
access to industry-leading SAN technology

as well as support for “pay-as-you-grow”

scalability through flexible Ports on

Demand capabilities.

The Brocade 5000 features a flexible

architecture that supports native E_Port
interoperability for seamless connectivity
into Brocade Fabric OS

®

(FOS) or M-Enterprise

OS (M-EOS)* environments. It is the first
switch that can operate in SAN fabrics

running FOS native, FOS open, M-EOS

native, and M-EOS open modes. This

enables non-disruptive expansion of any

fabric using these operating modes.

To reduce deployment and maintenance
costs, IT organizations can manage the

Brocade 5000 with a variety of tools and

methods. For SAN users familiar with
Brocade Enterprise Fabric Connectivity
Manager (EFCM), the Brocade 5000 is

designed to be an easy addition to M-EOS
fabrics since there is no steep learning
curve for new management tools or

interoperability settings. For SAN users

familiar with Brocade Fabric Manager, the
Brocade 5000 is designed to be an easy

addition to FOS fabrics.

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* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and

directors running McDATA Enterprise OS