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1. Class F inter switch frames Port types FL_Port F_Port and E_Port self discovery based on switch type U_Port Data traffic types Fabric switches supporting unicast and broadcast Media types Hot pluggable industry standard Small Form factor Pluggable SFP LC connector Short Wavelength Laser SWL up to 500 meters 1640 feet Long Wavelength Laser LWL up to 10 km 6 2 mi Extended Long Wavelength Laser ELWL up to 80 km 49 6 mi distance depends on fiber optic cable and port speed CWDM SFPs 8 lambdas Fabric services Simple Name Server Registered State Change Notification RSCN Brocade FC FC Routing Service Brocade Advanced Zoning and Brocade Web Tools optional fabric services include the Brocade FCIP Tunneling Service and Brocade Advanced ISL Trunking Options Management Management software supported SFP media Telnet RADIUS SNMP FE MIB FC Management MIB Web Tools Fabric Manager third party applications utilizing the Brocade SMI Agent Management access 10 100 Ethernet port RJ 45 serial port RS 232 In band through Management Server Diagnostics POST and embedded online offline diagnostics Corporate Headquarters San Jose CA USA T 408 333 8000 info brocade com 2007 Brocade Communications Systems Inc All Rights Reserved 01 07 GA DS 781 03 European Headquarters Geneva Switzerland T 41 22 799 56 40 emea info brocade com Enclosure Non port s
2. platform Fabric OS greatly simplifies SAN management An embedded real time operating system Fabric OS includes standard management interfaces a full range of management tools and support for third party SAN management applications Servers N 16 port Switches 32 port Switches 16 port Switches Figure 1 Simplified SAN deployments supporting greater device attachment Servers Ny Ue Ve ye wy AN aks 64 port Brocade 4900 switches ew Total Switches 10 Total Ports 192 Ports for Hosts 80 Ports for ISLs 72 Ports Available 16 To simplify SAN administration and reduce costs the Brocade 4900 supports switch management through a command line interface Brocade Web Tools and Brocade Fabric Manager It also leverages Brocade Advanced Fabric Services to improve the utilization of existing storage and server assets increase administrator efficiency and lower the cost of storage management To facilitate deployment the Brocade 4900 integrates easily into heterogeneous environments such as AIX Linux Solaris UNIX and Windows NT a Storage X we Storage Total Switches 2 Total Ports 128 Ports for Hosts 48 Ports for ISLs 0 Ports Available 44 HIGHER FABRIC SECURITY FOR CRITICAL INFORMATION To help organizations safeguard their critical information the Brocade 4900 is designed for the highest levels of SAN fabric security It utilizes Brocade Zoning Advanced Zoni
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4. 515 0107 D 4900 SWITCH Provides up to 64 ports in a single domain and a 2U enclosure facilitating more easily managed SAN fabrics with fewer domains Utilizes Ports on Demand capabilities for fast easy and cost effective scalability from 32 to 64 ports in 16 port increments Enables switch consolidation through its high port count increasing utilization lowering management expenses and reducing fabric complexity Protects existing investments and offers an upgrade path to support earlier 1 and 2 Gbit sec devices Supports full 4 Gbit sec operations at distances up to 100 kilometers or 500 kilometers at 1 Gbit sec for cost effective business continuance Increases network performance with enhanced Brocade ISL Trunking which enables a high speed data path up to 32 Gbit sec Meets high availability requirements with redundant hot pluggable components non disruptive software upgrades and hot code activation The Brocade 4900 is a high performance high availability Fibre Channel switch that provides high port density for addressing mission critical storage requirements With a flexible architecture that supports 1 2 and 4 Gbit sec technology with 32 48 or 64 ports the Brocade 4900 provides an affordable high port count single domain solution As a result organizations with large Storage Area Network SAN requirements can reduce the size of their SAN footprint and simplify management by lowering the
5. LABILITY WITH PORTS ON DEMAND Delivering up to 64 ports in a single domain the Brocade 4900 combines the cost effectiveness of a switch designed for high port count requirements with highly scalable Ports on Demand capabilities It comes with a minimum of 32 ports enabled and organizations can easily expand the number of ports to 48 or 64 by activating a license as their requirements change Because the Brocade 4900 is easily upgradable it extends the Brocade modular pay as you grow approach to support cost effective business growth SUPERIOR ROI AND INVESTMENT PROTECTION The Brocade 4900 combines strategic performance availability and scalability advantages with investment protection for existing SAN environments For instance auto sensing capabilities for 1 2 and 4 Gbit sec ports enable rapid implementation in existing SAN environments reducing both deployment cost and complexity The Brocade 4900 utilizes the same Brocade Fabric OS code stream that supports the Brocade product line from the base 8 port Brocade 200E to the 384 port Brocade 48000 This helps ensure full forward and backward compatibility among Brocade switches while simplifying software maintenance and field upgrades As a result the Brocade 4900 enables organizations to better leverage their current training tools devices and processes OPEN SAN MANAGEMENT By networking Fibre Channel switches such as the Brocade 4900 under a common
6. iation e Nemko EN60950 2000 e TUV EN60950 2000 IEC60950 1999 TUV GS for Germany TUV S for Argentina GOST Russia e Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC for CE Marking in European Union For information about supported SAN standards visit www brocade com sanstandards For information about switch and device interoperability visit www brocade com interoperability Asia Pacific Headquarters Singapore T 65 6538 4700 apac info brocade com Brocade the Brocade B weave logo Fabric OS File Lifecycle Manager MyView Secure Fabric OS SilkWorm and StorageX are registered trademarks and the Brocade B wing symbol and Tapestry are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems Inc in the United States and or in other countries FICON is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation in the U S and other countries All other brands products or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of and are used to identify products or services of their respective owners i Notice This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty expressed or implied concerning any equipment equipment feature or service offered or to be offered by Brocade Brocade reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assumes no responsibility for its use This informational document describes features that may not be currently available Contact a Brocade sales office
7. ide to port side port side exhaust back to front airflow power from rear 2 0U 19 in ElA compliant Size Width 42 87 cm 16 88 in Height 8 60 cm 3 39 in Depth 61 0 cm 24 02 in 13 7 kg 30 2 Ib with dual power supply no SFP System weight Environmentals Temperature Operating 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Non operating 25 C to 70 C 13 F to 158 F Humidity Operating 20 to 85 non condensing at 40 C 104 F Non operating 10 to 85 non condensing at 70 C 158 F Altitude Operating up to 3000 meters 9800 feet Storage up to 12 km 32 200 feet Shock Operating 20G 6 ms half sine Non operating 15G 12 to 18 ms trapezoid 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 Airflow Maximum airflow 74 CFM Nominal airflow 54 CFM Maximum output 300 Watts System power consumption Nominal system draw 175 Watts Nominal input voltage 90 to 264 VAC 47 to 63 Hz 47 to 63 Hz Input line frequency Input voltage 90 VAC minimum 264 VAC maximum BTU rating 220 Watts 0 8 X 3 412 BTU hr Watts 80 efficiency 756 BTU hr Inrush current Maximum of 15 Amps for period between 10 to 150 ms at 50 C 122 F hot or cold start Safety The Brocade 4900 complies with the following safety certifications e UL 60950 1 2003 First Edition Underwriters Laboratories e CSA 60950 1 03 Canadian Standards Assoc
8. ng and Secure Fabric OS to help organizations simplify administration and significantly increase their control over data access MAXIMIZING SAN INVESTMENTS Brocade and its partners offer complete SAN solutions to meet a wide range of technology and business requirements These solutions include education and training support service and professional services to help optimize SAN investments For more information contact an authorized Brocade sales partner or visit www brocade com BROCADE 4900 SPECIFICATIONS Systems Architecture Fibre Channel ports 64 ports universal E F and FL Scalability Full fabric architecture with 239 switches maximum Certified maximum 56 switches 7 hops larger fabrics may be certified as required Performance 1 063 Gbit sec line speed full duplex 2 125 Gbit sec line speed full duplex 4 25 Gbit sec line speed full duplex and auto sensing of 1 2 and 4 Gbit sec port speeds optionally programmable to fixed port speed speed matching between 1 2 and 4 Gbit sec ports ISL Trunking Up to eight 4 Gbit sec ports per ISL trunk up to 32 Gbit sec per ISL trunk Aggregate bandwidth 512 Gbit sec end to end Fabric latency 700 nanoseconds within a locally switched group and lt 2 4 usec with no contention cut through routing at 4 Gbit sec between locally switched groups Maximum frame size 2112 byte payload Classes of service Class 2 Class 3
9. ports see Figure 1 Flexible SAN deployment advantages include the following A high port count high availability switch is an ideal SAN core solution when requirements include limiting the cost and complexity of the SAN e Enterprise class SANs built with a core to edge topology feature highly redundant configurations requiring the use of many ports for ISLs to provide a failover capability The Brocade 4900 provides more usable ports in a large core to edge design by requiring fewer switches overall and thus fewer ports dedicated to ISLs ENTERPRISE CLASS AVAILABILITY FOR BUSINESS CONTINUANCE With enterprise class availability features such as hot swappable redundant fans and power supplies the Brocade 4900 provides a reliable foundation for disaster recovery and business continuance Moreover hot code activation helps maximize application uptime with faster system upgrades and maintenance that reduce the dependency on scheduled outages Combined with a wide range of Brocade diagnostic and monitoring functions these capabilities help provide a high availability SAN environment To support disaster recovery and business continuance operations the Brocade 4900 enables connectivity distances up to 500 kilometers at 1 Gbit sec and 100 kilometers at 4 Gbit sec This capability facilitates the deployment of high performance long distance SAN solutions such as data center consolidation and disaster recovery HIGH SCA
10. total number of domains The Brocade 4900 also provides pay as you grow scalability through flexible Ports on Demand capabilities Because it is fully compatible with previous 1 and 2 Gbit sec devices the Brocade 4900 protects existing technology investments while providing a strategic solution for the future These capabilities help make the Brocade 4900 ideal for departments in large enterprises and midsized organizations It can be used as a port dense core switch or a high connectivity edge switch in SANs ranging from small deployments to larger core to edge SAN infrastructures that support enterprise class applications such as ERP MRP data warehousing and e mail To support the most demanding business applications the Brocade 4900 provides best in class performance for midrange SAN switches It features a non blocking architecture with as many as 64 ports concurrently active at 4 Gbit sec full duplex to provide an aggregate bandwidth of 512 Gbit sec SUPPLY ERE AANN ARAN HN NNN aS TE 3 x te x BROCADE The Brocade 4900 utilizes Brocade fifth generation ASIC technology featuring eight 8 port groups As a result an Inter Switch Link ISL trunk can have up to eight ports supplying as much as 32 Gbit sec of data throughput In addition to reducing congestion between switches and providing greater total bandwidth enhanced ISL Trunking utilizes ISLs more efficiently to free up the number of usable switch

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