Brocade 5100交换机专为迅速增长的存储环境而设计 — 在一个高效的1U机架中，可配置24、32或40个端口，结合了1、2、4和8 Gbps光纤通道技术。Brocade 5100适用于各种SAN架构，每个端口的功耗不超过2.5瓦，因此具有出色的功率和冷却效率。它还集成了电源和风扇组件，以提高环境性能，降低总拥有成本。

业界领先的性能和灵活性

为了支持关键任务环境，Brocade 5100可提供同类中端SAN交换机中最佳的性能。它采用了一种无阻塞架构，最多支持40个端口同时以8 Gbps（全双工）的速率运行，并且不会出现超量使用现象——总带宽高达320 Gbps。此外，增强型Brocade ISL干线合并使一条逻辑链路最多可提供64 Gbps的平衡数据吞吐量。

为了最大限度地发挥虚拟服务器部署的价值，Brocade 5100提供了最高用量者（Advanced Performance Monitoring的一个组成部分）和适应性网络服务—一套包括入站速率控制、流量隔离和服务质量（QoS）功能的工具。这些先进的功能可帮助优化Fabric架构的运行，确保关键任务应用可获得充足的带宽。为了进一步增强灵活性，提升价值，Brocade 5100还提供了集成路由功能，以连接不同Fabric架构中的交换机。

Brocade 5100包括一种虚拟Fabric架构特性，可将物理SAN分成多个逻辑Fabric架构。这样就可以根据应用、业务部门、客户或流量类型实现Fabric架构隔离而不会降低性能、可扩展性、安全性和可靠性。

为了使用Fibre Channel over Ethernet（FCoE）和Converged Enhanced Ethernet（CEE）整合服务器连接，Brocade 5100可与Brocade 8000架顶式交换机全面兼容。

高可用性

Brocade 5100是实现灾难恢复和业务连续性的可靠基础，带有多种企业级可用性特性，如可热插拔的冗余集成风扇和电源组件等。另外，凭借更快速的系统升级和维护优势，热代码加载和激活功能有助于最大限度地延长应用的正常运行时间。

为了支持SAN扩展，Brocade 5100允许将服务器和存储设备部署在相距3400公里的地方，进而帮助企业实施最复杂的业务连续性和灾难恢复计划。

简单快捷的扩展

Brocade 5100易于部署和管理，并且可以轻松集成到新的和现有的IT环境中。Brocade 5100具有按需端口扩展（Ports on Demand）（端口可从24个扩展至32或40个）等多种功能，因此，企业可以根据需要随时扩展自己的存储网络而不会影响业务正常运行。另外，企业也可以先部署4 Gbps的SFP，然后根据需要将其升级为8 Gbps的SFP+。

简化的部署和管理

Brocade交换机借助经济高效的管理解决方案来优化存储网络资源，提高效率，同时降低拥有成本。EZSwitchSetup向导的设计目的是使部署变得更加简单。在多交换机环境中，Brocade DCFM Professional可以简化管理，并对整个Fabric架构进行监控。

Brocade 5100可作为一款全光纤交换机或作为一款Brocade Access Gateway（接入网关）进行部署，能提供到任一SAN网络的连接（其默认模式设置是一款交换机）。接入网关模式采用N_Port ID虚拟化（NPIV）交换机标准，可将光纤通道连接作为逻辑设备提呈到SAN Fabric架构中。如果利用支持NPIV技术的交换机和导向器进行连接，接入网关模式下的Brocade 5100可以连接到Brocade、McDATA或其它SAN Fabric架构。

Brocade光收发模块

Brocade 8Gbps交换机需要Brocade光收发模块。这种模块有多种型号，可以满足不同的速度和距离要求。这些小型可插拔（SFP）模块最适合用于Brocade 8Gbps产品，可以最有效地提高性能，降低功耗，帮助确保关键任务应用的最高可用性。

行业标准遵从

Brocade产品符合行业标准，而且采用了普遍接受的工程实践和流程。

特性

l   在一个1U机架中为最多40个端口提供8 Gbps的1：1性能

l   具有一流的端口密度和可扩展性的中型企业SAN交换机 

l   借助1、2、4和8 Gbps自动侦测功能，保护现有设备投资

l   带有按需端口扩展（Ports on Demand）功能，可以快速、轻松而经济高效地从24个端口扩展到40个（以8个端口的增量）

l   提供适应性网络服务，如服务质量（QoS），帮助优化整合虚拟环境中的应用性能

l   提供光纤通道集成路由功能，支持选择性设备共享，同时可保持远程光纤网络隔离，确保更高的可扩展性和故障隔离

l   支持Virtual Fabric架构，允许从逻辑上将交换机和Fabric架构分为多个虚拟数据和管理域 

l   提供双功能，既可作为全光纤SAN交换机，也可以作为支持NPIV的Brocade接入网关设备来提高Fabric架构可扩展性并简化管理 

l   借助Brocade EZSwitchSetup安装向导简化安装，并且可以与Microsoft Simple SAN兼容

l   包括DCFM Professional，可实现全Fabric架构范围的监控和管理

 

Systems Architecture

Fibre Channel ports

l   Switch mode (default): 24-, 32-, and 40-port configurations (8-port increments through Ports on Demand licenses); universal (E, F, M, EX, FL) ports

l   Access Gateway Default Port Mapping: 32 F_Ports, 8 N_Ports

Scalability

    Full fabric architecture with 239 switches maximum

Certified maximum

l   Brocade FOS fabric: 56 domains, 19 hops

l   Single Brocade M-EOS fabric: 31 domains, 3 hops

l   Larger fabrics certified as required; consult Brocade or OEM SAN design documents for configuration details

Performance

    1.063 Gbps line speed (full duplex); 2.125 Gbps line speed (full duplex); 4.25 Gbps line speed (full duplex); 8.5 Gbps line speed (full duplex); auto-sensing of 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds; optionally programmable to fixed port speed; speed matching between 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps ports

ISL Trunking

l   Frame-based trunking with up to eight 8 Gbps ports per ISL trunk with optional license; up to 64 Gbps per ISL trunk (8 ports × 8 Gbps [data rate])

l   Exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS included in Fabric OS

Aggregate bandwidth

    320 Gbps: 40 ports × 8 Gbps (data rate)

Maximum fabric latency

    Locally switched ports 700 ns with no contention, cut-through routing at 8 Gbps

Maximum frame size

    2112-byte payload

Frame buffers

    2048 dynamically allocated, 1692 maximum per port

Classes of service

    Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)

Port types

l   FL_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port), E_Port, EX_Port (Fibre Channel Integrated Routing); self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); optional port type control

l   Brocade Access Gateway mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port

Data traffic types

    Fabric switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast

Media types

l   8 Gbps: Requires Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 8 Gbps Short-Wavelength Laser (SWL); 8 Gbps Long-         Wavelength Laser (LWL); distance depends on fiber-optic cable and port speed

l   4 Gbps: Requires Brocade hot-pluggable, Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP), LC connector; 4 Gbps Short-Wavelength Laser (SWL); 4 Gbps Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL); 4 Gbps Extended Long-Wavelength Laser (ELWL); distance depends on fiber-optic cable and port speed

USB

    1 USB port for firmware download, support save, and configuration upload/download

Fabric services

Note: Some fabric services do not apply or are unavailable in Brocade Access Gateway mode

    Advanced Performance Monitoring (including Top Talkers); Adaptive Networking (Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, QoS); BB credit recovery; Brocade Advanced Zoning (default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Extended Fabrics; Fabric Watch; FDMI; Frame Redirection; FSPF; Integrated Routing; IPoFC; ISL Trunking; Management Server; N_Port Trunking; NPIV; NTP v3; Port Fencing; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit Service (RCS); Simple Name Server (SNS); Virtual Fabrics

FICON

    FICON, FICON cascading (FOS and M-EOS), and FICON CUP

Options

    Rack-mount rail kits (fixed, slide, mid-mount)

Management

Management

    HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), Telnet; Auditing, Change Management tracking, Syslog; Brocade Advanced Web Tools, Brocade Fabric Watch; EZSwitchSetup wizard, Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM), Brocade Fabric Manager (optional, FOS environments only), Brocade EFCM 9.x (optional), command line interface; SMI-S compliant, SMI-S scripting toolkit; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities

Security

    DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), HTTPS, IPsec, IP Filtering, LDAP, Port Binding, RADIUS, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SSH v2, SSL, Switch Binding, Trusted Switch

Management access

    10/100 Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel; serial port (RJ-45); USB; call-home integration enabled through Brocade DCFM, EFCM, and Fabric Manager

Diagnostics

    POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including RAStrace logging, environmental monitoring, non-disruptive daemon restart, FCping and Pathinfo (FC traceroute), port mirroring (SPAN port)

Mechanical

Enclosure

l   Non-port to port side airflow; 1U, 19-inch

l   EIA-compliant, power from non-port side

Size

l   Width: 42.88 cm (16.88 in)

l   Height: 4.29 cm (1.69 in)

l   Depth: 61.05 cm (24.00 in)

System weight

    9.34 kg (20.60 lbs) with dual power supplies, without SFP/SFP+ media

Environment

Temperature

l   Operating: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

l   Non-operating and storage: 25°C to 70°C (-13°F to 158°F)

Non-operating

l   Temperature: –25°C to 70°C (–13°F to 158°F)

l   Humidity: 10% to 95% non-condensing

Humidity

l   Operating: 10% to 85% non-condensing

l   Non-operating and storage: 10% to 95% non-condensing

Altitude

l   Operating: Up to 3000 meters (9842 feet)

l   Non-operating and storage: Up to 12 kilometers (39,370 feet)

Shock

l   Operating: 20 g, 6 ms half-sine

l   Non-operating and storage: Half sine, 33 g 11 ms, 3/eg Axis

Vibration

l   Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz

l   Non-operating and storage: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz

Heat dissipation

    Maximum 40 ports: 311 BTU/hr

CO2 emissions

l   335 kg per year (with 40 ports at 0.42 kg/kWh)

l   1.05 kg per Gbps per year

Airflow

l   Dual, hot-swappable redundant fans integrated into power supply unit

l   Maximum 29 CFM (cu. ft./min.); nominal 22 CFM

Power

Power supply

    Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans

Power inlet

    C13

Input voltage

    85 to 264 VAC nominal

Input line frequency

    47 to 63 H z

Inrush current

    Maximum of 35 amps for period between

    10 to 150 ms at 50° C (122° F)

Power consumption

    Nominal 84 watts; maximum 91 watts with 40 ports at 8 Gbps