HigHligHts•Deliversfull8Gbit/sec1:1performanceforupto40portsinanenergy-efficient,optimized1Uformfactor

•Offersbest-in-classportdensityandscalabilityformidrangeenterpriseSANswitchesalongwithredundant,hot-pluggablecomponentsandnon-disruptivesoftwareupgrades

•Protectsexistingdeviceinvestmentswithauto-sensing1,2,4,and8Gbit/seccapabilitiesandnativeoperationwithBrocadeandBrocadeM-Seriesfabrics

•FeaturesPortsonDemandcapabilitiesforfast,easy,andcost-effectivescalabilityfrom24to40portsin8-portincrements

•ProvidesAdaptiveNetworkingservices,suchasQualityofService(QoS),tohelpoptimizeapplicationperformanceinconsolidated,virtualenvironments

•SupportsFibreChannelIntegratedRoutingforselectivedevicesharingwhilemaintainingremotefabricisolationforhigherlevelsofscalabilityandfaultisolation

•UtilizestheBrocadeEZSwitchSetupwizardtosimplifyinstallationandmanagement,andisMicrosoftSimpleSAN-compatible

A Flexible, Easy-to-Use Switch for a Variety of SAN Environments

Asthevalueandvolumeofbusinessdatacontinuetorise,organizationsneedtechnologysolutionsthatareeasytoimplementandmanage,andthatcangrowandchangewithminimaldisruption.TheBrocade®5100Switchisdesignedforrapidlygrowingstoragerequirementsinmission-criticalenvironments—combining1,2,4,and8Gbit/secFibreChanneltechnologyinconfigurationsof24,32,or40portsinanefficientlydesigned1Upackage.Asaresult,itprovideslow-costaccesstoindustry-leadingSANtechnologyaswellas“pay-as-you-grow”scalabilityforconsolidatingstorageandmaximizingthevalueofvirtualserverdeployments.

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* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and directors running McDATA Enterprise OS in McDATA Fabric mode or McDATA Open Fabric mode.

TheBrocade5100featuresaflexiblearchitecturethatoperatesseamlesslywithexistingBrocadeswitchesthroughnativeE_PortconnectivityintoBrocadeFabricOS®(FOS)orM-EnterpriseOS(M-EOS)*environments.withthehighestportdensityofanymidrangeenterpriseswitch,theBrocade5100isdesignedforabroadrangeofSANarchitectures.Theevolutionarydesignconsumeslessthan2.5wattsofpowerperportforexceptionalpowerandcoolingefficiency,andfeaturesconsolidatedpowerandfanassembliestoimproveenvironmentalperformanceandreduceownershipcosts.ThesecapabilitieshelpmaketheBrocade5100acost-effectivebuildingblockforstandalonenetworksortheedgeofenterprisecore-to-edgefabrics.

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iNDUstRY-lEADiNg PERFORMANCETosupportmission-criticalenvironments,theBrocade5100providesbest-in-classperformanceformidrangeSANswitches.Itfeaturesanon-blockingarchitecturewithasmanyas40portsconcurrentlyactiveat8Gbit/secfullduplextoprovideanaggregatebandwidthof680Gbit/sec.TheBrocade5100alsoenablesorganizationstouse4Gbit/secSFPstodayandupgradeto8Gbit/secSFPswhenrequired.

TheBrocade5100utilizesASICtechnologyfeaturingfive8-portgroups.withinthesegroups,anInter-SwitchLink(ISL)trunkcansupplyupto68Gbit/secofbalanceddatathroughput(seeFigure1).Inadditiontoreducingcongestionandincreasingbandwidth,enhancedBrocadeISLTrunkingutilizesISLsmoreefficientlytopreservethenumberofusableswitchports.

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Additionalperformancecapabilitiesincludethefollowing:

•32virtualchannelsoneachISLenhanceQoStrafficprioritizationandanti-starvationcapabilitiesattheportleveltoavoidperformancedegradation.

•Exchange-basedDynamicPathSelection(DPS)optimizesfabric-wideperformanceandloadbalancingbyautomaticallyroutingdatatothemostefficientavailablepathinthefabric(seeFigure2).ItaugmentsISLTrunkingtoprovidemoreeffectiveloadbalancingincertainconfigurations.Inaddition,DPScanbalancetrafficbetweentheBrocade5100andBrocadeM-SeriesdevicesenabledwithBrocadeOpenTrunking.

ENtERPRisE-ClAss AVAilABilitY FOR BUsiNEss CONtiNUANCETheBrocade5100providesareliablefoundationfordisasterrecoveryandbusinesscontinuancebyemployingenterprise-classavailabilityfeaturessuchashot-swappable,redundant,andintegratedfanandpowersupplyassemblies.Moreover,hotcodeloadandactivationhelpmaximizeapplicationuptimewithfastersystemupgradesandmaintenancetoreducethedependencyonscheduledoutages.Combinedwithawiderangeofdiagnosticandmonitoringfunctions,thesecapabilitieshelpprovideahighlyavailableSANenvironment.

TosupportSANextension,theBrocade5100enablesserversandstoragedevicestoreside600kilometersapartormore(upto3400kilometers),enablingorganizationstocreatehighlyavailable,high-performance

clusteredsystemsthatsupportthemostsophisticatedbusinesscontinuanceanddisasterrecoveryinitiatives.

ADAPtiVE NEtWORKiNg sERViCEsTheBrocade5100utilizesBrocadeAdaptiveNetworkingservices,asuiteoftoolsforoptimizingfabricbehaviorandensuringamplebandwidthformission-criticalapplications.ThesetoolscurrentlyincludeQoS,IngressRateLimiting,TrafficIsolation,andTopTalkers.

Byassigningzonesahigh,medium,orlowpriority,QoSallocatesbandwidthintheeventofcongestiontoexpeditehigh-prioritytrafficandkeepalltrafficflowing.IngressRateLimitingrestrictsdataflowfromless-criticalhostsatpresetbandwidths.TrafficIsolationassignshigh-bandwidthdataflowstospecificISLs.AndTopTalkersmeasuresthetopbandwidth-consumingtrafficinrealtimeforaspecificphysicalorvirtualdevice,orendtoendacrossthefabric.

sUPERiOR ROi AND iNVEstMENt PROtECtiONTheBrocade5100utilizesthesameFabricOSthatsupportstheentireBrocadeproductfamily—fromthe8-portBrocade300Switchtothe768-portBrocadeDCX™Backbone.ThishelpsensureforwardandbackwardcompatibilityamongBrocadesolutions

whilesimplifyingmaintenanceandfieldupgrades.Moreover,organizationscanmanagetheBrocade5100withexistingmanagementapplicationssuchasBrocadeEnterpriseFabricConnectivityManager(EFCM)andBrocadeFabricManager.

iNtEgRAtED ROUtiNgAsanoptionforconnectingswitchesinafabric,theBrocade5100providesFibreChannelIntegratedRoutingcapabilities.IntegratedRoutingleveragesthelatestgenerationofBrocadeASICstoprovidenativeFibreChannelRoutingonaper-portbasisratherthanlimitingroutingtospecial-purposeroutingswitches.IntegratedRoutingusesEX_Portstoimport/exportdevicesbetweenfabrics,enablingselectivedevicesharingwhilemaintainingremotefabricisolationforhigherlevelsofscalabilityandfaultisolation.

OPEN sAN MANAgEMENtBynetworkingFibreChannelswitchessuchastheBrocade5100underacommonplatform,FabricOSsimplifiesmanagementthroughstandardinterfacesandsupportforthird-partymanagementapplications.TheBrocade5100supportsswitchmanagementthroughacommandlineinterface,BrocadewebTools,EFCM,orFabricManager.

systems ArchitectureFibreChannelports 40ports,universal(E,F,M,EX,andFL)Scalability Fullfabricarchitecturewith239switchesmaximumCertifiedmaximum BrocadeFOSfabric:56domains,19hops

SingleBrocadeM-EOSfabric:31domains,3hopsLargerfabricscertifiedasrequired;consultBrocadeorOEMSANdesigndocumentsforconfigurationdetails

Performance 1.063Gbit/seclinespeed(fullduplex);2.125Gbit/seclinespeed(fullduplex);4.25Gbit/seclinespeed(fullduplex);8.5Gbit/seclinespeed(fullduplex);auto-sensingof1,2,4,and8Gbit/secportspeeds;optionallyprogrammabletofixedportspeed;speedmatchingbetween1,2,4,and8Gbit/secports

ISLTrunking Frame-basedtrunkingwithuptoeight8Gbit/secportsperISLtrunkwithoptionallicense;upto68Gbit/secperISLtrunk(8ports×8.5Gbit/sec[linerate])Exchange-basedloadbalancingacrossISLswithDPSincludedinFabricOS

Aggregatebandwidth 680Gbit/sec:40ports×8.5Gbit/sec(linerate)×2(fullduplex)

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Fabriclatency Locallyswitchedports700nswithnocontention,cut-throughroutingat8Gbit/sec

Maximumframesize 2112-bytepayloadFramebuffers 2048dynamicallyallocated,1692maximumperportClassesofservice Class2,Class3,ClassF(inter-switchframes)Porttypes FL_Port,F_Port,M_Port(MirrorPort),E_Port,

EX_Port(FibreChannelIntegratedRouting);self-discoverybasedonswitchtype(U_Port);optionalporttypecontrol

Datatraffictypes Fabricswitchessupportingunicast,multicast(255groups),andbroadcast

Mediatypes 4Gbit/sec:RequiresBrocadehot-pluggable,SmallForm-factorPluggable(SFP),LCconnector;4Gbit/secShort-wavelengthLaser(SwL);4Gbit/secLong-wavelengthLaser(LwL);4Gbit/secExtendedLong-wavelengthLaser(ELwL);distancedependsonfiber-opticcableandportspeed8Gbit/sec:RequiresBrocadehot-pluggableSFP+,LCconnector;Short-wavelengthLaser(SwL);distancedependsonfiber-opticcableandportspeed

Tofacilitatedeployment,theBrocade5100integrateseasilyintoheterogeneousenvironmentswithoperatingsystemssuchaswindowsNT,UNIX,Linux,Solaris,andAIX,aswellasvirtualserverenvironments.ItisalsodesignedtoprovideFICON®supportonaflexibleport-by-portbasisinIBMSystemzenvironments.FICON-readycapabilitiesincludeFICONintermixmodes,cascadedFICONfabrics,andCUPsupportformonitoringtools.

HigHER FABRiC sECURitY FOR CRitiCAl iNFORMAtiONTheBrocade5100isdesignedforthehighestleveloffabricsecuritytohelporganizationssafeguardtheircriticalinformation.ItutilizesBrocadeAdvancedZoningaswellasadvancedportandswitchAccessControlLists(ACLs)tosimplifyadministrationandsignificantlyincreasecontroloverdataaccess.Tosimplifymanagementaccesssecurity,theBrocade5100supportsActiveDirectorywithLDAP.

MAXiMiZiNg iNVEstMENtsTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeeducation,support,andservices.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.

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Theinformationcontainedinthisdocument,includingallinstructions,cautions,andregulatoryapprovalsandcertifications,isprovidedbyBrocadeandhasnotbeenindependentlyverifiedortestedbyDell.Dellcannotberesponsiblefordamagecausedasaresultofeitherfollowingorfailingtofollowtheseinstructions.Allstatementsorclaimsregardingtheproperties,capabilities,speedsorqualificationsofthepartreferencedinthisdocumentaremadebyBrocadeandnotbyDell.Dellspecificallydisclaimsknowledgeoftheaccuracy,completenessorsubstantiationforanysuchstatements.AllquestionsorcommentsrelatingtosuchstatementsorclaimsshouldbedirectedtoBrocadeCorporation.

©2008BrocadeCommunicationsSystems,Inc.AllRightsReserved.06/08DL-DS-149-00

Brocade,FabricOS,FileLifecycleManager,MyView,andStorageXareregisteredtrademarksandtheBrocadeB-wingsymbol,DCX,andSANhealtharetrademarksofBrocadeCommunicationsSystems,Inc.,intheUnitedStatesand/orinothercountries.Allotherbrands,products,orservicenamesareormaybetrademarksorservicemarksof,andareusedtoidentify,productsorservicesoftheirrespectiveowners.

Notice:Thisdocumentisforinformationalpurposesonlyanddoesnotsetforthanywarranty,expressedorimplied,concerninganyequipment,equipmentfeature,orserviceofferedortobeofferedbyBrocade.Brocadereservestherighttomakechangestothisdocumentatanytime,withoutnotice,andassumesnoresponsibilityforitsuse.Thisinformationaldocumentdescribesfeaturesthatmaynotbecurrentlyavailable.ContactaBrocadesalesofficeforinformationonfeatureandproductavailability.ExportoftechnicaldatacontainedinthisdocumentmayrequireanexportlicensefromtheUnitedStatesgovernment.

USB 1USBportforfirmwaredownload,supportsave,andconfigurationupload/download

Fabricservices SimpleNameServer(SNS);RegisteredStateChangeNotification(RSCN);NTPv3;ReliableCommitService(RCS);DynamicPathSelection(DPS);BrocadeAdvancedZoning(defaultzoning,port/wwNzoning,broadcastzoning);NPIV;N_PortTrunking;FDMI;ManagementServer;FSPF;Fabricwatch;ExtendedFabrics;ISLTrunking;AdvancedPerformanceMonitoring;AdaptiveNetworking(perdataflowQoS,IngressRateLimiting,TrafficIsolation,TopTalkers;licensingvaries);IPoFC,IntegratedRouting;FrameRedirection;PortFencing;BBcreditrecovery

FICON FICON,FICONcascading(FOSandM-EOS),andFICONCUP

Options Rack-mountrailkits(fixed,slide,mid-mount)

ManagementManagement Telnet,hTTP,SNMPv1/v3(FEMIB,FCManagement

MIB);Auditing,Syslog,ChangeManagementtracking;EZSwitchSetupwizard;BrocadeAdvancedwebTools;BrocadeEFCMStandard/Enterprise9.x(optional);BrocadeFabricManager(optional:FOSenvironmentsonly);SMI-Scompliant,SMI-Sscriptingtoolkit,AdministrativeDomains;triallicensesforselectadd-oncapabilities

Securityandmanagement

SSL,SShv2,hTTPS,LDAP,RADIUS,Role-BasedAccessControl(RBAC),Dh-ChAP(betweenswitchesandenddevices),PortBinding,SwitchBinding,SecureRPC,SecureCopy(SCP),TrustedSwitch,IPSec,IPFiltering

Managementaccess 10/100Ethernet(RJ-45),in-bandoverFibreChannel;serialport(RJ-45);USB;call-homeintegrationenabledthroughBrocadeEFCMandBrocadeFabricManager

Diagnostics POSTandembeddedonline/offlinediagnostics,includingRAStracelogging,environmentalmonitoring,non-disruptivedaemonrestart,FCpingandPathinfo(FCtraceroute),portmirroring(SPANport)

MechanicalsEnclosure Non-porttoportsideairflow;1U,19-inch

EIA-compliant,powerfromnon-portsideSize width:42.88cm(16.88in)

height:4.29cm(1.69in)Depth:61.05cm(24.00in)

Systemweight 9.34kg(20.60lbs)withdualpowersupplies,withoutSFP/SFP+media

BROCADE 5100 sPECiFiCAtiONs (CONtiNUED)

EnvironmentalsOperating Temperature:0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)

humidity:10%to85%non-condensingNon-operating Temperature:–25°Cto70°C(–13°Fto158°F)

humidity:10%to95%non-condensingAltitude Operating:Upto3000meters(9842feet)

Storage:Upto12kilometers(39,370feet)Shock Operating:20g,6mshalf-sine

Non-operating:halfsine,33g11ms,3/egAxisVibration Operating:0.5gsine,0.4grmsrandom,5to500hz

Non-operating:2.0gsine,1.1grmsrandom,5to500hz

heatdissipation Maximum40ports:311BTU/hrCO2emissions 335kgperyear(with40portsat0.42kg/kwh)

1.05kgperGbit/secperyearAirflow Maximum29CFM(cu.ft./min.);nominal22CFM

PowerPowerinlet C13Inputvoltage 85to264VACnominalInputlinefrequency 47to63hzInrushcurrent Maximumof35ampsforperiodbetween

10to150msat50°C(122°F)Powerconsumption Nominal84watts;maximum91wattswith

40portsat8Gbit/sec

ForinformationaboutsupportedSANstandards,visitwww.brocade.com/sanstandards

Forinformationaboutswitchanddeviceinteroperability,visitwww.brocade.com/interoperability

Forinformationabouthardwareregulatorycompliance,visitwww.brocade.com/regulatorycompliance

* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and directors running McDATA Enterprise OS in McDATA Fabric mode or McDATA Open Fabric mode.